-Caveat Lector- I used to be a 'member' of Australian Skeptics. The reason I use ''' is that Australian Skeptics, despite having control of over a million dollars of trust money, doesn't have a membership at large, only subscribers to it's magazine. Although said magazine has been dead silent on the issue, a former President of the Australian Skeptics, Adam Joseph, (who used to appear on the Skeptics radio show on RRR in melbourne until the Scientologists had them taken off air, but that's another story) has a web-page about the incredible in-fighting in the group. One of the group's formerly most stalwart members, Harry Edwards, an author of several books on the paranormal, was expelled for 'corruption' and sued by the group, unsuccesfully. They have now threatened the Australian Rationalist magazine into not printing these facts, the article of which is to be found http://freethoughts.s5.com It makes interesting reading. In his defence, Edwards claims that the group blurs the distinctions between the Australian Skeptics Inc (aka the NSW Committee) and the Trust. He also claims that after his solicitors examined the situation, the skeptic's Trust was not set up properly and is a private Trust, not a Charitable Trust, which has tax implications for the group. An interesting article for all current and former 'members' of the Australian Skeptics, as well as no doubt many of the new-agers and Xtian fundamentalists on the list to dance around gleefully. Well it's that time of the year, so be it. My homepage http://leviathan.weblogs.com Has this sort of information, updated daily. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
