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Originally posted by rainfall
Then I find out that most police are freemasons, and they join this 'brotherhood' as insurance to watch each others backs.
If one does something wrong, the others look the other way, they protect each other and cover for each other, good or bad.
Originally posted by kommunist
I am not ashamed. I don't like Masons because they're a**holes.
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My uncles' a Mason, and he's a dick.
Originally posted by Fitzgibbon
Originally posted by Doomsday 2029
And yes, from what I understand about freemasonry, ACCORDING TO OTHER FREEMASONS, is that their are very corrupt branches or lodges, some that even carry out the work of the occult, or what I like to refer to as: Luciferianism.
Anybody joker can hang out a shingle and call himself a Mason and gather together a group that calls itself a masonic lodge. Nothing to prevent that and if they cross some moral, ethical or legal bound, the likes of you don't make the distinction between them and Regular Masons. Regular Masonry (the Masonry practised by virtually every self-identifying Mason in the world) is what most people think of when the subject comes up and the various Grand Lodges ensure that any other Grand Lodge they associate with can be held up to the same esteem as their own. Irregular lodges (a la P2 for instance) are simply not representative of real Masonry.
In the same manner, do you think the Westboro Baptist church (the one that protests around soldiers' funerals and such) is representative of Baptists? If so, you're making the same kind of mistaken assumption as you're making about Masonry.
Originally posted by Mintwithahole.
If I really wanted to throw the cat amongst the pigeons I could say that this whole thread is propaganda for the fraternity, possibly started because the masons have been getting lots of bad press in some of the other threads. . .
Originally posted by Doomsday 2029
Originally posted by Fitzgibbon
Anybody joker can hang out a shingle and call himself a Mason and gather together a group that calls itself a masonic lodge. Nothing to prevent that and if they cross some moral, ethical or legal bound, the likes of you don't make the distinction between them and Regular Masons. Regular Masonry (the Masonry practised by virtually every self-identifying Mason in the world) is what most people think of when the subject comes up and the various Grand Lodges ensure that any other Grand Lodge they associate with can be held up to the same esteem as their own. Irregular lodges (a la P2 for instance) are simply not representative of real Masonry.
In the same manner, do you think the Westboro Baptist church (the one that protests around soldiers' funerals and such) is representative of Baptists? If so, you're making the same kind of mistaken assumption as you're making about Masonry.
Yea... and George Bush calls himself a Christian
What are you trying to prove here?
That Freemasonry the way you understand it is a beautiful thing? Fine. I'm sure it's wonderful dude.
Originally posted by Doomsday 2029
You sound like a Muslim trying to defend Islam, and how the radicals carrying out a jihad/ holy war are not representative of the religion.
Originally posted by Doomsday 2029
While I can understand what you are saying, You cannot deny that (the Masonry practised by virtually every self-identifying Mason in the world) has it's group of "radicals" too.
Originally posted by Doomsday 2029
Give it up man, Freemasonry just like any organized religion, or any agency in the government, or any political party, or any big time corporation has it's coruption and sins as well.
Originally posted by Doomsday 2029
But hey... I understand why you feel this way, so it's pointless for me to carry on with this debate. It's like arguing with a person who is defending his religion as "righteous".