so i have a friend named "Peter" and he is a memeber of the free masons. and he has just recently asked me if i wanted to join. so what do all yall think?
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I assume you've seen the entry requirments. I'm not a member, but I pinched them from somewhere:
* Be a man who comes of his own free will.
* Believe in a Supreme Being (the form of which is left to open interpretation by the candidate).
* Be at least the minimum age (from 18?25 years old depending on the jurisdiction).
* Be of good morals, and of good reputation.
* Be of sound mind and body (Lodges had in the past denied membership to a man because of a physical disability; however, now, if a potential candidate says a disability will not cause problems, it will not be held against him).
* Be free-born (or "born free", i.e. not born a slave or bondsman).[57] As with the previous, this is entirely an historical holdover, and can be interpreted in the same manner as it is in the context of being entitled to write a will. Some jurisdictions have removed this requirement.
* Be capable of furnishing character references, as well as one or two references from current Masons, depending on jurisdiction.
I don't know/don't care. They are a secret(ish) society that used to control the world...and now don't. Now here's some British Comedy
* Be a man who comes of his own free will.
* Believe in a Supreme Being (the form of which is left to open interpretation by the candidate).
* Be at least the minimum age (from 18?25 years old depending on the jurisdiction).
* Be of good morals, and of good reputation.
* Be of sound mind and body (Lodges had in the past denied membership to a man because of a physical disability; however, now, if a potential candidate says a disability will not cause problems, it will not be held against him).
* Be free-born (or "born free", i.e. not born a slave or bondsman).[57] As with the previous, this is entirely an historical holdover, and can be interpreted in the same manner as it is in the context of being entitled to write a will. Some jurisdictions have removed this requirement.
* Be capable of furnishing character references, as well as one or two references from current Masons, depending on jurisdiction.
I don't know/don't care. They are a secret(ish) society that used to control the world...and now don't. Now here's some British Comedy
You may have a chance at controlling the new world order! What are you waiting for? Although... you'll have enemies, the reptoids and the illuminati are both in on the same power struggle.
My family was apparently part of the Free Masons until my grandfather quit for some reason I don't quite remember. From the stories I've heard from my dad, it just sounds like some social club.
Weekly tea parties, but for men. Manly men!
[sup]Men in tights! Who roam around the forest looking for fights![/sup]
Weekly tea parties, but for men. Manly men!
[sup]Men in tights! Who roam around the forest looking for fights![/sup]
i always thought that the IRB was disbanded around 1924 and replaced with the IRA.Furburt said:
that book is also total bullshit as well, the vast majority of the "secrets behind the masons" are written by non-masons and are not very credible in their arguments or "facts". most of them are in fact just wild conspiracy theoriesFurburt said:
as for the mason, if you want to join do it, i've been a member for over 10 years and actually being made master of my lodge for the second time in a week.
what you won't find is a bunch of hidden secrets, a lot of new social influence, a lot of new power in your community or anything besides a bunch of friends that will go out of their way to help you.
any of the social influence and such that people perceive is just an illusion. it's much like having more friends that will help you out if they can. granted you MIGHT get off on some tickets depending on the officer.
as the saying goes you get out of masonry what you bring into it. you can also join the shriners and such after that and do a whole bunch of other things. they even have stuff for the wives and kids now
I guess that means the requirements are dependent on where you're from.RossyB said:
The Swedish requirements say that you need to be a christian, specifically.
Fun fact: the King of Sweden has traditionally been head of the Swedish chapter, but our current king has renounced that position and now carries only the title of "High Protector".
It pretty much comes down to this... Do you think it'd be fun? Then join. If you don't, then don't. The freemasons have no power or privilidges outside the group, regardless of popular belief. The only perk you might be getting is that other freemasons will favour you, which may be an advantage if your boss/future boss turns out to be a freemason. If not, then it might be a disadvantage if he/she is a conspiracy theorist.
actually the King of England is the head of The United Grand Lodge of England, when there is a KingNomad said:
the first Grand Master, who was Scottish and was the person who made Rosslyn Chapel, they made it a hereditary position but his first act was to step down and make it by vote, the English system was and still is hereditary.
oh im sure you would want to know all of their tasety little secrets about the world.Sulu said:Who are a terrorist organisation. Yeah what a bunch of nice upstanding citizens!hippykiller said:
On topic: Get him to join! Then covertly tell the Escapists what goes on inside
By that logic the founding fathers of USA were Terrorists.Sulu said:
As was William Wallace.
They were/are good men and women fighting for their land and freedom from British oppression.
Freemasonry is, at its heart, about being an upstanding gentleman of good faith, good deed and good word in his community. Charity is encouraged, though not mandatory. It is not, and never has been, a "secret society plotting to take over the world". That's just silly scare-mongering by catholics, who've had an issue with the masons from day one. Odd, because Freemasonry does not discriminate between the faiths. The only requirement is that you believe in a God, be it the Christian God, Allah, Yahweh or the Giant Flying Spaghetti Monster.
I say do it. You'll meet a lot of interesting people, make some new friends, and maybe even learn a few things about yourself. Oh, Masons also have the best libraries of old books, if history is of interest to you.
I say do it. You'll meet a lot of interesting people, make some new friends, and maybe even learn a few things about yourself. Oh, Masons also have the best libraries of old books, if history is of interest to you.
I'd do it, just to see if there's any truth to the weird code phrases they drop into casual conversation just to covertly establish membership and rank in public situations.
Also, to see how many ritualistic murders I need to go through to get to the good stuff.
And steak. I like steak.
Also, to see how many ritualistic murders I need to go through to get to the good stuff.
And steak. I like steak.