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Remove AMORC from Cult List, UI Told By Patrick Ugeh Authorities of the University of Ibadan (UI) have been advised to delete the name of the Rosicrucian Order (AMORC) from its list of cults that new students of the institution must renounce as part of their admission process. Chief (Dr.) Kenneth Idiodi, President of AMORC in Nigeria, said it was erroneous to classify the organisation, which he described as an international body of men and women devoted to the investigation, studies and practical application of natural and spiritual laws for the attainment of health, prosperity, happiness and peace, as a cult. In a letter addressed to the university's vice Chancellor, Prof. Ayodele Falese, Idiodi noted that: "For the avoidance of doubt, the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, is not a cult. Our historic mandate has been to freely disseminate to humanity that body of mystical, philosophical, cultural and scientific knowledge that would enable human beings bring out the best in them for the greater good of humanity." To be sure, he said, AMORC, which has existed for more than 3,000 years worldwide, has, through its teachings, turned out such notable characters as Albert Einstein, Pythagoras, Sir Isaac Newton, Socrates, Plato, Abraham Lincoln and Chief Obafemi Awolowo, who have tremendously impacted the world. He observed that since AMORC came to Nigeria in 1933, it has not deviated from preserving and perpetuating this noble ideal of bringing out the best in human beings. Against this background, Idiodi told the UI vice chancellor that it was uncharitable to include the name of AMORC in its list of destructive criminal gangs known as cults. He therefore advised him to repair the grave damage inflicted on the image and good name of AMORC by immediately removing it from the university's anti-cultism campaign form, adding that the university authorities should immediately publish a retraction of this improper classification of the organisation in at least three national newspapers failing which the Rosicrucian Order may seek redress through constitutional means. Who Are We ? | About THISDAYOnLine.com | THISDAY People | Contact Us © Copyright 2000 Leaders & Company Limited

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