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Originally posted by AugustusMasonicus
reply to post by network dude
I think I see ManBearPig hiding behind that pine tree.
Ok, how's this?
Originally posted by Mintwithahole.
reply to post by JoshNorton
If you accused me of child abuse I would sue you. Why don't the masons do this? It's a case of put up or shut up. . !
Originally posted by Mintwithahole.
If you accused me of child abuse I would sue you. Why don't the masons do this? It's a case of put up or shut up. . !
Originally posted by Mintwithahole.
Originally posted by Fitzgibbon
Why argue a point that doesn't bear scrutiny? All that does is lend undeserved credence to the person making the initial unfounded assertion while putting Masons in the position of being viewed by others as 'the laddie doth protest too much'.
I would say the opposite. You either stand up for the fraternity and argue with those who wish to blacken it's name, no matter what the subject is, or you ignore all accusations.
Originally posted by Mintwithahole.
I don't think you should pick and choose what to defend against! Once you start that game you leave yourself open to all manner of accusations especially if you go silent on accusations of child abuse.
Originally posted by Mintwithahole.
Like I said earlier, I think the masons have their priorities wrong. If someone accused me of being in league with the devil I would shrug my shoulders and say think what you want, but if someone dared accuse me of having anything to do with child abuse I would go crazy and make sure that no one made that particular accusation again.
Originally posted by Mintwithahole.
Maybe it's something to do with the whole masonic ethos. . ? Maybe being a mason and taking the degrees removes the ability to get angry and fight back? Maybe it just makes you more even tempered and laid back? If this is the case then it is just another reason to be suspicious of it. . .
Originally posted by Mintwithahole.
reply to post by JoshNorton
If you accused me of child abuse I would sue you. Why don't the masons do this? It's a case of put up or shut up. . !
This is evident by their continued support for a team that allowed 96 of its most loyal fans to needlessly die while watching an inconsequential sporting event.
You've got a few things going on in that statement:
Originally posted by Mintwithahole.
reply to post by JoshNorton
I'm talking about a relatively small amount of people belonging to a fraternity who have been accused of abusing children and either don't want to stand up to the charge for fear that it may contain an element of truth, or who have had the ability to fight back against such a charge removed after years of being told by your fellow masons that you're somehow untouchable.
How can we look guilty as charged if nobody has charged us?
It doesn't matter if I believe the accusation the fact is by staying silent you make yourselves look guilty as charged.
Originally posted by Mintwithahole.
Please tell us all how Liverpool Football Club allowed 96 of it's most loyal fans to die while watching an inconsequential sporting event?
The very fact that you would mention such a thing proves that you are the lowest of the low and are almost certainly capable of anything. . . I hope others read what you wrote and see you for what you are! "Shameless. . "