Man Tries To Burn Down Grand Lodge in Boston

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From CBS in Boston:

A man was arrested for allegedly trying to burn down the Masonic Temple Lodge on Tremont Street in Boston Monday night.​

Boston Fire officials say the man entered the building and sprayed a liquid onto some furniture and attempted to ignite it.​

He was detained by a security officer and then arrested by Boston Police.The man, who was not identified, will be charged with attempting to burn a place of worship.​

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[vangoedenaam]

A place of worship. Well, thats one way to look at it. But good they caught him. But why did he do it? I really want to know more...


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[dfreybur]

A place of worship. Well, thats one way to look at it.

It's not an appropriate way to look at it. It pushes us towards being a religion.

But why did he do it? I really want to know more...

Because he's insane. I figure working hard at understanding insanity risks becoming infected with it myself, so I don't really want to know more.

 

[japool]

I bet they're charging him under the "place of worship" statue because it's a more serious crime and would lead to more jail time.


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[BryanMaloney]

Cue Evangelical Fundamentalists lining up to say this "proves" Freemasonry has been "officially" deemed a religion by a US state in 3, 2, ...

 

[dfreybur]

Cue Evangelical Fundamentalists lining up to say this "proves" Freemasonry has been "officially" deemed a religion by a US state in 3, 2, ...

Exactly. I have no interest in apologizing to those who accuse us of stuff. But I also have no interest in feeding them lines. I'm proud of some of the accusations - We deal with good men of every faith. Our rites draw concepts from many faiths. Our symbols have meanings that can be followed in directions that fundies disapprove of. I resist fanning the fire on accusations that are false - We are not a religion so vandalism against one of our facilities should not fall under a law about religions. It may well have been a hate crime but I'm very cautious about going that route. Arson is a serious felony and that should be enough.

 

[ej6267]

I'm sure that using the Place of Worship statute was a mistake done out of ignorance. They could probably do better charging him with trying to destroy a historical landmark.


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[BryanMaloney]

Could be a teachable moment, in which the Lodge says "We're not a place of worship."