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Melodye User ID: 1110288 Australia 09/27/2010 06:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Simple story I guess, a freemason asked me to join, invited me to the lodge. They said if I paid them $100 dollars a year and went through some silly rituals I could join. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1001177Opinions? I had a really weird dream and decided not to call them back. Have fun! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 969699 United States 09/27/2010 06:39 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Simple story I guess, a freemason asked me to join, invited me to the lodge. They said if I paid them $100 dollars a year and went through some silly rituals I could join. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1001177Opinions? I had a really weird dream and decided not to call them back. There are so much in need of new blood/money that they are openly recruiting? LoL Did you asked why you? |
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Nightshade User ID: 599165 United Kingdom 09/27/2010 06:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Simple story I guess, a freemason asked me to join, invited me to the lodge. They said if I paid them $100 dollars a year and went through some silly rituals I could join. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 969699Opinions? I had a really weird dream and decided not to call them back. There are so much in need of new blood/money that they are openly recruiting? LoL Did you asked why you? Not openly recruiting. He sad "A Freemason asked me to join". He then went on to say "They said" so he is clearly just talking out his little fantasies. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1042150 United States 09/27/2010 06:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | As a mason myself. I can only say it is a fantastic organization. The money is dues to the lodge. But if you can show you can not afford it, you don't have to pay it. The rituals are a little strage for someone who doesn't understand the meaning behind them. Their purpose is to teach you how to be a better man, a better husband, and how to love and care for all. The main thing is you must believe in God and are willing to follow his teachings. But you can be of any religion or faith. Masons are brothers, like blood brothers.........who stick by each other and care for each other, unto death according to the rituals. Yea, a little extreme but you get the point. If you go thru and become a shiner, you have a blast...you can be a clown, drive funny little crs, play in the band....whatever.......but the main purpose here is to offer free medical services to unfortunate children with crippling problems..re: shriners hospital Of course........your decision, but it's a fantastic group that you can be proud to belong to. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 969699 United States 09/27/2010 07:08 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Masons are brothers, like blood brothers.........who stick by each other and care for each other, unto death according to the rituals. Yea, a little extreme but you get the point. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1042150I you had to defend a mason brother who is being accused by a non-mason of something illegal, would you do it? Would you still do it if you knew the accusations are true? Thanks for your answers |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 969699 United States 09/27/2010 07:17 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you go thru and become a shiner, you have a blast...you can be a clown, drive funny little crs, play in the band....whatever.......but the main purpose here is to offer free medical services to unfortunate children with crippling problems..re: shriners hospital Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1042150Of course........your decision, but it's a fantastic group that you can be proud to belong to. I can basically do the same by joining any charity group, without the requirement to buy tons of regalias, meet in secret, participate in rituals while I don't fully understand the power of rituals. But eh, it feels so cool to be a part of a team. Plus the dinners with all the brothers are super fun =) |
cjrocks User ID: 1099986 United States 09/27/2010 07:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | DO IT Go back to bed, America. Your government has figured out how it all transpired. Go back to bed, America. Your government is in control again. Here. Here's American Gladiators. Watch this, shut up. Go back to bed, America. Here is American Gladiators. Here is 56 channels of it! Watch these pituitary retards bang their fucking skulls together and congratulate you on living in the land of freedom. Here you go, America! You are free to do as we tell you! You are free to do what we tell you! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 757400 Australia 09/27/2010 07:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | As a mason myself. I can only say it is a fantastic organization. The money is dues to the lodge. But if you can show you can not afford it, you don't have to pay it. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1042150The rituals are a little strage for someone who doesn't understand the meaning behind them. Their purpose is to teach you how to be a better man, a better husband, and how to love and care for all. The main thing is you must believe in God and are willing to follow his teachings. But you can be of any religion or faith. Masons are brothers, like blood brothers.........who stick by each other and care for each other, unto death according to the rituals. Yea, a little extreme but you get the point. If you go thru and become a shiner, you have a blast...you can be a clown, drive funny little crs, play in the band....whatever.......but the main purpose here is to offer free medical services to unfortunate children with crippling problems..re: shriners hospital Of course........your decision, but it's a fantastic group that you can be proud to belong to. Do the rituals effect the psyche in any immediate way, like psychomagick? or is it simply to 'teach', because I've heard a lot of comments on the rituals saying it is 'magnificent' and nothing more.. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 969699 United States 09/27/2010 07:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Masons are brothers, like blood brothers.........who stick by each other and care for each other, unto death according to the rituals. Yea, a little extreme but you get the point. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 969699I you had to defend a mason brother who is being accused by a non-mason of something illegal, would you do it? Would you still do it if you knew the accusations are true? Thanks for your answers Does it hurt when I hit that spot? You said : "Their purpose is to teach you how to be a better man, a better husband, and how to love and care for all." So I don't think answering that question should be difficult? Or is it because it contradicts the sentence about "blood brothers"? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 969699 United States 09/27/2010 07:42 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Do the rituals effect the psyche in any immediate way, like psychomagick? or is it simply to 'teach', because I've heard a lot of comments on the rituals saying it is 'magnificent' and nothing more.. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 757400ALL rituals work at an subconscious level, call that "magick" if you want but know that there are rituals in all religions. Saying it is simply to teach is incomplete. It DOES have other effects, the thing is to know what effects and to answer that we would need to have a precise descriptions of all the various rituals they practice, to understand the first level of meaning, as well as all the subsequent symbolic layers. Who designed the modern rituals for the Scottish rite? Albert Pike? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1042150 United States 09/27/2010 07:42 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Personally, although against the pledge if a fellow mason commited a crime, I would say he was guilty... It is teaching only........this is not a mental reprogamming... We have a blast....way too much liquor though...Masons love bar-b-que's,beer, and liquor. Plus they are away from their wives! |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1110949 United States 09/27/2010 07:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The main thing is you must believe in God and are willing to follow his teachings. But you can be of any religion or faith. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1042150Why the belief in God requirement? Perhaps it is because those who claim a belief in the supernatural are gullible, programmable, and disposable. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 969699 United States 09/27/2010 07:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The main thing is you must believe in God and are willing to follow his teachings. But you can be of any religion or faith. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1110949Why the belief in God requirement? Perhaps it is because those who claim a belief in the supernatural are gullible, programmable, and disposable. Because some (many?) of their teachings are spiritual? But there are other lodges/rites where it isn't required. But probably not that common in the US, more present in other countries. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 340016 Netherlands 09/27/2010 08:05 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Find out everything you can about the local lodge. Most masons are ok but be prepared to do some nasty things, ie organised stalking etc, in order to protect the local community (reputation of local ptb). Did you get asked the "do you believe in god" question ?. Its an interesting rabbit hole with their mythology, so have an open mind. I could tell you more but power about to die on mobile. Ill ask a friend to post their views on the subject, he has summed it up as an extension of the school yard gang culture and forever having to open his wallet for good causes, lol he's a tight arse sometimes. |
A Brit User ID: 1093976 United Kingdom 09/27/2010 08:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Simple story I guess, a freemason asked me to join, invited me to the lodge. They said if I paid them $100 dollars a year and went through some silly rituals I could join. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1001177Opinions? I had a really weird dream and decided not to call them back. Listen to your good instinct. Uncle Sam, Satan, and Freemasonry A Shriner Freemason admits to worshipping Lucifer |