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I might mention that this may be the same as in Masonry. I'm neither a member of OES nor have I inquired into it but with Masonry in some places I'm sure you would find some brothers who believe that you must believe in the Christian God. This may be a interpretation issue. I've never heard...
Somewhere I had heard this and so I did a little research(wikipedia) to confirm it before I misstated things.
Rick Warren - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Warren
"Due to the success of his book sales, in 2005 Warren returned his 25 years of salary to the church and discontinued taking a...
Re: Club or Fraterny
There isn't a choice for my opinion because I don't think it is either. I think it is a life experience. Where both of the above options tend to be limited to time periods in a persons life.
Sorry for not answering the original question. Being a young Mason I still have not acquired what I can and can't do/say, so I refer to saying limit/nothing and doing nothing with individuals who I believe will make good Masons. When I say acquired I'm referring to personal comfort, I...
The memory work is not the issue. I joined last year and had always been told there was memory work, so I waited to make sure I had time to do it before I joined. Once I joined and learned the work I was like that is all, I should have done this before. The memory work to me shows the...
Is he silent or are we not listening?
If you look at the bible there are times when He is quiet. Beliefs are a funny thing, even though I read all different things I'm comfortable with my belief in God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. However I walk my spiritual beliefs at a different pace then...
Man I'm one religiously screwed up puppy. Funny though.
1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)
2. Jehovah's Witness (90%)
3. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (83%)
4. Orthodox Judaism (80%)
5. Islam (72%)
Social Security wasn't intended to be the end all of retirements it was meant as a fall back in case things got bad. To many people have used it as a Oh hey I have a retirement it is called Social Security. It was intended as a supplemental retirement. In this mindset it has hurt millions who...
Unfortunately/fortunately I've gotten very involved in politics. I was at dinner the other night with a gentleman that is running for office and the one thing I keep telling people is Conservatism wins. When I say conservative I'm not referring to the religious right, I'm talking about...
Well mine were typically along the lines of "A lot has happened since we spoke this morning." lol I see you have written some of these, or have received a couple.