With absolutely no college credits at all, one could have a BA, MA and a Ph.D. by Christmas 2002---and begin the New Year with a new lease on life. Imagine the Christmas socials this year: 1) Impress family/friends/peers. 2) Make mother proud. 3) Show up the boss. 4) Use newly acquired vocabulary. 5) Have your spouse introduce you as Dr. ********. 6) Put Dr. ***** on all your Christmas cards. 7) Command the respect of all associates. For the best Christmas present ever, contact: www.AmericanCollege.com
Including: 1. A supeona to appear in federal court as a witness 2. 500 rejection notices from organizations who received your resume. 3. Your local newspaper exposes your new credentials as worthless.
Re: Re: A Ph.D. by Christmas: Only 4 months from today! Great points, Ian. This brings up another point as well. Ian notes the likelihood of rejection of one's resume. I'd like to add that it is like an iceberg. When you send out resumes, you get a few rejections in writing. But in the vast majority of situations, you don't even get that. You get silence. And in all cases of rejection, you don't get to find out why you were rejected. I bet--and it's difficult to prove--people with degrees from degree mills or unaccredited schools get rejected a lot without being told it was because of their credentials. See, degrees like that are not always time bombs in resumes. Sometimes, they're STINKBOMBS!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ So..are you signing up? Or are you just biding your time till LBU or Trinity or both grant you an honorary doc in apologetics, Russell? I thot I'd put "Dr,, in progress, Dr in progress" on my cards this yr. Sure it suggests contingencies, but so does. "we wish you merry Christmas..." +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I already have an earned RA/ATS doctorate, Bill, why would I need an honorary? But if Trinity wishes to do so, that glossy Liverpool sticker would look really nice.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Want a sticker? Sell you my LP sticker for $50. For some reason they (Trinity) sent me a "candidate for PhD" "diploma." it is replete with the statement "accredited by the univ of Liverpool" and has that Univ's crest.. very, very nifty. Were we content to stretch the meaning of "accredited" then I suppose we can also happily stretch the meaning of "candidate", so...I guess we can say that my Trinity nearly gratuitous "diploma" = your earned RA doc degree, right? I won't have to say "Dr in progress" will I? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Re: Re: A Ph.D. by Christmas: Only 4 months from today! Where should I send the $50 check, Bill? Of course, you may get more than $50 for it on e-bay.
Re: Re: Re: A Ph.D. by Christmas: Only 4 months from today! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Check??? Don't want no rubber check even if it is rubber accreditation. As an aside, tho we are now discussing money, where would you say that these data indicate Trinity's heart is? 1) have submitted no work since April, but no calls, emails, letters inquiring as "How's tricks, Bill? Need a hand?" " Doing OK? Miss hearing from you." " Anxiously awaiting your next submission. " 2) On the other hand about March Trinity started to collect an addl $25 a year for an UNsolicited search the journal service. Now regularly I get, " Where's the $25 chum(p)? " Say, you've not yet paid the $25, must we get tough about this?" "You do want to protect your credit, don't you?' "Actually, if you don't send in that $25 we may have to speak to Dr Hogg about this matter!" Where your treasure is, there is your heart! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Re: Re: Re: Re: A Ph.D. by Christmas: Only 4 months from today! Bill, After some of your posts on T-Delta what do you expect? A love letter? Here is a sample: Dear Bill: It was such a delight to read your recent posting on T-Delta. I am pleased that you find our accreditation a joke. And while Master's Divinity School is not, ummm, tecnically associated with Trinity, thank you for your opinion on this institution as well. While MDS requirements are minimal, the MDS diploma will add beauty to any office. I trust your course of study is going well, and that you are not having difficulty among your peers regarding our Liverpool, ummmm, connection. You will find that regardless of where one studies, some will not not accept it. I anxiously await your next submission, and always enjoy reading your work. Take care, and oh yea--you still owe us $3000. In Service, John Doe TC/S President
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: A Ph.D. by Christmas: Only 4 months from today! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Yep. see your point! Besides, doesn't the Scripture say, "Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, punch the XXX out!" ? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: A Ph.D. by Christmas: Only 4 months from today! Perhaps this will be an incentive for you to be a "good boy," Bill. Now get back to your sentence writing, only 2,989,459 to go: I must not talk negatively about Trinity. I must not talk negatively about Trinity. I must not.............................................................
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: A Ph.D. by Christmas: Only 4 months from today! *********************************************** Oh, I am back at my sentence writing Russell. I'm hoping that by next summer I can finish these so that Trinity will kindly reinstate me then to their good graces. Of course, these sentences are very time consuming and may require that I forsake my worthless UZ and ACCS programs, but the thought of being reinstated to the regal staus granted by my former Liverpool endorsement brings genuine tears to my eyes. As I sit at my desk here ,and as I write, I say, " o boy. o boy only 2, 977, 321 to go, and then I can trade in the inconsequent GAAP Thd program and DMin TRACS for that golden fleece of accreditation:NAPNSC, itself, and the globular acceptance of Trinity's world class degrees (eat your heart out Russell!)...o boy. o boy. o boy!" Just the thought of this is like a second blessing! I feel my tummy warming and the unknown languages dancing on my tonsils! Eschatology realized now: perfect contentment ,eternal bliss effected by the prized and unctuous, angel heralded monarch over all accreditors:* THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL STICKER* Contrary, therefore, to St Paul in Romans 6, see here old pal, sin does ,in fact, cause grace to abound...unless of course, you wish either to concede that my Trinity comments were not sin at all or that my reinstate would, in fact, be NOOO grace ************************************************
Why pay serious coin to get a worthless degree? A Doctor of Divinity from the Universal Life Church for under $50.00 is equally worthless and they throw in ordination for free. Under religious exemption, it is totally legal. Thumb your nose at the State of Oregon.
I tried it, Dennis. However, I could not continue my tent revival schedule with the ULC DD. My constituents were always making an issue of it and laughing at me.
________________________________________ The Apostles healed problems with blessed and sent prayer cloths. Perhaps Trinity could mail out Liverpool stickers??
BAH! They don't have those handy dandy plastic laminated wallet size diplomas like Harrington. I think American College should raise their price 75 cents so they could give out wallet size diplomas. That way if anybody questions the validity of your claim to a PhD you can immediately prove your great contribution to mankind's store of knowledge.
Universal Ministries School of Theology offers: A Free Associate Degree B. Div. for $10 M. Div. for $20 and D.D. for $30 Quite a bargain and I am sure you can get it well before Christmas too. John
