sometimes it's funny to listen to...
Posted on 04/03/2008 8:28:09 PM PDT by Alex Murphy
I am somewhat suprised.
The founders of Mormonism were members of the masonic fraternity and basically lifted the entire “ritual” practice of their relgion (right down to secret handshakes)from the fraternal rituals.
This made Smith, et al, oath breakers of the worst kind.
Moreover, twisting the fraternity into a gnostic religion is abhorent to the principles of freemasonry.
That said, it’s not the current mormon members’ fault what their founders did, I suppose, and mormons are generally good men of sound character (Romney and Dingy Harry Reid excepted).
Ain't that the truth.
Yep - George Washington along with thirteen other Presidents of the US were “cultists”, along with thousands of those who made this Country great.
Yes freemasonry is a religious organization... I don’t know the details but from what I recall it sounds pretty esoteric and strange to me. My godparents were members of the order of the Eastern Star, another fraternal organization. The husband was a Shriner also. They were my sponsors because my parents didn’t know any better at that time.
I trust Ken Silva and he has an article on it here:
http://www.apprising.org/archives/2005/08/keeping_you_app_5.html
these others I just glanced at but might be worth checking out too.
http://christianclarityreview.wpblogs.com/2006/08/02/lucifer-through-the-masons-you-dont-understand-we-worship-the-good-lucifer/
http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Cults/masons.htm
http://www.withoneaccord.org/store/SecretSins.html
http://www.ephesians5-11.org/opnltr.htm
http://www.ephesians5-11.org/christn.htm
http://www.ephesians5-11.org/glasses.htm
http://www.cephasministry.com/n1083.html
btw even Oprah is becoming a cult with her spiritual nonsense with Eckhardt Tolle and Marianne Williamson etc.
Nuts! Christians have NO discernment anymore and the church is full of tares.
It has no dogma or theology (and by forbidding religious discussion at its meetings will not allow a Masonic dogma to develop).
It offers no sacraments.
It does not claim to lead to salvation, by works, secret knowledge, or any other means (the secrets of Freemasonry are concerned with modes of recognition, not with salvation)
Freemasonry is far from indifferent to religion. Without interfering in religious practice, it expects each member to follow his own faith, and to place his duty to God above all other duties. Its moral teachings are acceptable to all religions.
sometimes it's funny to listen to...
Maybe so. It always seemed pretty weird to me that Washington performed some sort of pseudo-religious ceremony involving corn, wine, and oil while laying the cornerstone of the capitol.
Well said.
I joined the masons as a Jew and converted to Christianity -— and never did the lodge blink (or even know or care).
“It always seemed pretty weird to me that Washington performed some sort of pseudo-religious ceremony involving corn, wine, and oil while laying the cornerstone of the capitol.”
Yeah, I think Washington was an . . . Anglican! Cultist!
(The cornerstone ritual orginated with the Bishop of Salsbury.)
Ms P - Ken Silva is full of it, I’ve been a Master Mason for 22 years. All of you experts and cult kooks make me laugh.
Thanks for the ping, UB. :-)
get to the higher levels and then come back and say that.
Are you SURE about that?? I thought truth was open to interpretation?
Isn’t that what the conspiracy theorists always say. You just don’t know because you aren’t high enough in the ‘conspiracy’?
It’s amazing how people who routinely answer me with “that’s your interpretation” seem so sure of their own. sigh.
Ok. So what’s your representation of Christianity then? Give me the gospel.
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