as in the Collins English Dictionary.
Marshal n. 1 Officer of the highest rank. 2.official who organises ceremonies or events. 3. US Law officer.
as modern freemasonry recognised today started in England and marshal has never been used to describe any law officer in England it excludes option 3.
He is not the officer of the highest rank so excludes option 1 leaving only option 2. read an english dictionary occasionally and you will find many
words that are said and spelt the same but have entirely different meanings so just because a marshal sounds like a law enforcement officwer to you
dosent make it so. it is not, it is purely someone who organises ceremonies.
Yes we say prayer on certain occasions as we say grace before a meal, does not make an organisation religous. the chaplain you enquire about is not an
ordained priest but a rank. You would no more find a representative of the priesthood or the law at our meetings than you would find one at your local
library committee meeting.
As for if its a religion, no it is not. this link would probably explain better than I can.
www.grandlodge-england.org...



Actually, that sounds exactly like my old church.
