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To: bd476
Eastern Star

There's that term again...Eastern Star. It's a name that recalls that of Esther, a Persian name that means "Star," and may or may not refer to the Evening Star, meaning Venus. Now, there's some controversy over the etiology, but I find it fascinating that the Masonic womens' organization should bear a label that refers to Venus, a.k.a. Aphrodite.

Maybe some of those Masons' wives deserve a second look...

=]

100 posted on 09/13/2006 6:56:46 AM PDT by Oberon (What does it take to make government shrink?)
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To: Oberon

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."


115 posted on 09/13/2006 7:47:23 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Kol Hakavod Lezahal)
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To: Oberon
" . . . but I find it fascinating that the Masonic womens' organization should bear a label that refers to Venus, . . . "

Wise men still seek Him.

119 posted on 09/13/2006 8:23:17 AM PDT by Eastbound
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To: Oberon

The girls' Masonic clubs are THE RAINBOW GIRLS and JOB'S DAUGHTERS....wanna make fun of those names too?


146 posted on 09/13/2006 1:38:30 PM PDT by nopardons
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