[curmudgeonII]

My uncle was a 33rd degree Mason, and it seemed as though they had some pretty strange ideas about the after life. I mean, ideas that involved the physical body, not just the soul.

There is nothing in the 33rd about after life [speaking from experience].

As an aside, those who are babbling about "Lucifer" might be interested to know that this entity is not mentioned at all in the bible. The concept of "Lucifer" is as the bringer of light - the first household matches a century and a half ago were called lucifers; the substance in fireflies that produces light is luciferin which is acted upon by an enzyme called luciferase.

[Eva]

Actually, I’m relieved to know that my aunt’s statements had nothing to do with Masonry, and probably much to do with her mental degeneration, because I had a few other members of the Masons in my family, as well.

[editor-surveyor]

"As an aside, those who are babbling about "Lucifer" might be interested to know that this entity is not mentioned at all in the bible"

O really?

Isa 14:12
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! [how] art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!