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To: Vendome
"However, we are a fraternity that recognizes other faiths. Our prequisite is: You must believe in a higher power and and afterlife."

Which does nothing to acknowledge the Divinity and Blood Atonement of Jesus Christ. That's why stuff like this recent encyclical with its two prayers (one for Catholics, one for others), is called Masonic. Some people dismiss such as kooky conspiracy theories, but the truth is that even if Freemason persons aren't explicitly involved, the troubling material is undeniably Masonic in nature -- generic, not focused on Jesus, and seeking fraternity with false religions.

26 posted on 06/19/2015 6:48:44 PM PDT by Wyrd bið ful aræd
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd

Like I said, “We” are a fraternity.

Think of it like any college fraternity or maybe a police fraternity. They worship the same God we all do for the most part. However, there are people of different faiths in those fraternities.

The fraternity is not a religion but, may open and close meetings asking for God’s blessing, guidance, strength, etc.

There really is no difference except we have rites and rituals, all of which are steeped in Biblical history and the humanities.

For a good example you might look at the following, which I only gave a cursory look and hope it is helpful:

http://www.masoniclibrary.org.au/research/list-lectures/106-the-importance-of-the-second-degree.html


29 posted on 06/19/2015 7:05:08 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd

It’s a fraternity. Not a religion.


48 posted on 06/19/2015 8:54:51 PM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (RINOS like Romney, McCain, Christie are sure losers. No more!)
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd

And pre-Vatican II freemasons were excommunicated, not elected to the papacy.


54 posted on 06/20/2015 5:20:42 AM PDT by piusv
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