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Originally posted by network dude
#6 (minus the beer)
Originally posted by AugustusMasonicus
Originally posted by network dude
...#6 (minus the beer)...
*cue sad violin music*
You make this too easy.
Religious? Nope. Moral? Nope. Maybe social, if anything. It's a fraternity. There have been groups I haven't been able to join because I was male, so I don't think anyone should take it too personally. I just think that if it were purely mixed, there would probably be a shift in what it is and what it does. Not saying such a shift would be good or bad, but it would be different.
Originally posted by ohsnaptruth
Question! Is there a religious/social/moral reason why women are not recognized as frremasons
I, personally, learned theology from the Roman Catholic Church. I learned philosophy from my mother, a Buddhist. I learned morals from my father. I learned love from my wife. I learned esoteric knowledge through books. I learned science and grammar from school and university. I learned how they all fit together through Freemasonry.
Originally posted by moltquedelo
You can't "learn" love, neither morals. Esoteric knowledge, even less, there is nothing to "learn", just things to "know".
Nothing "fit together"
, and even if it was, you won't see it, even for a second, because you are just a man, and not even a free one, because you are a mason.
Originally posted by network dude
reply to post by abcddcba
the same reason that people had slaves. They were ignorant and thought that people who looked different then them we less intelligent. Slowly but surely, that is being fixed. Slower than others in some places.
Every lodge is different. Two lodges who meet in the same building, just on different nights, might have widely separate demographics. As my brother above says, it all depends on the people involved. No segregation in my lodge though.We've got blacks, whites, hispanics, christian, jewish, muslim, gay and straight men all meeting as equals without prejudice. It's sad that our lodge may be a rarity in actually living by such Masonic principles, but I know I made the right choice in finding this group of men.
Originally posted by plnelson
Since I otherwise have a positive impression of Freemasonry the lingering odor of segregationism is the main thing that keeps me from having an overall positive impression of them. Do my views need adjustment on this matter?
Originally posted by network dude
reply to post by plnelson
I hate to start this, but I guess it's here. Racism is still a part of ourt society. Freemasons are made up of members of society.