Theos-Talk Archives (May 2005 Message tt00507)

Dear Anand,

I am glad to see you contributing to discussion rather than just hit-
and-run. While it is generally true (in my observation) that 
fundamentalist rigidity is not often found among rank-and-file 
members of the Adyar TS, the leadership and its most ardent 
supporters can and do adopt fundamentalist strategies when it suits 
them.

You quoted:

> A usually religious movement or point of view characterized by a 
> return to fundamental principles, by rigid adherence to those 
> principles, and often by intolerance of other views and opposition 
to secularism. 
> 
The strategy that Radha Burnier has adopted to "deal with" The Elder 
Brother, which you have helped carry out here on theos-talk with 
a "spiritual" attack on Dr. Tillett, is no different from that 
adopted by fundamentalist Christians vs. secular Bible scholarship, 
etc.:
1. Ignore the evidence presented in the book.
2. Avoid all reasoning about the subject.
3. Blame the messenger.

Although some rank-and-file members of ULT and Pasadena have 
demonstrated such behavior in other contexts, it is only (AFAIK) in 
the Adyar TS that prominent elected officials adopt and promote such 
strategies against authors publicly.

Paul