vanderson78102
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We got into a discussion this morning that I thought the brethren here could answer.
Is there any kind of rule about drinking to excess in masonic law? I ask because we were discussing myself and another brother going to a non lodge function where there will be alcohol served. One of our older members halfway scolded us and said, "A Master Mason can't get drunk or go to bars!" stating it would not be subduing passions and was behavior embarassing to the lodge. What exactly would masonic law say if anything on this? I'm thinking it would be more of a personal morals decision as it doesn't say in any of the obligations that one cannot drink alcohol.
Keep in mind that the brother in question is a teetotaler, so he has a bias about alcohol to begin with.
Is there any kind of rule about drinking to excess in masonic law? I ask because we were discussing myself and another brother going to a non lodge function where there will be alcohol served. One of our older members halfway scolded us and said, "A Master Mason can't get drunk or go to bars!" stating it would not be subduing passions and was behavior embarassing to the lodge. What exactly would masonic law say if anything on this? I'm thinking it would be more of a personal morals decision as it doesn't say in any of the obligations that one cannot drink alcohol.
Keep in mind that the brother in question is a teetotaler, so he has a bias about alcohol to begin with.