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That's an absurd statement. Religion is the allegorical mask for a sympathetic understanding of the divine or God.
Originally posted by Saurus
Originally posted by jon1
I know quite a few masons and they are really nice people and they do so much for charity,
I know that everyone looks at each other as equal so it doesn't matter if you are rich or poor, you are all brothers together.
It's just a problem when religion comes into it i suppose.
jon
Exactly! Which is why discussion of a religious nature is forbidden in the Lodge!
[edit on 6/1/2009 by Saurus]
Originally posted by jon1
Discussing religion isn't really the problem here, it is the oaths that you have to take, that conflict with Christianity that seems to be the problem.
Originally posted by Saurus
Originally posted by jon1
Discussing religion isn't really the problem here, it is the oaths that you have to take, that conflict with Christianity that seems to be the problem.
The oaths taken by Freemasons are not the ones you have posted in your links on the previous page. Vows of fidelity are required; but let me assure you that in those vows, there is nothing incompatible with your civil, moral, or religious duties.
Originally posted by jon1
It seems that my original thoughts on masons and Christianity are not what they were, i have done a little web browsing and it seems that the oaths that Masons take do not conflict with Christianity as much as i thought. [they seem to have changed in the eighties]
I still have a long way to go or have a lot of research to do before i am satisfied that masonry and christianity are compatable. But It's a start though.