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In Canada as far as I know, there is no jewel for MMM degree, only a coin is given to the candidate. In the RAM degree we wear the interlaced hexagram which is the only appendant body jewel that is allowed to be worn in the craft lodge.
I also don't think these guys promote masonry as a religion either. What we do in the lodge is meant to be a way to live your mortal life. Hermeticism and Gnosticism included. I'm sure somewhere in the world, some brothers do take masonry as a religion, if your looking at it as a way of life...
I don't think that any of the hermeticism is outside of the craft. When someone writes a volume as big as the ones masonry enjoys I wouldn't necessarily point it to just one brothers opinion. Of course your are right in saying that, but also remember that the majority of these men all say...
IMO I'd like to think the roots of the modern freemasonry we enjoy today and back to 1717 were made to enhance the Christian mans experience. when It comes to the hermeticism aspect I think that is there for mason to enjoy who encompasses all faiths. The symbols are rooted back in time with...
Uneducated masses is where the problem starts. It's too easy to be distracted with the myriad of entertainment that surrounds every aspect of our lives. If every citizen was aware of every issue I don't think any extreme in govt would exist. Naturally in a free society there are going to be...
It's a blatant slander, maybe a lawsuit is unlikely but perhaps GL's should pipe up. If the GL is the authority of its jurisdiction then it is the face of all that encompass that jurisdiction. If it were any other organization, I'm sure there would be some kind of action taken.