To: Smelly_Fed
The same way we belong to Country Clubs, the Rotary, Trade Organizations and the Beer of the Month Club. Which of these require you to believe in a supreme being?
What is the "Celestial Lodge Above"?
77 posted on
10/31/2009 11:30:05 AM PDT by
D-fendr
(Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
To: D-fendr
78 posted on
10/31/2009 11:33:00 AM PDT by
narses
("These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.")
To: D-fendr
Which of these require you to believe in a supreme being?
Again, immaterial. Freemasons want moral men - we don't believe you can be a moral men and not believe in God. But to your point, there are indeed country clubs that historically have required its members to be Christians.
What is the "Celestial Lodge Above"?
Allegory for heaven obviously. There is no path in freemasonry for getting there. Your faith is your guide and freemasonry is not faith.
To: D-fendr
Celestial Lodge Above is generically referring to Heaven. The same way we may say “Grand Architect of the Universe” as a universal term for God.
See - as stated and easily researched, to be a Mason one must believe in a higher power. See as we accept a man OF any faith, we endeavor to do improve ourselves, eachother and the world around despite our differences in faith, religion, nationality, race or political affiliation.
What other organization can make such a claim?
186 posted on
04/30/2011 8:11:42 PM PDT by
MAK1179
(Obama in SPELLCHECK corrects itself to Osama...coincidence?)
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