Theos-Talk Archives (June 1999 Message tt00024)

> In a message dated 6/11/99 1:53:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> Nick.Weeks@worldnet.att.net writes:
>
> << Back in March, one Steve Bonta (possibly a missionary in India) wrote
the
>  usual trashing & distorting article on HPB, the TS, Alice Bailey,  Annie
>  Besant, Benjamin Creme et al.
>
>  If you would like to read (and respond) go to:
>  www.thenewamerican.com/tna/1999/03-01-99/newage.htm >>
>
> Nicholas,
>
> The New American, magazine, along with the other ultra conservative
> fundamentalist publications are well known for their biased, slanted point
of
> view reporting. I wouldn't worry too much about responding to their
articles.
> It will not change anything, as they are not interested in open and fair
> journalism. No one I know takes any of these rags seriously anyway. They
have
> a history of fear journalism that goes back to the late 70's. In all of
that
> time 'NONE' of their articles have been 100% accurate. Nor have any of
their
> scary, end of the world, predictions come true. It is disturbing to read
> distorted articles like this one, but do not play into their game. You
could
> end up on a mailing list that it is impossible to get off.
>
> Louis

Yes, the John Birch society has been around a long time, but HPB's enemies
have been around even longer.  I try to follow the maxim to defend the
innocent, (whether HPB or not) when I know them to be so.

Success is not the point -- to me -- just to try.


Nicholas


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