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Thank God we don't have to deal with Extremists WITHIN the Fraternity! (snicker) :rolleyes:

OR, it merely says that Applying the Principles of Freemasonry toward the Practice of any one Faith adds Tremendous Value to the Practice of that Faith. Furthermore, its doesn't say/claim that Freemasonry is Better than any one Religion; it merely says that Practicing Masonic Principles Betters...

My Proudest Craft Moment? When I accepted the fact that I was responsible for furthering my Education and Dedicated myself toward making Education occur for me, Regardless of any Support, Non-support, Resistance or Sabotage I would get from my Brothers. My other Proud Craft Moments are when my...

The word "Cowan" (just as with the word "Ruffian") is not universally used within modern era Freemasonic Organizations. There are jurisdictions that use the word "intruder" instead (and some use the word "assassin" instead of "ruffian").

Amusing and yet saddening too. Modern Freemasonic definitions don't do justice to historical fact, not even in a symbolic form.

There are people who practice their religions philosophically and those who practice their philosophies religiously. There are men within the ranks of the Freemasonic Organization who are no exception to these practices in any way. Because of whom they are, each of them will take Freemasonry...

Great Topic and Questions! Here's an article that I wrote on the subject many months ago that might provide some provoked thoughts and possibly some fun discourse. http://buildinghiram.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-coaches-coach-drawing-distinctions.html (Operative and Speculative) Enjoy! Coach Nagy

It's there Bro. ! http://www.coach.net/BuildingBuilders.htm

Good Day My Masonic Brothers and Friends, I have some more Good News! The Eighth Volume in the Building Better Builders Series of Uncommon Masonic Education books is now ready to be pre-ordered! It is scheduled to ship within a week (on or before, July 15, 2014). The name of this next book is...

He is not. I learned early on that there are "members" and there are "Brothers". I no longer confuse the two. Why do you listen? Accept this and move on. Respond with "That's truly great that you can get the work done by someone else! You know whom to hire for your job..." and move on. He...

Wow! Awesome repackaging of the top ten. Reminds me of how Jesus restated them positively with just two rather than two positive and eight negative. ( I wonder how many Brothers noticed!) Thanks.

Very important, especially if you do the Work. It's the focus of the second degree studies.

No. We are asked to be tolerant. It is still a choice though. At least, at this point in time. Furthermore, we should exercise tolerance discriminately, just as other options such as "Acceptance; Resistance; Rejection".

Magnitude my Brother. Magnitude. As much as is claimed to be known, and claimed to be understood, what is known and understood are drops in the ocean compared to the whole of Creation. This can be said about both sides of the argument. I am not suggesting this. I am stating it without full...

I do not believe one has to embrace a label in total to embrace aspects of truth that any one philosophy (or faith) espouses. Finding fault or flaws within each should not dismiss any truth that each conveyed overall. As implied before, the lens of black and white thinking tends to promote...

I can see this being a label that would be thrown into the ring when this situation is viewed through the lens of a black and white thinker. However, those individuals who can see truth in their chosen faith and also in aspects of what evolutionary thought promotes have no problem reconciling...

#8: Solved 1) http://ed.ted.com/on/SZtif6FP 2) http://video.pbs.org/video/2364988981/

The point of Ritual is to introduce men to thinking differently about how they think normally. The point of Ritual's archaic language is to jar those who can be jarred into thinking about looking into the meaning of words as they change with time. The point of Ritual is to let men know that...

BTW - If you truly understood all the titles (there are at least three) that you received during your third Degree, you would also understand that you are indeed considered a "doctor". The root of the word "doctor" it "teacher" and is synonymous with at least two of those three titles.

From everything that I've heard about any degree offered after the first three, they fall into the category of CFEs (Continuing Freemasonic Education). Which is exactly what you would expect once you graduated from the Blue Lodge.