reply to post by czqjtohypmdu
It's not a contradiction. The Craft charges (requests of) us to be good citizens, but they cannot enforce that outside the Lodge. If I decide to go
hold up a liquor store I'm going to do it because I can...I'll get expelled from the fraternity, but the fact remains once I step outside that Lodge
they do not dictate my thoughts, words, or actions.
Freemasonry has laws against temperance? Wow, that is surprising to me as in the 1st degree (according to Idaho work) we are taught to be temperant
(moderate), never giving into excesses or extremes.
Well, if we're not allowed to sleep with Mason's daughters there are a whole lot of Masons out there violating that. My last girlfriend was a
former Jobie and her father had no problem with me dating his daughter. Nor did her uncles who were also Masons and Past Masters of my Lodge. You
are misconstruing what you don't understand.
This an ad-hominem attack. You've also mentioned that EVERY ex-Mason who criticizes the order usually "joined for the wrong
reasons."
It's a valid point though. I didn't say ALWAYS, I said USUALLY, because there are various reasons why one jumps from the Craft. Many of the more
zealous ones did join for the wrong reasons. I know many people who think they are going to attain some great status in the community by joining, and
are soured by that because they just want the ring and name.
I'll say this next part really, really slowly. The Shriner's hospitals are for serious burns and pediatric orthopedics. They are not a cancer
treatment center. That guys story is probably 100% horse #.
Well, when that "pattern" is a fraction of a percent I wouldn't start raising a fuss. Like I've said before, you don't chop down the entire
orchard over a few bad apples. Hell, lets pull up the statistics of crimes committed by non-Masons vs Masons, let's see which group has the
behavioral problems?
All Scottish Rite Masons must show their obedience to 32 and 33 degree Masons. All York Rite Masons must show their obedience to the
highest-degree York Rite Masons. This is in their oaths.
Well, here's a catch for you. I'm a Scottish Rite Mason and a York Rite Mason, although I've held higher positions in the York Rite than the
Scottish Rite. Scottish Rite for me is on the back burner for now.
reply to post by czqjtohypmdu
That falls in the line of orthopedics. When I had a osteochondroma (sp?), a bone tumor/spur, removed from my right distal femur I didn't go see an
oncologist, I went to an orthopedic surgeon. They didn't treat me with chemo, they cut into me. Big differences in those medical fields.
If someone sends their child to an orthopedic specialist when they should be going to a oncologist, they are a moron worthy of a Darwin Award.
