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Originally posted by theXammux
Alright I am a mason and have been for several years, have only been coming here a few months. I've seen so much slander and hate toward the freemasons, and almost always the same sentence pops up... "its only people at the very top who have any idea what's REALLY going on"...
okay, for just a moment, lets pretend that the lies and speculations that lead people to this conclusion are true. a few very bad people created a generous, civic minded organization devoted to improving yourself, treating others as equals, and serving those around you. first, what a dumb plan! secondly, this evil group would be, in essence recruiting and training others to combat... them. if this were the case, wouldn't a simple. "thanks dumbas*" be enough? globally we are better for it, and it isn't ever as though masons are "wielded" by some corrupt cult. We don't march or protest, we arent a special interest group, as an organization we try to stay away from politics and religion, and try to encourage humility equality and brotherly love.
regardless of what these pretend super elite have planned, it would no doubt be masons themselves battling them shoulld any plans ever actually come to light.
I'm just saying that if there were some cult at the top, creating or recuiting masonry would be the exact opposite of their percieved goals. so in the end, it isn't very logical to assume these people really exist
Originally posted by John_Rodger_Cornman
reply to post by theXammux
Do freemasons believe that Bilderberg,CFR,IMF,and Trilateral Commission are nefarious organizations?
How do you feel about the bank bailouts and Obama, Bushes, Clintons, Chaney etc being apart of the organizations above?edit on 14-8-2011 by John_Rodger_Cornman because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by network dude
(Bilderberg,CFR,IMF,and Trilateral Commission). These groups have power and meet in secret.
edit on 14-8-2011 by network dude because: Augustusmasonicus has too much beer and won't share
Originally posted by AugustusMasonicus
Originally posted by network dude
(Bilderberg,CFR,IMF,and Trilateral Commission). These groups have power and meet in secret.
The Council on Foreign Relations publishes it membership list and minutes for about half of its meetings. I acutally know two people on it and have spoken to them about the topics they discuss. It was rather interesting.
The Trilateral Commission also publishes its membership list as well as the International Monetary Fund.
edit on 14-8-2011 by network dude because: Augustusmasonicus has too much beer and won't share
Never forget that.
Originally posted by John_Rodger_Cornman
Where is the bilderberg membership list?
If it exists.
www.bilderbergmeetings.org...?
Originally posted by John_Rodger_Cornman
Where is the bilderberg membership list?
If it exists.
Originally posted by JoshNorton
www.bilderbergmeetings.org...?
Originally posted by John_Rodger_Cornman
Where is the bilderberg membership list?
If it exists.
Originally posted by John_Rodger_Cornman
Why do masons get angry at people researching their beliefs?
Whats the problem? Its not like your disrespecting them or anything.
What do you mean? It lists all the participants for the last three years... Click on Latest Meetings, pick a year, click on participants. Really not that difficult…
Originally posted by John_Rodger_Cornman
Originally posted by JoshNorton
www.bilderbergmeetings.org...?
Originally posted by John_Rodger_Cornman
Where is the bilderberg membership list?
If it exists.
The website you linked to doesn't list invitees to the bilderberg meetings.
So yeah...
Originally posted by Frater210
Wow,
The thread is still here; we must have done good.
I just wanted to say one more time how much I enjoyed this thread with yous guys.
I actually have a question and please excuse my ignorance; I tend to get a little mixed up. I suppose I could have figured this out my self but I wanted to give GetReadyAllReady a chance to reply and straighten me out because it was his post that got this to start buggin' at me.
Question. Is Masonic organizational structure and Order based upon Templar o and s Order? I thought the Masons got it from the Templars (GrandMasters and the whole hierarchical structure).
I ask because of your really great comment about how it is mimicked and successfully deployed across multiple disciplines and systems of management.
Thanks in advance.
Originally posted by Taurean27
Originally posted by John_Rodger_Cornman
Why do masons get angry at people researching their beliefs?
Whats the problem? Its not like your disrespecting them or anything.
WHY???
It's because some "people" think they know more about Freemasonry than the Freemasons.
We get told by these "experts" that it's all bad and evil, yet that is so far from the truth.
Reading a book does NOT make you an expert, it's the practical side combined with the knowledge learned that makes the student more academic in his field. You can read a book on medicine, but that doesn't make you a doctor.........it makes you more like a quack.!
Freemasonry is the same and I don't need a non Freemason lecturing me on Freemasonry.
Originally posted by JoshNorton
What do you mean? It lists all the participants for the last three years... Click on Latest Meetings, pick a year, click on participants. Really not that difficult…
Originally posted by John_Rodger_Cornman
Originally posted by JoshNorton
www.bilderbergmeetings.org...?
Originally posted by John_Rodger_Cornman
Where is the bilderberg membership list?
If it exists.
The website you linked to doesn't list invitees to the bilderberg meetings.
So yeah...