http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/freemasonry/ en-us Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:16:10 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2375379/posts Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry , prepared for the Supreme Council of the Thirty Third Degree for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States. Charleston, 1871. Albert Pike, born December 29, 1809, was the oldest of six children born to Benjamin and Sarah Andrews Pike. Pike was raised in a Christian home and attended an Episcopal church. Pike passed the entrance examination at Harvard College when he was 15 years old, but could not attend because he had no funds. After traveling as far west as Santa Fe, Pike settled in Arkansas, where... Freemasons Freemasonry http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2375379/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:16:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2374618/posts A few years ago I was told that at the ceremony of induction of the vicar of one of the local Anglican churches, the Bible which was handed to him had embossed on its front cover the emblem of the Freemasons, the square and compasses. It subsequently came to light that nearly all the male members of his Parochial Church Council were "on the square", and his predecessor as vicar had been a Mason as well. This is not a "low", or Evangelical, church, but very firmly in the Anglo Catholic tradition, where a number of clergy and lay people... The Catholic Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2374618/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:01:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2344243/posts From a September 2006 article featured on the Our Sunday Visitor website:No pope has ever been a Mason. The Catholic Church has warily monitored Freemasonry from the time it penetrated Europe. In 1738, Pope Clement XII condemned the Craft for its dependence on mere natural virtue while ignoring Christ's unique role as Savior. He also denounced the rash oaths it demanded of members to protect trivial Lodge secrets. Catholics who joined the Masons were excommunicated, with reconciliation reserved to the pope. This decree had little effect, however, because it wasn't published in every land, nor was it always taken seriously... Insight Scoop http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2344243/posts#comment Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:37:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2266507/posts Are you a Freeper Freemason? I am looking for others like me. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2266507/posts#comment Sun, 7 Jun 2009 05:24:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2257397/posts I have become very curious about the Freemasons and freemasonry in general. How does it "fit in" with the group of Christian religions...how about islam? What are the views and opinions of those at this site? The "Net" http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2257397/posts#comment Sun, 24 May 2009 17:20:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2165856/posts President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in Tuesday will incorporate several elements out of America's Masonic past. One-third of the signers of the Constitution, many of the Bill of Rights signers and America's first few presidents (except for Thomas Jefferson) were Freemasons, a fraternal organization that became public in early 18th-century England. Although it became fabulously popular in America, at one time encompassing 10 percent of the population, Pope Clement XII condemned Freemasonry in 1738 as heretical. The latest pronouncement was issued in 1983 by then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger - now Pope Benedict XVI - who called Masonic practices "irreconcilable" with Catholic doctrine. Still,... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2165856/posts#comment Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:54:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2148992/posts Fifteen-month-old Addison Bryan just got her first pair of shoes. Because of her disability, she can't walk in them. Another year could pass before Addison takes her first steps. But today at least 50 people will be walking for her, all supporting the hospital that has cared for her since birth. Jeff and Julie Bryan of Rockwall organized the team that's participating in today's Mayor's Race, a 5K fun run accompanying the Dallas White Rock Marathon. Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children is the marathon's primary beneficiary. Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2148992/posts#comment Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:13:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/804825/posts   Current 2002 2001 2000 1990s     November   2000THE GREATEST CONSPIRACY THE EDITOR A few months back, during social chit-chat which turned with predictable concern to the modern plague of clerical apostasy, a venerable member of the Society of Jesus recounted various word of mouth histories of Communist infiltration of the Jesuits. These included two men sent to join the Society in Italy and Spain by their respective national Communist Parties - the former having left to return to the Party in the early 1950s after more than a dozen years of study and actual ordination; the... Christian Order http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/804825/posts#comment Wed, 11 Dec 2002 19:37:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046880/posts There is a belief abroad in many conservative circles that the U.S. is "a Christian nation". This belief is found in perhaps its most extreme form in the Mormon doctrine that the Constitution of the United States is a divinely inspired document. Less extreme versions hold that Christian piety was an shaping influence on the thinking and writing of the Founding Fathers, and Christianity therefore has (or ought to have) a privileged position in the political and cultural life of the U.S. The Mormon doctrine is unfalsifiable. But claims about the beliefs and intentions of the Founding Fathers are not,... Armed and Dangerous http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046880/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:49:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1969059/posts WASHINGTON — Conspiracy theorists take note: The myths surrounding one of America's oldest and most enduring national symbols are about to be debunked ... if you believe the government, that is. The keepers of the Great Seal of the United States, the emblem on the back of the US$1 bill, want you to know what it is not. It is not a sign that Freemasons run the country, it has nothing to do with the occult, and it does not contain clues to a fabulous hidden treasure. It is rather the nation's stamp of authority, sovereignty and power, gracing cash... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1969059/posts#comment Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:18:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1882266/posts Lesson 34: The First Commandment "Come let us praise the Lord with joy:  let us joyfully sing to God our savior.  Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; and make a joyful noise to Him with psalms.  For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.  For in His hand are all the ends of the earth:  and the heights of the mountains are His.  For the sea is His, and He made it:  and His hands formed the dry land.  Come let us adore and fall down:  and weep before the Lord that... OLRL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1882266/posts#comment Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:41:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1879602/posts After decades of indirectly criticizing the Catholic Church through friendly media outlets, the powerful Mexican Masonry has now directly gone after Catholic bishops, accusing them of pretending to “control” Mexican politics by demanding the right to education and information. The previous Mexican Constitution, because of Masonic influence, stripped the Church of the right to own schools and communications media. Recently, the Mexican bishops announced they would begin a campaign to regain these rights. The Grand Lodge of the Valley of Mexico, which brings together 12,000 Masons, reacted to the proposal by calling a press conference in which Great Teacher Pedro... Catholic News Agency http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1879602/posts#comment Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:25:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1862318/posts A hot and fetid June night on the small Mediterranean island of Malta, and a Christian sentry patrolling at the foot of a fort on the Grand Harbour had spotted something drifting in the water. The alarm was raised. More of these strange objects drifted into view, and men waded into the shallows to drag them to the shore. What they found horrified even these battle-weary veterans: wooden crosses pushed out by the enemy to float in the harbour, and crucified on each was the headless body of a Christian knight. This was psychological warfare at its most brutal, a... UK Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1862318/posts#comment Sat, 7 Jul 2007 20:10:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1861021/posts What's true and what's not about the Masons is the topic of a recent book by an expert in the history of religions. Father Manuel Guerra Gómez, who is an author of 25 books on sects and other topics, recently released "La trama masónica" (The Masonic Plot), published in Spanish by Styria. Father Guerra is a diocesan priest of Burgos, and a retired professor of the Burgos headquarters of the Faculty of Theology of Northern Spain. In this interview with ZENIT he says that "the Masonic method, atheistic in nature, reflects historical relativism and leads to the socio-cultural relativism that... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1861021/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jul 2007 01:21:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1828848/posts Weekend Edition Saturday, May 5, 2007 · In the 18th century, the word on the cobblestone street was that Freemasons were an occult group promoting a pagan agenda through the American government. After all, members themselves call Masonry "the craft." And the Masonic founders of America built the roads around the U.S. Capitol in the form of a five-pointed star – a pagan symbol. Then there is that "seeing eye" pyramid on the dollar bill – a known Masonic symbol. Some conspiracy theorists have argued that the pyramid is evidence of a Masonic cabal within the U.S. government. (Historians pooh-pooh... NPR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1828848/posts#comment Sat, 5 May 2007 14:24:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1794332/posts Says Its Philosophies Are Incompatible With Church ROME, MARCH 2, 2007 (Zenit.org).- The Church has not changed its ruling on Catholic membership in the Masons, said the regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary. Bishop Gianfranco Girotti made this statement Thursday at a conference on the topic of Freemasonry held at the St. Bonaventure Pontifical Theological Faculty. The bishop presided over the congress held in cooperation with the Socio-Religious Research and Information Group of Italy. Officials of Masonic associations and grand masters also took part in the meeting. Bishop Girotti reminded his listeners that the Church has always criticized the concepts and... Zenit News Agency http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1794332/posts#comment Sat, 3 Mar 2007 01:58:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1787493/posts We have to issue an occult watch -- perhaps "warning" is more like it -- for a new self-help trend that apparently is sweeping or beginning to sweep segments of America.   The "method" is now on DVD as a movie called The Secret, and has been featured, among other places, on Oprah and Larry King Live.   We are reluctant to readily dismiss innovative spiritual means, and always urge openness in the supernatural realm, which is so often beyond human reckoning.   But in the case of The Secret, a warning is especially needed because its claims and temptations are especially potent:... Spirit Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1787493/posts#comment Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:42:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1699155/posts COMMENT: In April of 1977, Smithsonian Magazine printed this picture, entitled "An Unconventional portrait of Pope Paul VI is accepted by the Vatican." A special prize will be awarded to the Freeper who can correctly identify the most Masonic symbols! Marks, get set, go! "An Unconventional portrait of Pope Paul VI is accepted by the Vatican." Smithsonian Magazine, April, 1977, Page 60-61 "Those great patrons of the arts, the Renaissance popes, usually commissioned the artist in their employ - Raphael, Titian, Velazquez - to paint their portraits. The result was some of the greatest paintings ever produced. "Since then the... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1699155/posts#comment Mon, 11 Sep 2006 05:15:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1781738/posts Q: A member of the RCIA program was told by another member of the parish that if they were going to become Catholic they needed to terminate their involvement with the Masonic lodge before they could join. Is this still the case in the United States? -- T.N., Howard City, Michigan A: This question is more canonical than liturgical. The Church's position with respect to membership of Masonic lodges, even though canon law no longer explicitly mentions the Masons, has not substantially changed. The new code states in Canon 1374: "A person who joins an association which plots against the... Zenit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1781738/posts#comment Fri, 9 Feb 2007 03:48:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1742124/posts The cameras are rolling. Michael Richards is ad-libbing. "You ought to read Hinomaus," he informs a stunned actor. Behind the monitors, the production crew is in stitches. "Hinomaus?" Like so many of Richards' impromptus, it's ridiculous, and real, and funny at the same time. www.srmason-sj.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1742124/posts#comment Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:09:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1735609/posts Congratulations to Craig Heimbichner who identified the most Masonic symbols in the creepy and twisted "portrait" of Paul VI presented to, and accepted by, Paul VI in the 70's. (Hit the link for the original post and the picture printed by Smithsonian Magazine in April of 1977.) And the symbols are: 1. Three pillars 2. Two columns 3. Cresent moon 4. Various Pentagrams 5. Sphynx at the top of the pillar 6. The columns and angles combine to form a square and compass 7. The point within the circle at the top is an old Illuminati symbol 8. Above Paul... Freakly Photo of Paul VI Celebrates 30 Years in the Vatican http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1735609/posts#comment Thu, 9 Nov 2006 16:35:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1705367/posts Is Masonry just a harmless fraternity?In the past century, enrollment in the group has plunged in both Europe, where it was once a huge threat to Catholicism, and the U.S., which now has over half of the world's Masons (despite the closing of its halls in many cities).  It is not a movement on the upswing. And the average member of Freemasonry, as it is more formally known, is not aware of the deeply occultic origin of its rituals. Many don't even know that the Catholic Church has consistently condemned them. Freemasonry had its origins in masons who built the... Spirit Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1705367/posts#comment Thu, 21 Sep 2006 04:58:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1699074/posts Is the Devil in the Details of D.C. Streets?Laris Karklis -- The Washington Post The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1699074/posts#comment Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:51:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1699136/posts COMMENT: New-Church Catholics who have fully embraced the ecumenical, Romasonic Catholic creed will be shocked to learn that the "naturalism" or "universalism" preached by Masonry was condemned for centuries by the real Roman Catholic Church. Since the Grand Lodge started claiming Popes as enrolled members, the condemnations have all but ceased. For Freepers wondering what the big deal is about Fez bedecked men driving in go-carts, you're driving in the wrong direction... ### FORWARD TO THINGS CATHOLICS ARE ASKED ABOUT, by MARTIN J. SCOTT : Outside the Catholic Church there is at present very great interest in things Catholic. Sincere... Catholic Church Teaching on Freemasonry http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1699136/posts#comment Mon, 11 Sep 2006 04:16:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1698608/posts Taking heterodoxy to new levels, so-called 'Catholic' DePaul University recently provided the facilities for the installation of 235 Scottish Freemasons at their annual meeting held in Chicago. (www.supremecouncil.org/newsEvents/AnnMtgPressRelease2006.asp) Freemasonry, which cloaks itself in seemingly benign good works, has for centuries targeted the destruction of the Catholic Church by preaching a religion of universalism. It has long been their tradition that "Masonic knee bends at all altars" including Satan's. At the upper levels of Masonry, the truth that is revealed to "candidates" for illumination is an anti-Catholic mindset and agenda that focuses Masons on the secular world, and firmly away from... Catholic Citizens of Illinois http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1698608/posts#comment Sun, 10 Sep 2006 00:04:12 GMT