Theos-Talk Archives (January 1997 Message tl00519)

M K Ramadoss wrote:
> 
>As far as the cancellation of charters in Canada and Denmark
>etc. no one who has first hand access to the information has
>come forth and explained why the charter was canceled.
>Cancellation of a National Section Charter is not a simple or
>easy decision at the highest level, especially at a time the
> membership world wide is perhaps at its lowest and perhaps
>shrinking. So there should be some valid and strong reasons. The
>questions is what is preventing anyone who knows full facts to
>come out with details.
> 
> Again why the secrecy? What or who is/are being protected?


JHE
Doss, what specific questions do you feel have not yet been
answered concerning the expulsions of the Canadian and Danish
sections?  Please list them.  Maybe we can find the answers. 

Cancellation of a National Section Charter is a decision made by
the International President with the approval of the General
Council.  However, I have never heard of the General Council
opposing any decision of the President.  Considering the fact
that Radha has canceled the charters of three sections since she
has become president, I would suggest that such cancellations are
indeed a "simple or easy decision at the highest level" (at least
for Radha)  regardless of whether the worldwide membership is
shrinking or not. 


Bart Lidofsky writes:

>There WAS an official explanation of Canada: According to
>Canadian law, the Canadian section lost some tax breaks by being
>part of the Theosophical Society (Canadian only organizations
>got breaks which organizations that were part of an
>international organziation did not get). The Canadian section
>therefore amended its bylaws so that it no longer declared
>itself to be part of the Theosophical Society. The Theosophical
>Society therefore revoked its charter; if it allowed the
>Canadian section to keep its charter, then it would have been
>participating in a fraud.

JHE
Your explanation seems quite different from the one Stan Trelor
published in the CANADIAN THEOSOPHIST at the time.  What is the
source of your information here?  


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