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I am looking for anyone that may have belonged to Rankin Lodge 1251, located in Rankin Texas. Lodge was chartered on 12/08/1927 and merged on 09/01/93 with Oil City 1256 in McCamey. McCamey later merged with Big Lake 1203 on 12/09/2005. Interested in pictures of interior of lodge or pictures of...

Slightly off topic but this video about the Grand Lodge of Texas regalia and apron design. Regalia of the Texas Grand Lodge

I was under the impression that Papal Infallibility only applied to matters of spirituality. Establishing doctrine and dogma would be applicable but other factors of life would remain fallible.

Congratulations to all the masons in my hometown. I grew up seeing the lodge on Wall Street. Eric Sims PM San Gabriel 89

Flotsam, Thank you for the great rationale in the first part and I will respectfully disagree, deferring to my previous points. The second part is simply a matter of applying the questions asked of every candidate. "Do you seriously declare upon your honor that you believe in the existence of...

http://www.flixxy.com/political-systems.htm This is a great explaination on the differences

Very good points. I still contend that by common definition: Agnostic: a. One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God. b. One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism. I hate arguing semantics but I do not feel that you can hold a...

Thanks for all the great conversation and thoughts. I do like the question: In whom do you place your trust? "In God (with caveats?)" "In God, (who may not exist)" "In some deity that I sincerely doubt the existence of" The answer that the candidate gives should be the honest...

mch4970 I do not believe so. I personally cannot believe in anything without knowing it exist. Trying hard to think of anything else in life that provides an exception and am hard pressed for an answer. Can you believe in God without knowing that He exists? Just your belief confirms the...

mch4970, I agree. But the question isnt about defining deity, its about believing in the existence of a deity.

Fully agree. The lodge is not to define God for anyone. The GAOTU is an individual definition.

Thanks for the replies and I do appreciate the conversation. Allow me to interject the following excerpts and see if that affects the conversation. GLOT Law Art 397. A firm belief in the existence of God and the immortality of the soul, and the divine authenticity of the Holy Scriptures is...

General Question for Discussion I know of a member in good standing and apparently active in his lodge that is an avowed agnostic. Questions: 1. Is this the same as being an atheist? 2. Is this considered unmasonic conduct? 3. What is the appropriate course of action when this is...

Welcome Brother Bill, Glad to see an internation flavor to the forum. I imagine we have alot in common Eric