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Racism & Religious Hate

CLewey44

Registered User
I guess it could go either way. I would hope that the good would outweigh the bad in that situation. If not, we may need to take a look in the mirror at ourselves.
 

fmasonlog

Registered User
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Ideal


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Brother JC

Moderating Staff
Staff Member
I know there are jurisdictional differences but in mine part of my obligation was to correct brothers when they stray from masonic behavior.
Mine said to whisper wise council. Sadly, the type of person described by the OP rarely listen to whispers or wise council. But it is always right to try.
 

grayflannelsuit

Premium Member
Not to hijack the thread, but it's been an interesting experience for me becoming Facebook friends with lodge brothers, and getting a chance to see the part of their personalities I don't witness in lodge. Fortunately I haven't seen anything like the racism or hateful things described by the OP. Suffice it to say that these brother simply share a drastically different view of things like society or politics than I do. I have embraced the opportunity to not put myself in an echo chamber by muting/unfriending them, nor have I opted to let it change the way I treat them in person. I have to say it's been a growing experience in my young Masonic life, even if it hasn't been easy.
 

Warrior1256

Site Benefactor
Suffice it to say that these brother simply share a drastically different view of things like society or politics than I do. I have embraced the opportunity to not put myself in an echo chamber by muting/unfriending them, nor have I opted to let it change the way I treat them in person.
Totally agree. We can have very different views and still be tolerant of each other. A friend of around 30 years was instrumental in getting me into Masonry. We are Facebook friends and have almost totally opposite political views. We almost always disagree with each others posts. However, we do so respectfully and neither one of us would even dream of unfriending the other.
 

MRichard

Mark A. Ri'chard
Premium Member
Well, it may result in a culling, but not in the manner for which you hope. I suspect it would mean the minority would be excluded, and we'd be back where we started.

Well said, Brother! It might work in some jurisdictions but definitely not all. I advocate dual and plural affiliations for both regular and recognized grand lodges in each state where there is amity.

There is not a good reason where there isn't at least recognition without visitation of the PHA grand lodges in the 9 states where there is no amity.

One of the tenets of freemasonry is taking good men and making them better. Something ain't working in some jurisdictions.
 

bupton52

Moderator
Premium Member
I wonder what the brothers in the states where recognition agreements are not in place have been doing to make a change, if anything.


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