"A while ago on this list I asked about the requirements for looking for a marriage partner, since what I had seen in translated passages was slim. I recently wrote to the House asking for further information. I was disappointed that I didn't receive the response I was hoping for, and am just wondering why they responded in the way they did"
Dear David, I think you need to keep in mind that the purpose of the Universal House of Justice is not to dispense personal advice of this sort, it is to legislate and run the affairs of the community. The internet has increased their load of their correspondence tremendously and they can no longer keep up. I find more and more of the friends are getting responses such as this, and some of them with much less justification than in your case. These are often scholars for whom Board Members and LSAs are of absolutely no help. What they need is access to the resources of the Research Department. In my opinion, methods need to be devised to provide them with such access without increasing the burden of the House of Justice itself. warmest, Susan The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu