jonesvilletexas
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Is Masonry a CLUB or FRATERNITY to you, be honest!
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There isn't a choice for my opinion because I don't think it is either. I think it is a life experience. Where both of the above options tend to be limited to time periods in a persons life.
If it's not a club or fraternity, why aren't women allowed? Is the light provided by Freemasonry limited to a specific sex?
If it's not a club or fraternity, why aren't women allowed? Is the light provided by Freemasonry limited to a specific sex?
If I wanted to spend the evening with ladies I'd offer to go shopping
if you look up "glutton for punishment" in the dictionary, you'll see ht's picture! :biggrin:
HOW WISE. your vision is very much true, Masonic teachings are what you put into them.Id say it really depends on the lodge you attend and the Brothers you associate with. Ive been to some that are nothing but a dysfunctional social club, others that are the shining example on the hill of what Masonry is and should be...
I agree with the brothers about letting women into the "fraternity". I am a member of the Elk's who allow female members and officers and have seen with my own eyes the pettiness, jealousy and downright mean spirited attitude of the women in the lodge. They spread rumors, backstab and create dissention amoungst the members for thier own petty reasons. Most of the time it is for personal gain or power and prestige for themselves at the expense of others. If I sound bitter it is because I have just recently seen an active and happy lodge brought to a near end from the actions of a few "well meaning" females who created and executed a witch hunt against another female member due to pure jealousy.
The Elk's who allow female members and officers and have seen with my own eyes the pettiness, jealousy and downright mean spirited attitude of the women in the lodge. They spread rumors, backstab and create dissention amoungst the members for thier own petty reasons. Most of the time it is for personal gain or power and prestige for themselves at the expense of others.
would you still be a member if Freemasonry accepted women in your lodge and your wife was blackballed?