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Vanity: Knights of Columbus -Who are they? What are the? Comments please!

Posted on 04/21/2017 9:33:56 AM PDT by hillarynot

I'm giving a talk in early June to a group on the topic of the Knights of Columbus, Who are they? What are they? What have they done for our community in the past; what can they do for our community in the future? What are public perceptions of the Knights of Columbus? I'll also cover some very interesting history of the local Council which has been around for nearly 120 years.

I suspect there are members of the Knights of Columbus who don't really know the answers to these questions.

I'm interested in what non-members of the public think, so, I'm basically conducting a survey of what freepers think of "who the Knights of Columbus are" and "what exactly they do"

Your comments are greatly appreciated.


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KEYWORDS: charity; fraternal; knightsofcolumbus
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To: Red Badger

that was pretty ignorant .....they do GREAT things, of whichbyounwould know nothing.


61 posted on 04/21/2017 11:34:30 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: AppyPappy

Well Knights of Columbus is the Catholic version of FreeMasons .....but retains it’s allegience to their church and Pope rather than Herman Labyth or whatever his name is Masons swear an oath to.

They have rites, rituals, degrees and “promises’ rather than oaths etc. but focused on the teachings of the catholic church and Pope.

It denies it has “secrets”...however they are told not to reveal their business dealings or what takes place at their meetings.

FreeMasons is cultish........and initially Catholics were not welcomed...thus they established their own group...with similar degrees etc.. But not the focus on Free Masons fake deity.


62 posted on 04/21/2017 11:35:30 AM PDT by caww
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To: hillarynot

Why are you giving a talk about a subject you know nothing about? Sounds fishy to me. Who are you giving the talk to?


63 posted on 04/21/2017 11:42:00 AM PDT by rcofdayton (.)
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To: Ann Archy

?


64 posted on 04/21/2017 11:43:10 AM PDT by Red Badger (Profanity is the sound of an ignorant mind trying to express itself.............)
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To: infool7

I know the answers. I’m a member in good standing and have been for many years, and am a current officer. My post was intended to survey people to see what the perception of the public is. My suspicion is there’s a lot of misinformation out there.


65 posted on 04/21/2017 11:44:23 AM PDT by hillarynot (I play in Peoria)
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To: rcofdayton

You misunderstood my post. I know a lot about them. . I’m a member in good standing and have been for many years, and am a current officer. My post was intended to find out what the public perception is.


66 posted on 04/21/2017 11:49:59 AM PDT by hillarynot (I play in Peoria)
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To: Ann Archy

Did I say something bad that offended you for some reason?

Did I really?

In case you didn’t know, our local KofC

http://www.kofc4444.com/activities.html

has what they refer to as Tootsie Roll Drives, where they get permit from the county to raise funds at traffic lights by handing out Tootsie Rolls.

I never accept the candy, since I should not be eating it, I just give them the money and tell them to give the Tootsie Rolls to the car behind me...................


67 posted on 04/21/2017 11:53:24 AM PDT by Red Badger (Profanity is the sound of an ignorant mind trying to express itself.............)
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To: caww

The Masons are a shell of themselves these days.


68 posted on 04/21/2017 12:01:54 PM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: hillarynot

Plumed hats. Low-cost group insurance.


69 posted on 04/21/2017 12:06:15 PM PDT by Oratam
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To: AppyPappy

....”The Masons are a shell of themselves these days”....

Yes...can’t attract younger men who have better things to do with their time and don’t buy the sales pitch. Mostly old men linger on.

As for charity...people are tired of footing the bill and just donating directly to where they choose rather than go through organizations.


70 posted on 04/21/2017 12:10:06 PM PDT by caww
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Those are 4th Degree Knights. You must be a “regular” Knight first (3rd Degree)to apply. 4th Degree Knights exemplify the virtue of patriotism.


71 posted on 04/21/2017 12:12:09 PM PDT by SpirituTuo
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To: elcid1970
Fourth Degree Knights wear the fancy duds. If you want to be in an honor guard (such as if the Bishop visits your parish, or you have special services like a funeral for a brother Knight) you wear the cape and sword and Chapeau. Fourth Degree initiates wear a tux.

The Knights are not a secret organization. The themes are Charity, Unity, and Fraternity for degrees 1-3. 4th degree is patriotism. All enfold aspects of Christian Faith in these themes.

72 posted on 04/21/2017 12:18:47 PM PDT by chimera
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To: hillarynot

It’s the bar where my grandpa would take me when I was a little kid and later when I was old enough to have a beer with him. It’s the place where we’d go for catfish dinners on Fridays and where most of the extended Italian family’s wedding receptions were held. Great memories. When he died, the KC guys did a little ceremony at the funeral home.


73 posted on 04/21/2017 12:21:05 PM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep ("The rat always knows when he's in with weasels."--Tom Waits)
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To: hillarynot

Doh


74 posted on 04/21/2017 12:40:54 PM PDT by infool7 (The ugly Truth is just a big lie.)
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To: Red Badger

Cool :)

I think the Knights here on Staten Island might be a little bit different than all the others.

I didn’t even know it was a countrywide organization so i’m keeping my mouth shut!


75 posted on 04/21/2017 1:14:55 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust Conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: dp0622
I didn’t even know it was a countrywide organization so i’m keeping my mouth shut!

I think it's WORLDWIDE...................

76 posted on 04/21/2017 1:20:06 PM PDT by Red Badger (Profanity is the sound of an ignorant mind trying to express itself.............)
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To: EEGator

Yeah I’m keeping my mouth shut on this one here on in!!


77 posted on 04/21/2017 1:20:34 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust Conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Churchillspirit

Great!! God is good.
Now she’s just driving me crazy with the insurance process! :)

She walked away from a totaled car with some back pain. It’s incredible.


78 posted on 04/21/2017 1:21:21 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust Conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Red Badger

I’m gonna have to crawl off the board at this point the rest of the day...

KOC, I was taught as a kid, were, uh, forget it.

I don’t want to end up as part of a RICO indictment.


79 posted on 04/21/2017 1:23:03 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust Conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: AppyPappy
As Protestants, we were always told it was the Catholic version of Freemasons because Catholics weren’t allowed to be Masons because Masons had secrets that couldn’t be told in Confession.

I heard the same thing and a load of my friends are members of both.

80 posted on 04/21/2017 3:17:38 PM PDT by fedupjohn (The Alpha Male Chosen By The People to #MAGA....President Trump...)
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