Opinion

by Martin Boers Atheist Alliance International (AAI) has just made their Annual Report 2022-2023  available to their Affiliate Members, ahead of their next illegitimate Annual General Meeting (AGM) on November 12. Here are ten questions that any Affiliate Member who attends the "AGM" might want to ask the so-called "board": The California Secretary of State website  lists the current status of AAI (file number 3398233) as "Suspended - FTB/SOS", with an "Inactive Date" of 05/25/2021. The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) website states that " If your business is suspended, you cannot legally do business. " This means that, under California law, AAI has not been legally allowed to do business since May 2021. However, the latest Annual Report admits to a great deal of business being conducted by AAI during 2022 and 2023. On what basis does AAI claim to have been operating legally in California, or in any other jurisdiction, since May 2

by Martin Boers Atheist Alliance International (AAI) has just published their " Fall Newsletter " (sorry Southern hemisphere), which contains more lies and deception from the so-called "board" of that illegitimate organisation. The newsletter thanks readers for their "trust" while AAI has been on its "administrative journey". Anyone reading the section of the newsletter titled "REGISTRATION: CALIFORNIA, USA" would be inclined to think that all AAI's corporate governance issues are behind them. After all: "All paperwork essential to recognize AAI as a non-profit organization registered in California has been diligently completed and submitted ... we have made dedicated efforts to rectify any past oversights. This includes tirelessly resolving specific registration and tax concerns ..." What the reader is not told is that, under California law, AAI has not been legally allowed to operate since 2021, and nothing that the &quo

by Martin Boers We are all subject to the laws of the countries in which we live, or visit, or do business. We might not like some laws, but most people understand that every law is there for a (hopefully good) reason. In some cases we might forgive law-breakers - think of a parent who runs a red light while driving their critically ill child to a hospital. But those cases are exceptional, and claims by any individual or organisation that they are above the law should be treated with scepticism. A well-known example of an organisation that claims to be above the law is the Catholic Church. For many years, secular campaigners have been raising awareness of the Church's attempts to avoid accountability for decades of alleged law-breaking. For example, in a 2021 article titled " Vatican Smokescreen: Canon Law Changes & Sexual Abuse ", historian and writer Jason Sylvester states: "The Vatican princes, and indeed religious leaders across the faith spectrum, think them

by Martin Boers The quote in the title of this article is taken from an email that was sent last week by someone claiming to be the "Commercial Director" of Atheist Alliance International (AAI). "Integrity" also appears on the AAI website , at the top of their list of values: "Integrity comes first. As an organization and as individuals we should always do the ethical thing even when it’s the hardest thing. There can be no excuses." Words are cheap for Atheist Alliance International. The Real Disclosure Document shows that "integrity" does not appear to have been a factor in any decision made by the people who have illegitimately called themselves "directors" of AAI since 2018. In case you haven't read The Real Disclosure Document, here are a few of the highlights: In 2017 the so-called "board" of AAI awarded a no-tender contract to the daughter of one of their directors. In 2018 the so-called "board" of AAI sa

by Martin Boers In my previous article , I presented evidence that the so-called "board" of Atheist Alliance International (AAI) is attempting to hide a very large tax liability from their donors, and from the California Attorney General. Not only does the "board" of AAI have no democratic mandate to act on behalf of that organisation, they are also supremely incompetent at the roles they claim to occupy. The latest demonstration of incompetence has been the failure of the "board" to submit a Statement of Information to the California Secretary of State, as every Corporation registered in California is required to do every two years. Here is how the California Secretary of State website is reporting the status of AAI at the time of writing: The "Not Good" standing with California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) since 2016 is the reason for AAI's large (and growing) tax liability. This, along with their failure to fulfil other filing requirements ov

  by Martin Boers In the past week, a person who claims to be the "Commercial Director" of Atheist Alliance International sent the following email to former supporters of the organisation, listing reasons why people should give money to AAI. It will come as no surprise to followers of the AAI saga that the people who call themselves "directors" of AAI, without any legitimate mandate, continue to hide the truth about their ongoing mismanagement of the organisation. What the above email fails to disclose is that Atheist Alliance International's tax-exempt status was revoked by the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) in 2016 due to their failure to fulfil their reporting obligations to the FTB. This means that, since 2016, AAI has been  ineligible for the tax exemptions that are usually granted to non-profits registered in California, and AAI has therefore been accumulating a tax debt with the FTB for eight years. Based on information available on the FTB websi