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Joining the Freemasons
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[quote:Bob:MV8xMzI3ODk4XzIxODA3MTEyXzk0Qzc4MTQ5] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1129251] At the lowest degrees, it's mostly about business connections and things of that nature. They "hoodwink" lower-level initiates. You have to take serious oaths, even at the first degree. These involve you giving permission to the order, if you betray your fellow Masons, that you will be killed in brutal ways. So the fee is a blood oath. They probably do have donuts, though. [/quote] I was a mortgage rep for Aegis Lending. I am already familiar with how low level members get hoodwinked and death threats to prevent betrayal. [/quote]
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So I've been thinking of joining the freemasons. There are quite a number of important members of the community who are freemasons and I can see the advantage of becoming a mason.
1) Anyone else a member and is there anything I should keep in mind?
2) I'm required to believe in a God in some form to join, but I don't believe in magic. As an atheist, is there any way to get around this?
3) Is there any reason for not joining?
Thanks in advance.
-Bob
PS, I'm serious here, I won't bother responding to trolls, but post away all the same, I may find you amusing.
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