by Floyd Smoots » Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:56 pm
....I appreciate your answer, and, from my own ten year study of Freemasonry, find no real fault with it. About a decade ago, circa 1995 a.D., I was in my boss' office (he is now retired [2002] from my company), while a fellow "Scottish Rite" brother mason (lowercase deliberate) interrupted our discussion of company business with a visit.<br><br>For Lord-knows-what reason, I was not dismissed from the boss' office nor the ensuing conversation. At that time, I was about forty eight years old. Perhaps they thought they could "interest" me in their organisation (British spelling deliberate just for you). They were commiserating on the "lack of new blood" in their local lodge, here in southeastern, urban, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.<br><br>While they conversed, I kept my mouth shut, and my ears open. They were discussing a tiny smidgen about the Scottish Rite, itself (i.e., the ritual of entry). Boss "V", said to visitor "W", "Well, what about old What's-His-Name as a candidate?" W answered, "Well V, you know BOTH of us were much younger when we went through it. I don't know if WHN can stand the beating without hospitalisation or, possibly death. V agreed with W, that WHN probably WAS too old to take the "beating".<br><br>God Almighty, anti, I didn't hear much else concerning the "S.R.", but that was ENOUGH right there, to let ME know that I didn't want any part of THAT crap EVER, right then and there!!!<br><br>Therefore, I have no problem whatsoever with agreeing with your position that Ancient Free and Accepted Masonry is inherently evil, and "blood-sworn" to the promotion of the New World Order; and the "Coming Soon To A Nation Near You" Antichrist. I hope you will remain "anitaristo", but, please don't fall for "The Count of Anti-Christo" when he comes. Hopefully, you will be gone like me, and the rest of the believers in the risen Christ, the one true Son of God.<br><br>Sorry, New Agers, Pagans, Muslims, and all the rest of you, but that's just what real Christians (NOT Benny Hinn, et al) believe. We will not apologise for those beliefs, because, if we did, I don't know what you could call us, but it danged sure would not be Christian. Our beliefs are pretty much "etched in stone" in the words of the Old, and New Testaments of the "Holy Bible".<br><br>If you don't like the way this thread is going, then, Go Away to one that is spewing the "pap" that you want to see, read, and respond to. Dang it, anti, I ended another dog-bitten sentence with a preposition. Please don't shoot the messenger (jist kiddin').<br><br>God Bless, and Blog On<br>Brother Floyd<br> <p></p><i></i>