He is sorry to hear your little boy is not developing
satisfactorily; very few children are really bad. They do, however, sometimes
have complicated personalities and need very wise handling to enable them to
grow into normal, moral, happy adults. If you feel convinced your son will
really benefit from going to Father Flanagan's school you could send him there.
But in general we should certainly always avoid sending Bahá'í children to
orthodox religious schools, especially Catholic, as the children receive the
imprint of religious beliefs we as believers know are outdated and no longer
for this age. He will especially pray for the solution of this problem.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a
letter dated 30 May 1947 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual
believer; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Baha’i Education)
