Responses to Questions
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Published: Tuesday, 14 September 2010 02:30
From the August 2010 issue of the I.T.C. Magazine -- http://www.theosconf.org/Magazine.html
In reviewing current Theosophical magazines, we were delighted to thoroughly review Theosophy Forward. As a result, a wonderful communication has begun between Jan Kind (Editor of Theosophy Forward) and ourselves. There is no question but that this publication is helping pave the way towards greater Theosophical unity. Besides this, it’s a very good magazine. In our correspondence, we posed a series of questions to Jan about Theosophy Forward. These questions came about from our review of this magazine. -- Editors
(1) [I]n the Editorial portion you mention that the magazine is, "independent," yet, on the other hand, there is a report regarding TS of A finances. This would seem to suggest a strong association with TS of A.
Response: TF (Theosophy Forward) has no formal connection with, no support from, and no oversight by any Theosophical organization. It began with some conversation between a couple of us about the need for an editorially independent, up-to-date, open-minded presentation of Theosophy free from the quarrelsome bickering that characterizes many blogs. And that is still its editorial position. All of those who started TF are, however, members of the Adyar Society, in various national Sections; one of us is also affiliated with two other Theosophical organizations. We report on what we think is interesting information about various Theosophical organizations when we believe our doing so will not be offensive. A report about a particular group, such as the one mentioned, does not compromise our independence, but is part of legitimate reportage. The Adyar Society is the largest in the world, and its American Section is (in our opinion) the most forward-looking and innovative of its national bodies; therefore reports about it are within the purview of responsible journalism and are likely to be of wide interest. Some of us who are especially supportive of TF are members of TSA. That does not (we believe) compromise our independence in any way. The international character and the independence of TF are further attested by the fact that the workers who make the publication possible operate in various parts on the globe: North and South America, Europe, and Asia.
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