Dear Mr Flynn,
Please remove me forthwith from any and all mailing lists of the Center for Inquiry. I trust you possess both the authority and the honor to see to that. In the alternative, please arrange for someone else to effect it.

It has come to my attention that CFI’s spokesman Ronald A. Lindsay has grossly misspoken in his official capacity, in his inaugural speech at a conference (WiS2) arranged by your organisation in Washington, DC recently. The content and context of that speech was reportedly such that I honestly cannot support any entity which stands behind it, even implicitly.

Therefore it is my decision to immediately withdraw any further interaction with the CFI.

Furthermore, as a result I have now become extremely hesitant to endorse or support any organised support for Atheist issues in the U.S. Instead, I intend to donate individually to those persons and projects I may identify as worthy, although this will indubitably mean that many other good causes will go wanting.

It’s all a great pity, really – the good work needs to get done. However, that takes a level of trust no longer available to this organisation’s name. And by proxy, Ron Lindsay has also tarred every other such venue in the U.S. Alas, they too will now have to make do without my humble support.

Mr Lindsay will probably some day receive a big medal or other for his “daring” Fifth column deeds to undermine the Atheist and Skeptical movements. But not on my dime.

Needless to say, my paper subscription for Free Inquiry will lapse unread.

Finally, I ask you to confer this message, or the gist of it, to the Board of Directors at the soonest opportunity. You guys really need Ron Lindsay on your masthead like an extra hole in your belly – but how the CFI chooses to solve his removal from a position of trust is obviously no longer of any concern of mine.

However, I would much appreciate notice that this message was received.

Thank you for your time, etc.

Rebecca Watson:
So Much for Center for Inquiry

Ophelia Benson:
Teach the Controversy

Amanda Marcotte:
The Center For Inquiry Likes Atheism’s Cranky White Guy Image, So Screw You Ladies

Greta Christina:
Parsing the Center For Inquiry’s Non-Statement about Ron Lindsay and the Women in Secularism 2 Conference
An Open Letter to the Center for Inquiry, Withdrawing My Participation and Support