Theos-Talk Archives (July 2008 Message tt00094)

Hi Marie,

The message is not in the form of a letter but rather the June 
edition of The Messenger, an article entitled "To Write or Not to 
Write" on pp. 2-3.  It's rather long to type and I'd be violating 
copyright, but here are some excerpts:

para 9 of 13:

If one would think honestly about it, there is a major misconception 
in the adamant claims about Radha's health.  It is not questioned 
that she functions well some of the time.  The issue is that she does 
not function well all of the time and that many reliable Theosophical 
leaders from all over the world have observed her lapses on multiple 
occasions.  Certainly these reliable sources are not creating these 
observations fallaciously.  It is time for Radha to retire with 
dignity and the accolades she deserves rather than trying to function 
in a too-difficult role and falling prey to behind-the-scenes 
maneuverings.  We must be able to move forward.

para 10 starts:

I thought long and hard about my decision to wite my letter to 
members dated April 11.  It was not an easy decision, but at the 
time, I felt deeply and still feel that it was right and in the best 
interests of our worldwide organization.

HTH, and yours should arrive soon.

Paul

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, MarieMAJ41@... wrote:
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> I have not received any more letters from Betty Bland, not since 
that now famous one in April. So if anyone else has, could they 
possibly copy it here?
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> Marie
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Drpsionic@...
> To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 4:44 pm
> Subject: Re: Theos-World Betty Bland's message
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> Oh, I think that for a vegetarian, Betty did a rather good job of 
eating her crow.? I mean, she really put her foot into the elephant 
pile and now she has to deal with Radha--probably until the end of 
the Manvantara.
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> Chuck the Heretic
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> http://www.geocities.com/c_cosimano 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: kpauljohnson <kpauljohnson@...>
> To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:28 pm
> Subject: Theos-World Betty Bland's message
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> Hey,
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> I unsubscribed during the election but just rejoined, and wonder if 
> anyone has comments on the just-received communication from Betty 
> justifying her earlier electioneering on behalf of John Algeo. Like 
> Marie (always a breath of fresh air IMO) I don't consider either 
> candidate deserving of my vote, but that's irrelevant since I 
wasn't 
> eligible.
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> Backstabbing in the TS goes all the way back to 1875, but this 
year's 
> exhibition of same is particularly disheartening for anyone who 
cares 
> for the wellbeing of the Society. From Anton's report of the 
election 
> results one thing jumped out at me: Iceland had the lowest 
proportion 
> of TS voters, but IIRC has the highest ratio of Theosophists to 
general 
> population in the world. Hence, the TS members who are MOST 
SUCCESSFUL 
> at propagating Theosophy in their own country are MOST DISGUSTED 
with 
> the choice between Algeo and Burnier. I share their sentiments.
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> Paul
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