Why is it so hard to get Masons to join the Commandery?

[john riverbank]

The order of Malta, Order of St Lazarus etc. are chilvaric orders and not church orders. They bestow a knighthood to their members but no churchly authority. An example is Edward Blom who is a commander of The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem wich is a catholic order but he writes cookbooks and is married and have children.
Its best to avoid draging them into disscusions of freemasonry to be honest. We might have been inspired by them but they are to diffrent for it to make sense.

Except for the order of Charles XIII wich is a chilvaric order only given to masons but we swedes are wierd....

The Catholic Order of Malta and Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem are staunchly Catholic, especially the former, knew a member IRL. Thanks for the correction, i'll keep that in mind.

Care to explain why, or is it one of those things that may cause arguments among brothers?

 

[Warrior1256]

So I guess those of us who dislike how Commandery is can just sit back and watch the invisible hand of the market take care of things as well as the bad aspects of the craft either work itself out or go kaput. Works for me.

Works for me as well.

 

[Benjamin Baxter]

I didn’t care for the uniform until I had it all assembled. I was given one from a closet at commandery as a loan. I started to get my uniform out together in pieces. It took me a while to collect it a piece at a time. Once I got it all together and it was mine I started to like it. Not gonna lie, commandery uniforms from start to finish are pricey to buy all of it.

My home commandery does not participate in any drill except the little bit in opening and closing. I wouldn’t even call that drill. So, I decided to plural with a really active commandery in a bigger town and have joined their drill team. We practice weekly and can see the allure of a good drill team. The amount of time it takes to get good as a team at drill has to lead to some great friend ships and fellowship.


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[coachn]

 

[dalinkou]

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Brother - that is funny. I simply have nothing to add.

 

[ChevalierRectifier]

Well said Traveling Man. Though Christian, I find it impossible to exclude my Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, and Buddist brethren. I'll leave any exclusions to the G.O.A.T. to decide. As for me, I have sworn not to break the triangle beneath the compasses.

For all those asking, Templary is exclusionary and has a right to be. If you're Muslim, join the Shriners; Islam is anti-Christian by doctrine. If you're Jewish, there's no need to progress into Orders where you do not believe history (John the Evangelist, Thomas, Mary Magdalene, Josephus, etc.), unless a Messianic Jew. Buddhists don't even necessarily believe in God, just Siddhartha of India who was nothing more than a man. And Hindus are polytheistic, incompatible with Blue Lodge Masonry.

I love bursting bubbles, and Masonry on the whole is Christian; just lift the veil from your eyes. Ever wonder why there's 12 Craftsmen, why there's a resurrection, passages from the Gospels in the Red and Purple houses in the several degrees, etc.? Or how about why lodges are Clandestine and Unrecognized or Lose Recognition if they do not have the HOLY BIBLE, INCLUSIVE of, The NEW TESTAMENT . . .

You need to start with more introspection and meditation to address the lies you've been told.

 

[coachn]

For all those asking, Templary is exclusionary and has a right to be.

I love bursting bubbles, and Masonry on the whole is Christian; just lift the veil from your eyes. Ever wonder why there's 12 Craftsmen, why there's a resurrection,

You need to start with more introspection and meditation to address the lies you've been told.

Agreed! You can start with the ones you tell.

 

[Glen Cook]

For all those asking, Templary is exclusionary and has a right to be. If you're Muslim, join the Shriners; Islam is anti-Christian by doctrine. If you're Jewish, there's no need to progress into Orders where you do not believe history (John the Evangelist, Thomas, Mary Magdalene, Josephus, etc.), unless a Messianic Jew. Buddhists don't even necessarily believe in God, just Siddhartha of India who was nothing more than a man. And Hindus are polytheistic, incompatible with Blue Lodge Masonry.

I love bursting bubbles, and Masonry on the whole is Christian; just lift the veil from your eyes. Ever wonder why there's 12 Craftsmen, why there's a resurrection, passages from the Gospels in the Red and Purple houses in the several degrees, etc.? Or how about why lodges are Clandestine and Unrecognized or Lose Recognition if they do not have the HOLY BIBLE, INCLUSIVE of, The NEW TESTAMENT . . .

You need to start with more introspection and meditation to address the lies you've been told.

Not all regular GLs are monotheistic.

There is no resurrection in my rituals. Hiram is being lifted to be carried to a more decent burial place. We don’t bury living people in regular freemasonry.

Use of the Bible as a VSL is not required as part of recognition. See Masonicrecognition.org.

Of what grand lodge are you a member?

 

[Winter]

For all those asking, Templary is exclusionary and has a right to be. If you're Muslim, join the Shriners; Islam is anti-Christian by doctrine. If you're Jewish, there's no need to progress into Orders where you do not believe history (John the Evangelist, Thomas, Mary Magdalene, Josephus, etc.), unless a Messianic Jew. Buddhists don't even necessarily believe in God, just Siddhartha of India who was nothing more than a man. And Hindus are polytheistic, incompatible with Blue Lodge Masonry.

I love bursting bubbles, and Masonry on the whole is Christian; just lift the veil from your eyes. Ever wonder why there's 12 Craftsmen, why there's a resurrection, passages from the Gospels in the Red and Purple houses in the several degrees, etc.? Or how about why lodges are Clandestine and Unrecognized or Lose Recognition if they do not have the HOLY BIBLE, INCLUSIVE of, The NEW TESTAMENT . . .

You need to start with more introspection and meditation to address the lies you've been told.