You are trying to be philosophical while I am being realistic. Whether either of us like it or not (& I don't), the fact is that if a PHA member wishes to be able to sit in a "mainstream" Lodge, currently "healing" IS required. Your statement that it is not is disingenuous & misleading to our less-informed Brethren.
You may call it what you will. I’m talking about standard Masonic protocol. Once again we are twisting in the wind, you are assuming a PHA member wants to sit in your “mainstream†lodge, while I’m addressing the issue of recognition and the Masonic benchmark that everyone is supposed to be using. It’s becoming clear that there will be no playing in the sand box and it also becomes apparent that they will never be on the level until they submit to some Byzantine exercise. I see how we have become irrelevant with our reluctance to change to the standard Masonic protocol that is universal. The day may soon come when “mainstream†lodges that refuse to abide by the Masonic standard for recognition will themselves be denied recognition. Maybe that will be what it takes, but there will be a price to be paid. That price will be paid socially and masonically with great detriment to the craft (maybe the fatal blow). Could it be this is why the are no “mainstream†Masonic lodges on military bases? Could it be that every time a federal judge is queried about their background that they demit or disavow their Masonic affiliations? And we wonder where are all those Masonic leaders in public offices. We can argue until the end of time about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin, but the devil is in these details.
Let’s see how disingenuous this really is, shall we?
Occam's razor moment:
Here is some food for thought: I have a friend who is a PHA Mason and travels around the world with me and has never been denied recognition or admittance to any lodge in the counties and towns where were visiting; but I could not/cannot sit in lodge with him or teat him like as a brother, why? If we cut out all of the psychobabble we have our answer now don’t we? He never had to be “Benny Hinnedâ€!
As this appears to be a “hot button†issue here, I will end my part of this dialogue and apologise to all those individuals whom I’ve upset. Some times it’s best to leave a sleeping dog lie, but I have a propensity for using the proverbial hornets nest as a piñata. My apologies…
End of discussion. (on my part).