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Masonic rituals live on
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Posted on 01/23/2009 9:26:51 AM PST by mnehring
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Not really pro-Bama, simply a nice historical commentary.
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posted on
01/23/2009 9:26:52 AM PST
by
mnehring
To: uglybiker
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posted on
01/23/2009 9:27:15 AM PST
by
mnehring
To: mnehrling
Doing my own family research I have found many ancestors who were members of Masonic Lodges in the 1700 and 1800’s. I've seen pictures of my own GG Grandfathers headstone with the masonic symbol on it. I would bet many of the people who hold wild conspiracy theories about them also could find members among their own ancestors. This is one reason I have a hard time buying in on to all these theories. Yes, I find their rituals bizarre,and something I would not do, but I can say the same about many of the churches that are not of my denomination or faith.
I am not going to belittle our founding fathers or my own ancestors, because they joined a masonic lodge. That's just stupid.
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posted on
01/23/2009 9:59:15 AM PST
by
NavyCanDo
To: mnehrling
Most people who write for the public about Free Masonry, are not really knowledgeable about the subject.
Most of what was written in this article is factually correct, but short in perspective.
Any attempts to associate Barrack Hussein Obama to Free Masonry are flawed.
Before the organization became public in 1717 it was Anti-Statist and committed to freedom of men.
Many Monarch’s and the Catholic Church at the time despised them because this threatened their power.
Things are different now. The Knights of Columbus in many towns associate with the Free Masons, and most have found a lot of common ground.
If you want to understand this subject converse with someone who is a Mason, not someone who wants to find hidden evil.
I have been a Freemason since I was 21.
Respectfully,
Texas Fossil
To: Texas Fossil; NavyCanDo
You both hit the nail on the head, the conspiracies are simply literary archetypes. Just like with King Arthur legends for example, the little reality in most people’s minds have been replaced by literary fiction. Those stories build other stories, which build other stories. Pretty soon, when one thinks of said subject, they automatically assume the fiction, not the fact.
People drive by a lodge, in their minds they think of secret religious rituals with naked virgins dancing around a fire while we order politicians around... in reality, we are having a pig roast bbq out back while we raise money for Shriner’s hospitals.
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posted on
01/23/2009 10:08:37 AM PST
by
mnehring
To: mnehrling
To be quite honest, I found some of the rituals and formalities at my VFW Lodge meeting to be a little bizarre, but that does not make it a cult. The dollar a beer night on Tuesdays though was a ritual I am happy to perform.
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posted on
01/23/2009 10:22:49 AM PST
by
NavyCanDo
To: mnehrling
> People drive by a lodge, in their minds they think of secret religious rituals with naked virgins dancing around a fire while we order politicians around..
Sounds like my old frathouse. I would’ve joined up if it were.(j/k)
To: mnehrling
Who keeps atlants off the map,
who keeps the metric system down
We do, We do
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posted on
01/23/2009 10:33:29 AM PST
by
John Will
To: Texas Fossil
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posted on
01/23/2009 10:40:00 AM PST
by
Vendome
To: Texas Fossil
Very nice post, Brother.
I have only been a Mason since 2001 and became a Shriner in 2002 but have found many people with strange ideas and beliefs about us.
Their ignorance is quite astounding.
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posted on
01/23/2009 10:43:24 AM PST
by
OldMissileer
(Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
To: Vendome
Slàinte Mhath to you also.
de Texas Fossil
To: Chode; TheLion; AxelPaulsenJr; jimt; Eric in the Ozarks; oldtimer; pt17; MeanWestTexan; hershey; ...
Texas Fossil: "If you want to understand this subject converse with someone who is a Mason, not someone who wants to find hidden evil."
They say 'The Devil's in the details', but then again, so is God.
So the question should be; who are you looking for?
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posted on
01/23/2009 11:31:46 AM PST
by
uglybiker
(1f u c4n r34d th1s u r34lly n33d 2 g3t l41d)
To: uglybiker
You never get Kraft noodles at our meals. I do all the baking myself and we have some really good cooks on board.
We are know to feed better than any lodge in the 91 st district.
Undisputed.
As for the other comments.
I read years ago about a man who’s family did business in the middle east and he stated that over time they had learned “to only associate with those who seek the truth, but run from those who say they have found it.”
To: mnehrling
our Lodge still says Masonic TEMPLE on the front and that surly has thrown quite a few misconceptions into the mix here as i'm sure elsewhere.
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posted on
01/23/2009 12:09:21 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist -)
To: mnehrling
People drive by a lodge, in their minds they think of secret religious rituals with naked virgins dancing around a fire while we order politicians around... in reality, we are having a pig roast bbq out back while we raise money for Shriners hospitals...
(no offense) hanging out with old farts makes one yearn for more auspicious happenings.
And the only fires I've seen come from the kitchen. No virgin ritually dances around a kitchen fire let alone a married one.
To: Texas Fossil
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posted on
01/23/2009 1:14:17 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist -)
To: uglybiker
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posted on
01/23/2009 1:20:24 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist -)
To: Chode
Ya can’t link from Ted’s site directly. :-(
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posted on
01/23/2009 1:48:18 PM PST
by
uglybiker
(1f u c4n r34d th1s u r34lly n33d 2 g3t l41d)
To: mnehrling
I wonder if anyone can share any information or clarification on the Internet rumors that Obama is a member of a “Prince” Lodge?
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posted on
01/23/2009 1:59:26 PM PST
by
Species8472
(The evil has landed)
To: Species8472
Just rumors. If he was a member of a Prince Hall lodge, I imagine that lodge would be shouting it to the high heavens.
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posted on
01/23/2009 2:18:53 PM PST
by
uglybiker
(1f u c4n r34d th1s u r34lly n33d 2 g3t l41d)
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