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Just ordered both!

Yes. I actually get out of Dodge for hurricane season. Finally learned after 11 hurricanes, three rooves and one entre house rebuild! Up in the Pac NW visiting family until November.

These look great. thank you, Brother.

Thank you for your replies, Brothers. I will thoroughly review the books and see what if anything can be reduced or eliminated.

This is great stuff. Thanks Brother Bloke! I am surprised that there were no more comments on this. Most Masons I know can discuss and debate the Origins of Freemasonry ad nauseum. There is always a lot of speculation. Has anyone read the Hiram Key? Or the Regius Manuscripts? 1350 and...

I didn't know that. Being raised a Christian, we were taught that "Original Sin" was Eve taking a bite out of the apple and Adam following. That is purely Jewish. Written way before the 2nd "New" testament Christian version of the Bible perhaps 1,000 years later. I will read more on that and...

"Freemasonry offers no salvatory path or ordinances." This is where the word was introduced into the discussion...on a different thread.

Good point. My use of the word Salvation was in response to a post by Brother Glen Cook. Personally, I would not use the word as in my view one should only need Salvation if one did not live a good life and required some third party to "Save" them. Jesus to Christians. Mohammed to Islamists...

My view of Salvation is described as the eternal spirit in us on this plane in this dimension moving on to a better place. A place where the souls of our departed family and friends await us to assist in a transition to some next phase of the soul. There is absolutely no way to prove this. It...

As the Treasurer of my Lodge, I am interested in learning how you Brother Treasurers raise money for cash flow. One of our Lodges in the Keys owns property that they rent out. But can anyone give me some examples of how a Lodge can generate cash? We have done raffles for vacation property and...

I moved this from a different conversation as this one is more appropriate. Sorry to revive a one year old conversation. After going through the Scottish Rite rituals, honestly, I don't know which specific organized religion would be a good fit as there are great lessons in all of them...

There is a Masonry AS Religion thread. Should I move there? It's kind of old and this is really getting off topic from Bridge to Light, isn't it? If I were looking for a conversation of Masonry AS religion, the forum would take me to that thread. I will repost the above there.

After going through the Scottish Rite rituals, honestly, I don't know which specific organized religion would be a good fit as there are great lessons in all of them. Clearly the Catholic Church will not have me now that I am a Freemason. Not my call. I don't know of a Hebrew, Christian...

Andrew the Disciple, sorry. Let me rephrase to Beliefs rather than Religions. Would you consider philosophy and belief? I think it was Earnest Borgnine 33* who said that the Scottish Rite is all the Religion he needs. Does Zombie thread mean we should just stop now? I am kind of new to this...

As you probably know, I cannot disclose specifics about the degrees. If you go to the Scottish Rite site and download the power points to all of them, you will find your answer. Throughout all of the degrees, you will see references to Phoenician, Samaritan, Hebrew Kabbalistic symbolism...

Ooooooh! That Jack Chick fella was scary. I have never seen one single Baphomet photo or reference in any Masonic Lodge or Scottish Rite Temple. But I'm sure that didn't stop people from getting wound up by the cartoons. There are still anti Masonic tendencies by the profane. I get it from...

Good one. I was born and raised a Catholic and almost became a Priest until they informed me of the whole abstinence thing. I had to leave the Catholic Church when I became a Mason and read the Papal Bull "In eminenti apostolatus". Now I am content with the various teachings of all religions...

This article made my blood boil a little. Comparing Scottish Rite Masonry with a pagan Occult which is incompatible with Christianity. https://www.namb.net/apologetics/resource/a-bridge-to-light/

Saw another one today. A possible additional meaning of the G may be "Gnosis". These articles are extremely wordy but these guys are supposedly a group of Master Masons. Anyone follow this group? Legitimate? http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/

Excellent article. Thank you, Brothers. This is why I wanted to join this forum.