reply to post by emsed1
No, I am not a member of the union, nor have I ever been a member of a union.
Unions, in my opinion, have lost their way, and are nothing but a bunch of bullies.
Yes, I came up through the ranks. I do hold a license.
But to come up through the ranks, I never swore an oath, such as
Most do not realize the terrible oaths that Masons are required to take for each advancing degree in this cult. Each Entering Apprentice, for example,
is required to repeat:
"... most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, that I will always hail, ever conceal, and never reveal, any of the arts, parts or points of
the hidden mysteries of ancient Freemasonry. ... All this I most solemnly, sincerely promise and swear, with a firm and steadfast resolution to
perform the same, without any mental reservation or secret evasion of mine whatever binding myself under no less a penalty than that of having my
throat cut across, my tongue torn out by its roots, and buried in the rough sand of the sea at low water mark where the tide ebbs and flows twice in
twenty-four hours, should I ever knowingly or willingly violate my solemn oath and obligation as an Entered Apprentice Mason. So help me, God."
Each succeeding degree has a similar horrible oath and penalty connected with it. But Jesus commanded His followers to "not swear at all" (Matthew
5:34; James 5:12). In addition, Jesus would never sanction these required oaths, for He said: "I have said nothing in secret" (John 18:20). Masonry
claims to have found the truth, and yet demands that its members swear never to reveal and always to conceal its teachings! -- How unlike true
Christianity in which believers are commanded to "go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation" (Mark 16:15). Masonry's methods
stand condemned by the Word of God.
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What have I done that is good for my fellow man.
Warned them about the Masons
I have helped the homeless.
I have helped the widows.
I have helped the least of us, by treating them with dignity
and respect, and giving them what little I have.
I have warned people about the consequences of spraying
the skies with harmful chemicals, without payment for doing so.
I have earned my own bread, relying on no charity to feed me,
unlike the Masons, who keep 95% of their charity money.
I have paid my taxes, and employed people, feeding them through their earning of their own bread, unlike the Masons, who are tax exempt, but they do
pay their members with the charitable contributions they receive, and put on dinners, and parties, and pay for vacations, and poker nights.
And God has rewarded me, not with wealth, but with knowledge, knowledge that I share with all, and hold back no secrets, unlike the Masons.
