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Originally posted by sc2099
Would you really want to be part of an organization that let any dbag join it? I wouldn't. It's called standards. Get some. Just beccause a person is alive doesn't entitle them to social links with anyone else who is alive.
Originally posted by cutbothways
reply to post by sc2099
Maybe you should try living in a Muslim country to see what exclusivity does to women.
Maybe you should look back in history, to see what exclusivity has accomplished, things like slavery, genocide, all because some one or some group doesn't fit the bill.
I would suggest, people who think like you are everything that is wrong in society today.
Better you than me, right?
Lost souls. They won't learn until it's too late.
Watch the movie Mist sometime. Makes you think. Put the kids to bed first though.
The bats. The spiders. It's all going to be the real thing.
Better get you **** straight, and quick.
Things are going down. Today, May 1st, was a big day.
Prepare.
Originally posted by Masonic Light
Actually, people are perfectly free in our nation to meet together if they want, and are also free to ignore what you think is "acceptable", and to tell you what they do in private is none of your business. No one has to answer to you, and if you don't like, you're free to hit the road.
Originally posted by bushidomason
but the fact there are no secret destruction plans about the world behind our doors....just....boring business stuff which gets old fast.
Originally posted by Amaterasu
If I can find a book or three for free, I'll read them. I would buy them, but right now I am looking for work and have not a quarter to my name (I do have a couple or three pennies).
Originally posted by Amaterasu
Originally posted by sc2099
Would you really want to be part of an organization that let any dbag join it? I wouldn't. It's called standards. Get some. Just beccause a person is alive doesn't entitle them to social links with anyone else who is alive.
Hmmm. If I didn't know better, I would say this was suggesting that all women qualify as "dbags..." By way of logic, if the Masons don't allow women, one wouldn't want to join them if they did, because if they did they would be letting in any "dbag..."
Excluding women is "standards." How do you figure?
And I can assure you, I do have standards.
No entitlement requested. IF a group excludes someone based on physical configuration, I will be distrustful - especially of a group that has many members in positions, or are a stone's throw from positions, of power.
Well, you have your box, and I have mine.
EDIT to add: You may notice I have never said I had issues with Masonry, but with its sexist policies.
[edit on 5/1/2008 by Amaterasu]
Originally posted by freight tomsen
Originally posted by Amaterasu
If I can find a book or three for free, I'll read them. I would buy them, but right now I am looking for work and have not a quarter to my name (I do have a couple or three pennies).
Amaterasu, have you had a chance to read my FREE book The Atlantean Conspiracy? It is the bane of these ATS Masons' existence and comes highly recommended by truth-seekers and freedom-lovers everywhere. Click on the Scribd link in my signature. Peace
Originally posted by Rockpuck
Numbers have no significance in the Scottish Rite.
33 is the highest, it is honorary.
“In Spiritual Numerology, '33' symbolizes the highest spiritual conscious attainable by the human being." -Elizabeth van Buren, “The Secret of the Illuminati” (161-2)
“The Paths represent the successive stages of the unfolding of cosmic realization in human consciousness; in old pictures a serpent is often depicted as twined about the boughs of the Tree. This is the serpent Nechushtan ‘who holdeth his tail in his mouth,’ the symbol of wisdom and initiation. The coils of this serpent, when correctly arranged upon the Tree, cross each of the Paths in succession and seem to indicate the order in which they should be numbered. Witb the help of this glyph, then, it is a simple matter to arrange all the tables of symbols in their correct positions upon the Tree, granted that the symbols are given in their correct order in the tables. In certain modern books which rank as authorities upon the subject the correct order is not given, the writers apparently holding that this should not be revealed to the uninitiated. But as this order is given correctly in certain older books, and, for the matter of that, in the Bible itself and the Qabalistic literature, there seems to me no point in deliberately misleading students with spurious information.” -Dion Fortune, “The Mystical Qabbalah” (25-6)
"A symbol for the limbic system and the kundalini energy, the lizard, also represents the cyclical movement of energy through the universe and the space/time continuum: birth-death-rebirth ad infinitum." -Aurum Solis
“Many people regard Kundalini as a new age fad. Nothing could be further from the truth. Kundalini can be considered the oldest known science. In previous ages, people raised Kundalini under the guidance of teachers and in controlled circumstances, preserving what they learned as an esoteric knowledge. But we have entered a period of time in which the esoteric becomes exoteric.” -Genevieve Lewis Paulson, “Kundalini and the Chakras” (7)
“To assist the Hesperides in its protection, a serpent called Ladon entwined about the bough … The Hesperides are sometimes given as seven in number. As such, they may correspond to the seven major chakras, or metaphysical energy centers that, collectively, comprise the human personality. So too, the Tree of Life symbolizes the spinal column, along which the chakras are arranged. This interpretation suggests that kundalini yoga originated in Atlantis, from which it spread around the world. Indeed, the Tree of Life is a theme frequently encountered in many European and Asian traditions of Atlantis and Lemuria, respectively.” -Frank Joseph, “The Atlantis Encyclopedia” (121)
Originally posted by sc2099
And here is the real conspiracy: a shameless plug. LOL if this doesn't discredit you in the eyes of nonidiots...well then I guess they are idiots.
Originally posted by freight tomsen
Three very significant 33s relate to the human body and spirituality, and it is likely the esoteric understanding of these 3, 33s that is coveted by Masons of the 33rd degree. First, there are exactly 33 turns in a complete sequence of human DNA.
Originally posted by freight tomsen
Mason/agents being paid to monitor internet message boards is shameless.
Originally posted by freight tomsen
As Public Servants it is their duty to remain completely transparent in their dealings. But this is not, and has never been the case, royal/vatican/secret society rule is all we have known since Rome.
Originally posted by freight tomsen
Amaterasu, have you had a chance to read my FREE book The Atlantean Conspiracy? It is the bane of these ATS Masons' existence and comes highly recommended by truth-seekers and freedom-lovers everywhere. Click on the Scribd link in my signature. Peace
Originally posted by sc2099
Specifically excluding women does not equate my own standards. But in the time Freemasonry was founded, it wasn't even a thought to include women. And if they want to stick to their own tradition, good on them - it's their club and they can run it how they see fit. I was more referring to not letting in criminals and unsavory characters...I think other organizations could stand to embrace these standards as well.
I really don't see what's wrong with men wanting to have an organization of their own. I wouldn't join a sorority to hang out with guys. Just because women aren't allowed in doesn't mean the members hate women or think they are worth less than men, as has been insinuated in other posts.
He claims that he was a 'witch' (whatever his definition of that is) for some 16 years until he discovered that being a witch was evil. (He has created his own definitions where paganism is the same as witchcraft). He was a Mormon for some 5 years until he discovered their supposed evils. And, of course, he was a Mason (for 8-9 years) until he discovered that Freemasonry (he now claims) was evil as well. Perhaps after a few more years as whatever he is now, he'll discover some evil there as well - and will write a book about it while going 'on the stump' with speaking engagements. Yes, Bill is nothing if not dexterous with his beliefs and slow to find yet another 'truth' (or lucrative opportunity....).
...some interesting information about Dr. Burns credentials. Now there's nothing wrong with earning degrees through distance learning. In fact, LOTS of folks are furthering their education that way. However, when ALL of one's degrees are from the same institution and when that institution isn't an accredited one, claims of academic achievement tend to be awfully weak. The term 'mail order' does spring to mind!
Although her book lists "Dr." Burns' degrees, it did not provide any information about them. Most folks who achieve doctorate degrees and use that as part of their 'authority' for writing are not reticent about noting their college or university. Receiving a doctoral degree is, certainly, a notable achievement in one's life. This glaring omission caught the eye of a college student reading one of her books. Thanks for the information, Brandon!
He contacted the anti-Masonic (anti-Catholic, anti-most everything) Chick Publications (one of the sales outlets) about this. They were not particularly helpful but through more detective work, this student tracked down Cathy Burns personally and called her at a phone number he'd found for her 'ministry'. Not unlike many of her ilk, that phone number was actually her house. When he spoke to Ms. Burns, she told him that her degrees were from an organization called International Seminary in Florida. Poking around on the internet revealed that International Seminary (not to be confused with Miami International Seminary) is near Orlando, Florida. Their current President is, conveniently perhaps, the son of the founder and he was ordained at the age 18 into an unspecified denomination. What we found particularly interestingly, though, is that nearly all of their faculty have their degrees from - guess where? - International Seminary! (Some actually have no degrees listed!) NOR do they list their tuition charges although there is an older page still existent on the web that seems to indicate that in 1998 you could get your doctorate from them for under $3,000. Not too shabby....
We'll leave you to draw your own conclusions from all of this. Strange that Dr. Burns isn't more proud of her academic achievement. The school's website doesn't have pictures of their campus, an explanation of how they calculate 'hours', and no mention of what the actual 'tuition' costs are. Not unsurprisingly, however, they do note that you can get "life credit" waiving certain requirements for things you've done in real life, something which the U. S. Department of Education warns about when evaluating schools for potential fraud. The United States Better Business Bureau has some criteria for determining if an institution is a diploma mill: compare the items here with International Seminary and you decide!
"Doctor" Burns' school also has another business that can be found at www.churchsource.com On December 23, 2006, you could even register there for the 2003 Commencement of International Seminary. Great deal, huh?