Pastafarian ha had to look that one up I thought it was a typo and you meant Rastafarian.....I was wrong
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MM's, do you wear a ring all the time?
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Pastafarian ha had to look that one up I thought it was a typo and you meant Rastafarian.....I was wrong
Nope. Pastafarians are real. Which brings up the serious question, if a petitioner believes that the flying spaghetti monster is the one god, would you give him a yes vote on his background investigation?
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I have always been the type to think outside the box I don't really care what a person believes in because it's just that a belief I'm more interested in your character and integrity ...could I count on them if my life was on the line
dfreybur
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The trouble is their system is a deliberate fiction. Members openly disbelieve. I'm all for freedom of religion to the extent it does not interfere with the religion of others. This fiction deliberately mocks - Low class but not a problem to me in that sense directly. It is the internal not the external qualification that makes a Mason. A Brother who mocks would not be a good thing. Members openly disbelieve - This is an easy dis-qualifier to me.
Buddhism does not address deity. Some believe some don't. The Brother who obligated me on my third is a practicing Buddhist who decided to believe. we exclude those who decide to not believe. Pastafarianism is not a system that ignores deity. It is a system that mocks deity.
A few generations from now maybe someone gets raised from birth in the system and decides to believe. Then we should discuss the matter again because then it can be sincere. Now it can't be sincere.
dfreybur
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I have met Rastfarians in social situations outside of lodge. So far I am not aware of having sat in lodge with a Rastafarian. Year isn't over yet. And maybe I have without knowing. Many of us do not mention our own religion while at lodge so I would not necessarily know.
Bloke
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I think the point of pastafarianism is to provide a "religion" for atheists, yes ? Hence no, i would not admit but also because, on one level, freemasons are generally rationalist who yet accept the gaotu reigns, what ever that means, and this group mocks that. One thing i like about lodge is the unspoken thing that in a society (Australia) which is increasingly becoming atheistic, we silently stand together in diverse faiths without proselytizing.... even while many of us admit our beliefs might be wrong . Most Pastafarians i've me proselytize a lot....
Warrior1256
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Same here.
Bloke
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Same here
George Coombs
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I don't wear mine in the shower.
hanzosbm
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This.
My Freemasonic experience is for me and me alone. I have no interest in guiding or prompting others to join; that's their journey and they must be the ones to travel it. I'm not against Masonic jewelry of any sort, but I find it odd that there are those out there who feel that the lack of it somehow indicates shame. I don't wear Masonic pins. Nor do I wear Marine Corps pins, or college pins, or pins of my employer, or pins for various other associations, hobbies, groups, fraternities, or clubs I belong to. Think about every group that you have ever belonged to, either as a member or simply by affiliation. Imagine if you wore something every single day to represent every single one of those organizations. You'd look like a walking pin collection.
I'm a Freemason. I know who I am. I'm not ashamed of it, and for me personally, I don't have a burning need to announce it to anyone else. To each their own.
When I was taking a tour of Masada in Israel, this gentleman glanced back, saw my S&C ring and proceeded to test me. Turns out he was a Brother from South Africa and I was a recently raised MM. Without the display of my S&C ring, we wouldn't of had that connection. That's when I knew, Freemasonry brought men together. My S&C ring was stolen during a burglary a few years ago...never replaced it. I miss it dearly.
Warrior1256
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Sounds like a great experience in Israel. Sorry for the loss of your ring.
SimonM
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In Sweden we dont have a MM ring but instead we get a ring when we reach the VIII degree. I wear mine almost everyday so its not as shiny as the one in the picture.
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Bloke
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In Sweden we dont have a MM ring but instead we get a ring when we reach the VIII degree. I wear mine almost everyday so its not as shiny as the one in the picture.
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8th Degree ? Interesting, i'll have to look up the object/focus/lesson of that degree
Warrior1256
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Nice Ring!In Sweden we dont have a MM ring but instead we get a ring when we reach the VIII degree. I wear mine almost everyday so its not as shiny as the one in the picture.
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Ripcord22A
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Hey man haven't seen you on here in awhile....hows things going?
Warrior1256
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Welcome back Bro. I have a stainless steel Templar ring and a silver Masonic ring. I wear both all of the lime except when lifting at the gym.