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Honestly, we Masons aren't that interested in the minutes either. They're pretty boring, and if you come to every meeting anyway, they're pretty redundant as well. More often than not a motion is made to waive the reading of the minutes so we can get on with the more exciting parts of the meeting... like voting to buy a new fridge for the stewards.
Originally posted by ProtoplasmicTraveler
I don’t actually want to read the minutes of every Mason’s meeting, in fact if I was invited to one, I would not want to go.
Originally posted by JoshNorton
Honestly, we Masons aren't that interested in the minutes either. They're pretty boring, and if you come to every meeting anyway, they're pretty redundant as well. More often than not a motion is made to waive the reading of the minutes so we can get on with the more exciting parts of the meeting... like voting to buy a new fridge for the stewards.
Originally posted by ProtoplasmicTraveler
I don’t actually want to read the minutes of every Mason’s meeting, in fact if I was invited to one, I would not want to go.
This is, indeed, true. I've long maintained that Freemasonry has, by my count, four major appeals: Esoteric; Ritualistic; Philanthropic; and, well, I'm failing on a good adjective that conveys camaraderie or fellowship... If any of those four variables drops too low, you risk losing members whose interest is in that area.
Originally posted by ProtoplasmicTraveler
And this is why I just would not want to attend.
I would wager what makes these rather dull sounding meetings appealing to you, is that so many friends and people you know are there too and socializing with them is what makes it worthwhile.
For most of the people who attend the Grove retreat that is the main attraction, being able to socialize with and enjoy the company of friends and like minded people.
Take that aspect away, and most of the fun and appeal in it all goes right out the door.
Funny how that works huh Mr. Norton?
Sadly, you've been duped. That's not Kennedy's speech at all, but an edit done by conspiracy theorists. The actual speech, in its entirety is here.
Originally posted by canadiansenior70
John F. Kennedy's speech on Secret Societies.
www.youtube.com...
In this speech he's trying to get the press to self-censor. This was seven days after his speech to the same group about the Bay of Pigs.
But I do ask every publisher, every editor, and every newsman in the nation to reexamine his own standards, and to recognize the nature of our country's peril. In time of war, the government and the press have customarily joined in an effort based largely on self-discipline, to prevent unauthorized disclosures to the enemy. In time of "clear and present danger," the courts have held that even the privileged rights of the First Amendment must yield to the public's need for national security.
Originally posted by Ayrton
Originally posted by LeoVirgo
What's the deal with the guy in the middle, the one with the glasses and turtleneck.
Is the pic from 1904? He doesn't really fit in, does he?
Is it? You realize, of course, that Kennedy himself was a member of the Knights of Columbus? An organization that many consider the Vatican's equivalent to Freemasonry?
Originally posted by canadiansenior70
It's enough that JFK mentioned the secret societies
PT and I have disagreed in a number of other threads in the past, but I agree with the posts he's made here.
Originally posted by dbloch7986
Thank you Proto and Norton.
Probably the only useful information I got in eleven pages came from you two.