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Originally posted by Rockpuck
reply to post by freight tomsen
LOOK .. you MUST cite your sources!!!!!!!
Originally posted by TheComte
In my reading I have come to the conclusion that the true secret of freemasonry is lost. It was lost because the sole keepers of the secret, an Egyptian pharoah and his high priests, were murdered. This murder became the legend/myth of Hiram Abiff.
The secret was the specifics of a king-making ritual, performed to bestow immortality upon the pharoah. When the keepers of the secret refused to divulge it to the Hyksos conquerors of Egypt, they were killed. Since that time, the exact ritual is lost. The rituals of Freemasonry, as well as all Judeo-Christian religions, attempt to duplicate this ancient Egyptian king-making ritual.
[edit on 30-4-2008 by TheComte]
Originally posted by psychedeliack
I may be wrong, but I dont know yet, I plan on joining the masons myself because I am SURE they are not evil.
Originally posted by Cosmocow
I thought i just saw a show on the history channel showing the Mason's connection to the underground railroad? It was actually a pretty interesting show to say the least.
Originally posted by yeahright
So what if someone wanted to start a club for men to fraternize and work on self-improvement and maybe do a little charity work?
Why Was The Man
Who Revealed These
Masonic Secrets
Murdered?
"I do most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear...
*
To have my throat cut across...
*
My tongue torn out by the roots...
*
And my body buried in the rough sands of the sea at low water mark, where the tide ebbs and flows in twenty-four hours...
...should I ever knowingly or willingly violate this my solemn oath or obligation as an Entered Apprentice Mason. So help me God."
The above is an excerpt of the oath sworn by Masons to never reveal any of the Masonic secrets. Perhaps this is why our source for the information in this book was murdered after his notes were published.
Originally posted by bushidomason
reply to post by cutbothways
Losing side? What losing side?
Originally posted by cutbothways
Originally posted by yeahright
So what if someone wanted to start a club for men to fraternize and work on self-improvement and maybe do a little charity work?
Sorry, but your buddies were part of the forming of the United States, and many Presidents and high level officials meet in secrecy without the rest of the people knowing whats going on.
What, now you're selling a book too? That link doesn't even name a victim, yet they clearly state such a person was the source of their exposé. It lacks credibility if you just say "Nuh uh... someone WAS killed for exposing the secrets, and mutilated exactly like the oath said they'd be!!!! I'm just not telling you who, because, um. Well, just because."
Originally posted by cutbothways
People do get murdered when they reveal a secret
...
www.secretsofthemasons.com...
The oaths that masons take are indeed binding.