Bloke
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We still have them -but call them "Dry" Lodges. To be clear, they are lodges which do not serve or consume alcohol at their meetings.I remember when there were temperance Lodges.
We still have them -but call them "Dry" Lodges. To be clear, they are lodges which do not serve or consume alcohol at their meetings.I remember when there were temperance Lodges.
I think the original joke is "what's the difference between seeing a Catholic priest and a Baptist preacher at the liquor store? The Catholic priest will say hi to you."I'm a bit of theology a nerd. It has been my experience that non-denominational churches are really just Baptists with better music lol.
Joke: How can you tell a Baptist from a Non-Denominational Christian? The Non-Denominational Christian will say hi to you at the party store.
I think the original joke is "what's the difference between seeing a Catholic priest and a Baptist preacher at the liquor store? The Catholic priest will say hi to you."
Obviously you havent visited any sXe forums.Straight Edge is a personal choice. The Temperance Movement (at least in the US) wants to make the choice for you.
I would really like to visit a lodge outside of Canada and U.S. India would be at the top of that list.I'm a Hindu Freemason, as are most Freemasons in my lodge and constitution. Our ritual is entirely nonsectarian, with absolutely no allusions made to any religion.
All lodges functioning under the Grand Lodge of India must have as many as five Vs of SL open on the altar. I took my obligations on the Srimad Bhagavad Gita. I know of brethren who took theirs on the Qur'an, Bible, and Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
I’ve attended their Grand Lodge. Dedicated Masons.I would really like to visit a lodge outside of Canada and U.S. India would be at the top of that list.
I have Srimad Bhagavad Gita in my book shelf (alongside with the Bible and the Quran). I use to go alot to ISKCON meetings when I was a teenager.I'm a Hindu Freemason, as are most Freemasons in my lodge and constitution. Our ritual is entirely nonsectarian, with absolutely no allusions made to any religion.
All lodges functioning under the Grand Lodge of India must have as many as five Vs of SL open on the altar. I took my obligations on the Srimad Bhagavad Gita. I know of brethren who took theirs on the Qur'an, Bible, and Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
I’ve attended their Grand Lodge. Dedicated Masons.
sXe prosthelytizing? Horrors!Obviously you havent visited any sXe forums.
I would really like to visit a lodge outside of Canada and U.S. India would be at the top of that list.
So would they have the square and compasses on each one?All lodges functioning under the Grand Lodge of India must have as many as five Vs of SL open on the altar.
Same here in Kentucky.The Lodge I attend is a dry Lodge, and haven't heard of any Lodges in my jurisdiction that allows alcohol in their Lodge.
So would they have the square and compasses on each one?
I can imagine their lodges, like most Indian architecture, is quite nice.
Unbelievable, Bro. Ajay. Absolutely gorgeous.Most lodges in India meet at British-era buildings. Some of these, such as the one where my lodge meets, are sprawling properties with several temples, banquet halls, libraries and auditoriums. Others are much smaller.
Here's a presentation on the Masonic temples of South India.
CAnt say anything about hte other degrees but the holy book has substantial meaning in first degree. Does the Square and the Compass rest on the masters book or the person going trought his degree?The Square and Compasses rest on the Volume of the Master's faith. In my lodge, it is the Gita.
Agreed!Unbelievable, Bro. Ajay. Absolutely gorgeous.