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originally Posted by Alex- I myself am only interested in you allowing those who want to join to do so without verbal molestation.
Originally posted by theron dunn.- I just have one question why all the animosity?
Originally posted by TgSoe
its just that everyone refutes everything thats in Pikes book Morals and Dogma and everywhere else. Its kind of confusing like listening to two canidates for President . You might call me anti-anti-Masonary
Originally posted by TgSoe
originally Posted by Alex- I myself am only interested in you allowing those who want to join to do so without verbal molestation.
Oh I don't have a problem with anyone joning the Masons, more power to them, if they do.
Originally posted by theron dunn
Verbal harassment, the man said... I have been harassed far beyond the bounds of patience by men that call themselves Christian, and send some of the most hateful, spiteful, means spirited emails, phone calls, letters, digital attacks and generally evil actions.
If I were not christian, I can tell you that these attacks would certainly not convince me in any way to a) leave the lodge or b) become a christian.
What are these critics thinking? That a man wouldn't know what he joined? That these outsiders, with their hate burning bright might know more about masonry than I? Or that these paranoid semi literates that post attacks against masonry based on innuendo and unsubstantiated accusations will get me to slap my forehead and say: Oh, poop, they're right? What am I doing?
Most masonic critics can barely string two words together, and if it were not for control c and control v, they would be unable to make a post at all, for the most part.
You want to talk about harassment??
The only reason I spend so much time arguing with the likes of Washum, Kunk, Gentry, WD Smith, Berry, Neo, St. John the Sublime Reformer et al is to show folks that do not know any better what the real truth is... and three years later, I can tell you that other than all t he harassment I get, I am succeeding... I know of at least 20 men that have joined the fraternity as a result of my efforts, and god alone knows how many MORE have joined that I do not even know of...
The harassment is worth it... for every hateful, stupid, arrogant, nasty, mean lie and fraud that these folks commit just further goes to support my position that Masons are good, true, honorable, upright men of high integrity.
Originally posted by DontTreadOnMe
Originally posted by TgSoe
originally Posted by Alex- I myself am only interested in you allowing those who want to join to do so without verbal molestation.
Oh I don't have a problem with anyone joning the Masons, more power to them, if they do.
TgSoe, didn't you contemplate joining Masonry not long ago? Or, amy I thinking of someone else?
Originally posted by Khonsu
We don't recruit we aren't allowed to invite anyone to join Masonry, people must inquire about joining on their own free will. Those that Masonry is for will find it, those that it's not wont. Additionally everything is not secret, we and our lodges are very visible. Our lodge meeting times and locations as well as public activities are listed all over the internet. If one is looking for Masons, we are extremely easy to find.
Originally posted by NephraTari
I am sorry but that is a bald faced lie.. I have said it before and I will state it again.. My husband was invited by not one but two different masons on totally seperate occasions and places.
If it was a nono then you sure have alot of people going against your rules.
Originally posted by NephraTari
Originally posted by Khonsu
We don't recruit we aren't allowed to invite anyone to join Masonry, people must inquire about joining on their own free will. Those that Masonry is for will find it, those that it's not wont. Additionally everything is not secret, we and our lodges are very visible. Our lodge meeting times and locations as well as public activities are listed all over the internet. If one is looking for Masons, we are extremely easy to find.
I am sorry but that is a bald faced lie.. I have said it before and I will state it again.. My husband was invited by not one but two different masons on totally seperate occasions and places.
If it was a nono then you sure have alot of people going against your rules.
Originally posted by Khonsu
Originally posted by NephraTari
Originally posted by Khonsu
We don't recruit we aren't allowed to invite anyone to join Masonry, people must inquire about joining on their own free will.
I am sorry but that is a bald faced lie.. I have said it before and I will state it again.. My husband was invited by not one but two different masons on totally seperate occasions and places.
I obviously can't speak on this as I was not there and do not know of it first hand.
Originally posted by The Axeman
What would happen to a Mason in a non-inviting jurasdiction if the lodge found out he invited someone? Would he be blackballed or just scolded or what?
I am pretty sure there are Masonic laws and as such, Masonic trials(help me out guys, I don't know for sure). Is there a sort of "Masonic judicial system" to uphold your rules and by-laws, should they be violated? Are there different kinds of punitive actions or is it like, an "If you screw up you're out" kind of thing? Sorry so many questions... just curious.
Originally posted by Masonic Light
The main reason for this rule is that no Mason can really invite anybody (even where solicitation is "allowed"). This is because a Mason cannot guarantee a non-Mason that he will be elected to membership.