I think it was fudged, in that he didn't want to drag his family into the discussion, nor openly criticise them for their beliefs. I didn't say he'd taken a truly principled stand against what I agree is a deeply sinister organisation, just that he had personally stated that __he__ was not involved.

Frankly it might have been an outright lie, but (see above on your other comment), I love his work, I love the work of his current wife and (thin though it may be) I am going to cling to whatever I can to persuade myself that he's not "in" the Clam Cult any more, because I want to believe that he's "out".

I'm really not trying to persuade anyone else, I promise.