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Nate Riley

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Objections from your wife should be taken with all seriousness.

You share too many things as a couple to ignore something as serious as a walk in masonry. Talk it out. Tell her why you feel there is a need in your life that has not been satisfied. Tell her masonry will be a new partner in the relationship, because it will. She's still number one and masonry doesn't want you if she and any children aren't first.

You must come to an agreement. Now and for all time. There's no switching this decision. It will create strife otherwise.

This is key! Family relationships are very important and you should consider the reprocussions of joining. So, you have to decide if a break in the relationship with your parents is worth it. The relationship with your wife is paramount and if you think joining the fraternity will cause any trouble, you should not do it.

Pilgrims Path is a great book and will give you a great amount of insight into the issue. At your young age, it is unlikely that you will convince your parents or your Church, but the information will be good for your own information and your discussions with your wife. I think it is a bad thing, but a lot of our Church Family are very into books (often more than the Bible:eek:hmy:) and are very easily convinced by those books. So, the writings of men like Pat Robertson, who is often very respected by Christians, have a lot of weight. I am not saying that books on Christian living are not good resources, but those that are opposed to Freemasonry are a huge hurdle for your argument.
 

bpire2002

Registered User
This is all good advice. I am only 27 so i do have time. Im just really excited to begin my journey for light. I think I will take the advice and try to go slow and hopefully get everyone on board. My church probably won't and I know there are no masons because our congregation only has 30 people! Thanks for all the help.

first, discuss with your wife what worries her about joining. Here's the nuts and bolts to becoming a mason, its a fraternity of good men, of like minds, who believe in god. thats it. 99% of internet research of masonry is misleading and flat out wrong. Bring your wife to lodge one night and let her meet the brothers and ask any questions about the fraternity.
 

jwhoff

Premium Member
Please follow these last suggestions. Don't give up without both of you exploring the issue together.

Let the preacher know the only two opinions that matter in your house belong to you and your spouse. He may not want to bite the hand that feeds him. They seldom do. He can easily be replaced.

As you may well note, I'm a big believer of separation of church, state, and my own conscious. That's pretty much a masonic trait among most of the brethren.
 
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