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Originally posted by ExuLucifer
Are you? Thats all you have been doing in this thread. It does not matter about Saint Jerome and his translation if Gnostic sects were obviously operating before the 4th century following Lucifer.
Sure you are which is why you are stuck on stupid with it.
Originally posted by ExuLucifer
They are compatible.
Originally posted by ExuLucifer
I have sat in your 'regular' lodge with Buddhists. Buddhism=No creator God.
Originally posted by ExuLucifer
Apparantly not. End of Story.
Originally posted by ExuLucifer
Is it the candidates and the members or are you just like the old guys in the lodge pining for the old days that dont exist anymore? The lodges would have accepted these candidates with no issue.
Originally posted by ExuLucifer
you can block my posts all you want to he is still a bigot.
Originally posted by ExuLucifer
Sure you have especially in regards to religion...
Originally posted by no1smootha
Grand Master of F&AM of Florida Ruling and Decision
Originally posted by Erbal
Why would the Grand Master of F&AM of Florida have any need or reason to make a strict monotheistic ruling like this if the standards of recognition for all F&AM lodges were already strictly monotheistic like Augustus claims they are?
Originally posted by AugustusMasonicus
Originally posted by Erbal
Why would the Grand Master of F&AM of Florida have any need or reason to make a strict monotheistic ruling like this if the standards of recognition for all F&AM lodges were already strictly monotheistic like Augustus claims they are?
The logical assumption is that lodges were initiating members in his jurisdiction against the landmarks.
Those are the opening words on the ruling in FLorida last month.
The question has arisen if certain religious practices are compatible with Freemasonry, primarily
Paganism, Wiccan and Odinism, and secondarily Agnosticism and Gnosticism.
Originally posted by Erbal
Why would there be any question about whether or not these non-monotheistic religious practices are compatible with Freemasonry IF Freemasonry was strictly monotheistic like you claim? Why would a Grand Master feel the need to make new and redundant rulings/decisions to explicitly exclude non-monotheistic practices if it has already been clearly established that ONLY monotheistic practices are compatible with Freemasonry?
Originally posted by AugustusMasonicus
Originally posted by Erbal
Why would there be any question about whether or not these non-monotheistic religious practices are compatible with Freemasonry IF Freemasonry was strictly monotheistic like you claim? Why would a Grand Master feel the need to make new and redundant rulings/decisions to explicitly exclude non-monotheistic practices if it has already been clearly established that ONLY monotheistic practices are compatible with Freemasonry?
Again, the logical assumption is that lodges were intitiating members who did not adhere to the landmarks.
Grand Masters often make rulings or proclomations having to do with other rules which are not being adhered to on a local level.
The question has arisen if certain religious practices are compatible with Freemasonry, primarily Paganism, Wiccan and Odinism, and secondarily Agnosticism and Gnosticism.
Originally posted by Erbal
I've heard you go on and on and on and on and on about how monotheism is this core requirement for Freemasons, how you can't join unless you are a monotheist, and how even if you somehow got 2 people to sign your petition you'd still not get anything from Freemasonry unless you are a monotheist.
So why is there any question about the compatibility of non-monotheistic practices, especially a level of questioning that ultimately gets the #1 authority in the jurisdiction to go through the effort of making an official ruling and decision on the matter?
The logical explanation is that monotheism is NOT a standard of recognition and/or an unflinching rule across all of Freemasonry.
Can you imagine the US Supreme Court writing up something to the American people to address the rising question of whether or not it's illegal to purchase and consume illegal drugs? Yeah, that's pretty ridiculous, just like your "logical explanation."