Posted on 09/12/2006 10:51:48 PM PDT by dangus
When you can explain away the death and oppression in Mexico at the hands of Masonic leaders there, get back to me.
I have no such intention of doing either.
It's a re-hash of the accusations of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and equally nonsensical.
Freemasonry is a fraternity.
That's it.
Are you certain about Clarence Thomas being a Catholic?
Since this is general chat, I guess we can say, "Ah, Geez, not this sh** again".
Don't forget John Wayne, the founders of Baylor Baptist University, Mozart, about half the Apollo astronauts, about half the men who earned the Medal of Honor, the founder of the Marines, the founder of the Boy Scouts, the priest who penned the Pledge of allegence, almost everyone who died in the Alamo (including Davey Crocket and William B. Travis), Sam Houston, and basically all the founders of the United States.
Obviously an evil lot, them.
Actually, it stands for geometry and the God of Abraham.
Reason and Faith being the heart of all good men.
"I don't believe you."
I think he was asked to join the Rotarians and their requirment to kill his parents and drink their blood scared him off.
"The anti-Masonic bunch on FR, are feeling their oats, for some weird reason."
Medications not balanced at their looney-bin.
(In reality, I think we have black-balled losers on our hands.)
"knights' influence on the development of Switzerland was a freemason"
Well, the fact that the KT were the original secret bankers (for safety of pilgrims to the Holy Land) and the KT uniform was a white cloth with a red cross (now the Swiss flag) would be a tip off, too.
That and these really pissed-off mounted knights that came out of nowhere to defeat the French Fair King who decided to expand to a neighboring mountain area, organizing mere farmers in "modern" military formations was mighty suspicious.
And all the statues to the KT all over Switzerland,stating they founded the country, helps, too.
:)
"Did They Invent MASON Jars."
Yes, that's where they store the unbaptized childrens' blood for use in Passover matzos.
Oh, no, wait.
That's the NEXT Chapter of the Protocols Of the Elders of Zion, the one about Joooosss.
So hard to keep these nutjob conspiracy theories straight.
----- Scratch an anti-mason and you find an anti-Semite ----
But, but Laura's dad was a freemason!
And Laura was EASTERN STAR!!!!
Gasp!
(Laura came to our lodge #623 and presented her father's Bible to us not long ago. Mr. Welch was a Past Grand Master of our lodge and a good man.)
"The secret to building those big Gothic churches was kept by the Mason's Guild & that cost the good Church father's extra cha ching."
Yep.
The eastern star is a reference to Christ, actually.
Matthew 2:2 (New International Version)
2and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east[a] and have come to worship him."
When you see a man driving a vehicle with a small bumpersticker that says "2B1ASK1", the rest of us know what that means.
As a Mason for over 35 years, I have never attended any meeting or ceremony where Lucifer was mentioned or in any way raised to any level of respect. Lucifer has not been a part of any of the lodges that I have attended.
Ref#52
All of what you posted plus the possibility that because of their history, they were rejected for membership. Masons do not accept anyone who has tainted or criminal history.
Just remember that when the term 'cult' is used nowadays, it tends to be in a derogotory manner.
And it gets thown at Mason alot.
Wise men still seek Him.
That they do...and also even some dumb ones, like me.
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