KrazyJeeper
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I was watching a TV show about the freemasons the other night and it intrigued me so I was wondering if we have any traveling men on here.
............ so I was wondering if we have any traveling men on here.
I was watching a TV show about the freemasons the other night and it intrigued me so I was wondering if we have any traveling men on here.
I am a Freemason. I saw the same program on discovery I believe,... about Jack the Ripper and the new world order?
I was never taught not that to disclose my affiliation, its just that most people have a preposterous idea of what Freemasonry is all about and therein most Masons have decided to conceal their affiliation to harbor them from various types of discrimination. I even have a large Masonic tattoo. http://www.masonicink.com/jackgarret/index.html
I am proud of my committment, and what it stands for so I show it off (besides,... it looks really cool...). But in the defense of those who keep their beliefs private, I have been called a satanist, a bigot, a racist, a propagator of the new world order, a natzi... I've heard it all.
I am more than happy to answer any and all questions about the order, to the best of my ability, both openly and honesly. I figure after that program a lot of people are probably curious. Alot of the secrecy is designed to create just that- curiosity, which then creates membership. Unfortunately, as history dictates, what people don't understand they fear... the secrecy also lends itself to a whole host of conspiracy theories and conjecture, some good, some bad.... it's human nature I guess.
I am a Freemason - Pyramid #92 in NJ
So my biggest question for you two. What exactly is a free mason and what do they do? I missed the show.
Those are some sweet tats. I thought you weren't necessarily supposed to go out of your way to talk about customs etc?
My belief that you all weren't really supposed to come out and divulge your membership came from one of my best friend's husband, who seems very uncomfortable with questions toward the Masons. Not to mention, he never spoke of it. So I apologize for my mistake there. Perhaps he was so unwilling to talk about it because of the discrimination you spoke of.
So question one: why the secrecy? I get a lot of mixed messages from people. Here, you a very forth coming about your society, but then you admit that there is an amount of secrecy which leads to conjecture. Can you clarify that? Because my limited experience with the society is that they aren't always as open as you.
Thanks. I find the history behind the Masons incredibly fascinating.
That's really cool, your charity as an organization.
People think you all are a church? That's a new one on me.
The only religious connotation I know of is the fact that a member must believe in a supreme being of some sort. Right?
For this reason, I could never even be considered.
What are some of the other criteria by which a member is chosen?
They are a secret society who are responsible for everything from the Crusades to global warming.
Hahaha no seriously though... what little I do know makes me wish I had joined them years ago when I had the time to complete the process.
They seem to get blamed or get credit for just about anything and everything. It's like they're the "We don't know or understand how so blame the Freemasons" :roll:
I guess the people who set that blame don't know much about the Illuminati :lol:
That's really cool, your charity as an organization.
People think you all are a church? That's a new one on me.
The only religious connotation I know of is the fact that a member must believe in a supreme being of some sort. Right?
For this reason, I could never even be considered.
What are some of the other criteria by which a member is chosen?
Are you referring to the divinity of Christ, or the Catholic Church's claim that the Pope has divinely-appointed authority over all the world church?(Many people speculate they found the dead sea scrolls which more or less destroyed the churches claims of divinty and authority.
That's really cool, your charity as an organization.
People think you all are a church? That's a new one on me.
The only religious connotation I know of is the fact that a member must believe in a supreme being of some sort. Right?
For this reason, I could never even be considered.
What are some of the other criteria by which a member is chosen?