widows son
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Catholics were threatened with excommunication if they joined freemasonry. Catholics excluded themselves from freemasonry, freemasons did not exclude Catholics. Skipper.
This is something the profane cannot fully understand through reading. They can read all the works by all the authors out there, but all that reading will not gain them the full understanding of what the Fraternity is REALLY about. It doesn't work that way, and was never designed to work that way.We are a fraterity. a LONG lasting fraternity with a rich tradition. We do things allorically for reasons known to us. It is part of our tradition. The best way to understand it, is to join and experience it. Then all the questions will be answered and fears will be dismissed. There is nothing about our fraternity to offend the moral conscience.
You might want to rethink this thing out again as you have been told by many clergy and their wives whom sit on the SBC/HMB, you all have more pressing matters than trying to assassinate Freemasonry. How many SBC members do you think are Freemasons, verses the percentage that are not, slim pickings, huh?
I can just see him now. Copy and pasting our words on to some anti life blog
"them?"I saw them attacking Catholics as being non-Christian.
"them?"
I think you have mischaracterized my remarks. My criticisms are generally against organizations, not their adherents. As well, if the Catholic Church can state that those not baptised are condemned, I can take the opposing view. Freedom of speech, and all that. Cordially, Skip.
So yes, "them" is accurate. Meaning you AND the other anti's at E511. Don't trip on your back peddling.I stopped by E/511 just to check it out and on there I saw them attacking Catholics as being non-Christian.
None. Cordially, Skip.How people's remarks have you mischaracterized skippy?
Nope, the actual quote was:The actual quote was
I wondered why he used the word 'them' when I was apparently the subject. I'm not really a 'them.'CajunTinMan said:But that wouldn't matter to Skip anyway because I stopped by E/511 just to check it out and on there I saw them attacking Catholics as being non-Christian.
No, you are not a them, as the pronoun you is singular. The them refers to you AND the other 3 members of E511. Collectively the four of you are a them. Since all of you were discussing the topic....simple grammar. But don't forget rhetoric, and logic as they are needed as well.Nope, the actual quote was:I wondered why he used the word 'them' when I was apparently the subject. I'm not really a 'them.'
But the point remains: I generally criticize organizations, not people. Cordially, Skip.
"them?"
if the Catholic Church can state that those not baptised are condemned, I can take the opposing view. Freedom of speech, and all that. Cordially, Skip.