[mnehring]

I don't pledge myself to any organization and thereby yoke myself to their authority, giving them the power to tell me whether I can ‘progress’ to the next degree of membership.

Really, never had a job, never signed a contract, never gone to college, never joined a political party? We all pledge ourselves to organizations and yoke ourselves to authority every day. When you go to college, for example, you sign a contract, pledge yourself to obey their rules, agree to learn certain things before you can progress to the next level, take part in many rituals (you would love the tortilla throwing at Texas Tech football games), wear the garb of the organization, have hand signs, learn stories to help you remember what you are studying, take tests to test your memory..

[Terriergal]

I’m talking spiritually.

[D-fendr]

Isn’t there some oath to protect a fellow mason even if he has broken the law?