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Chris Kyle was a Mason?

Is Masonry prevalent in SOF?

Originally posted by NarrowGate
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Chris Kyle was a Mason?

Is Masonry prevalent in SOF?

edit on 14-2-2013 by NarrowGate because: (no reason given)

I didn't see anything that would point to him being a mason aside from the Templar cross, which in itself isn't masonic. What lodge was he from?

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Very true, but so many other trades and organisations refer to being a, or the Craft.
I think there is nothing more to it, sorry.

Originally posted by TheLoneArcher
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Very true, but so many other trades and organisations refer to being a, or the Craft.
I think there is nothing more to it, sorry.

such as?

eta: Masonry is a trade??

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Such as the group of soldiers in your original post. Carpenters describe their trade as a craft. Craftsmen learn a craft. Masonry is both a trade and a craft, depending whether you are speculative or not.

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woodworking is a craft
brick and stone mason is a craft
jewelry making is a craft
baking/cooking is a craft
quilt making is a craft
needle point is a craft
many hobbies are called crafts (hence the need for arts and craft stores)

Do you think we have a monopoly on the word CRAFT ?

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Thank you. You answered more comprehensively than I.

Originally posted by TheLoneArcher
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Thank you. You answered more comprehensively than I.

You are more than welcome . Narrowgate is somewhat correct , operative masonry is a trade , but when you do it well and take pride in your work such as my brother (who is not a Freemason) it is a CRAFT . Because it is just not a trade to him , but a source of pride , he is a true CRAFTSMAN .

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I see no reason why him being a mason would be a bad thing. He was an exemplary soldier and very good at his "craft". He did a job not many want to do, but apparently needs to be done. Since I have not walked a mile in his boots, I cannot say how good a person he was, but so far, I see no reason to think he was a mason simply because he called his work craft.

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I had not heard that he was a Mason. I don't know if "Craft" necessarily means "Freemasonry" in this instance, but I'd have to do more research. I know a few SOF who are Masons, but I'm not sure of the numbers. I know with many of the military units I worked with there wasn't that many Masons on the base. This may be due to the fact that my base was extremely small.

EDIT: Personally, I'd love to have counted him among one of my Masonic Brothers.

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yes and if not it would have been good word to trademark a while ago

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I can think of at least one spiritual path that calls it self the craft and is not Masonic.... British traditional Wicca....

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