tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521156856913693008.post3155057541521601964..comments2024-02-25T21:12:14.425-06:00Comments on The Millennial Freemason: Does Masonic Morality Exist?Millennial Freemasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10365269439441609340noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521156856913693008.post-70852193760421207662016-12-18T23:42:20.301-06:002016-12-18T23:42:20.301-06:00"Noachide" and "the three great art..."Noachide" and "the three great articles of Noah" almost certainly refer to the Noachide Laws. They are man's end of the Noahic Covenant between God and the "children of Noah," aka all humanity. Thus "a Noachide" is a poetic and religious way to refer to "a human," specifically in the context of all humans sharing a common brotherhood and evenNavaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521156856913693008.post-10329009788713290872015-11-10T15:03:08.393-06:002015-11-10T15:03:08.393-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521156856913693008.post-58683850268206603802015-09-17T16:57:32.496-05:002015-09-17T16:57:32.496-05:00Most definitely. Share away!
-NickMost definitely. Share away!<br /><br />-NickMillennial Freemasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10365269439441609340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521156856913693008.post-56785850891238415392015-09-07T19:59:21.842-05:002015-09-07T19:59:21.842-05:00Hello Brother, I am John “Corky” Daut, Past Master...Hello Brother, I am John “Corky” Daut, Past Master and past secretary Waller Masonic Lodge #808 AF & AM in Waller, Texas. I was raised at age 64, W.M. at age 76 and started the free online “Small Town Texas Masons E-magazine at age 80 (seven years ago). And, I am still trying to make up for those lost years.<br /> I am writing because I just discovered your Masonic BLOG, "The Millennial Old Corkyhttp://www.oldcorky.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521156856913693008.post-46000841405225061742015-02-17T15:56:46.612-06:002015-02-17T15:56:46.612-06:00it's up to God to judge me not manit's up to God to judge me not manAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521156856913693008.post-82777590227153606242015-02-16T15:25:27.068-06:002015-02-16T15:25:27.068-06:00The problem I see with definitions is that they te...The problem I see with definitions is that they tend toward fundamentalism. (I will define fundamentalism here simply as: The belief that MY definition and interpretation of the word you used is the only correct one) Masonry is a search for light. It is difficult to search for more when you already know everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521156856913693008.post-62854902403543525092015-02-16T15:21:20.155-06:002015-02-16T15:21:20.155-06:00Your not-so-hypothetical homosexual petitioner—or ...<i>Your not-so-hypothetical homosexual petitioner—or African-American petitioner, or Wiccan petitioner—may meet a different response at each lodge across his Masonic jurisdiction. We have no stated set of morality and tolerance that we actually enforce.</i><br /><br />There isn't a Pla-Doh factory stamping out Freemasons. Every lodge is made up up members of the community in which it is Tom Accuostihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005315193581153959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521156856913693008.post-88325382765816411702015-02-16T14:47:05.435-06:002015-02-16T14:47:05.435-06:001) I agree that each Lodge is different. I avoid c...1) I agree that each Lodge is different. I avoid certain Lodges as I know I make some of the Brethren uncomfortable. And any time I have someone ask I steer particularly flamboyant men to Lodges I know are very welcoming. (I also steer Brothers of varying creeds to certain Lodges and away from others.)<br /><br />2) I'd disagree with "our organization’s leadership lacks the fortitude to Luke says Moo!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02414471647136986788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521156856913693008.post-29526224631168759992015-02-16T13:46:33.078-06:002015-02-16T13:46:33.078-06:00TikiJack--Good response. Masonry is a system for i...TikiJack--Good response. Masonry is a system for implementation and certainly does not have a system of morality that is unique. It’s simply repackaged and stylized what many cultures consider to be “good” or “true.” <br />But Freemasonry is not a collection of beliefs, tenets, or weird mystical secrets laid out in books by Anderson or Preston or Pike or De Hoyos. Freemasonry is its living, Faustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521156856913693008.post-75901138222663367892015-02-16T13:39:43.494-06:002015-02-16T13:39:43.494-06:00My thoughts:
1) As a gay Past Master and officer ...My thoughts:<br /><br />1) As a gay Past Master and officer of the Indianapolis Scottish Rite Lodge of Perfection, I offer up that I obey the moral law according to my beliefs.<br /><br />2) I once had a Brother "unfriend" me because he couldn't understand how I could possibly support marriage equality based on Masonry and my obligation as a Templar. I double checked with the three Luke says Moo!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02414471647136986788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521156856913693008.post-25457182290855463462015-02-16T10:12:12.874-06:002015-02-16T10:12:12.874-06:00Ooh, I think I got quoted!
From my seat I would s...Ooh, I think I got quoted!<br /><br />From my seat I would say there isn't a true morality, but a system for its implementation. The only things that Masonry preaches as good things are pretty broad, definitely falling under the what all can agree upon concept. <br /><br />I do have a had time squaring freemasonry with moral relativism though. And I know plenty of masonic moral relativists. TikiJacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521156856913693008.post-36512668119774289062015-02-16T08:49:49.585-06:002015-02-16T08:49:49.585-06:00just like I can't drop trespass from the Lord&...<i> just like I can't drop trespass from the Lord's Prayer in Commandery.</i><br /><br />Having grown up Roman Catholic, I have a very difficult time <i>not</i> saying it when I drop by the local Congregational Church. <br /><br />The religious landscape changes. When I was in my 20s, cohabiting couples were still something that one talked about in semi-hushed tones. Now it's fairly Tom Accuostihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005315193581153959noreply@blogger.com