FREE MASONRY - the Principles

[giddyboy]

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and i hope you still embrace that relative of yours even if they are practicing a different religion.. hehe..

i embrace my relatives "literally" when we meet...hehe. i also respect their practicing different religions. besides, it is not a topic at all during our get-togethers man sab...pero lingaw lang gyud huna-hunaon ba. kung baga, chopsuey!!! hehe

i think Christianity is an inappropriate term for the thought.. hehe.. christianity is all about love.. loving your brother, even loving your enemy, giving love.. etc.. (hapit npod diay ang valentines.. luv napod) hehe.. and thats something in common with FM and Christianity, it teaches members to love/respect one another.. hehe..

yeah...i think "Christian faith" is more apt. but anyway, last post na ni nako regarding this topic...

[SPRINGFIELD_XD_40]

reference sites like wiki and britannica, are on the informative note. The bereans is on (as u hinted) is on a propaganda note. but it is still a reference mat'l u know...that's the beauty of research bay, u get a lot of different views from different sources...the more u gain knowledge on an issue, the wider your perspectives. and im sure u know that...

I know what you meant but the only issue here is , like you who is intelligent nor an average joe with commonsense , why include an INFORMATION that you know is good for nothing ? I dont think that would be included as an additional perspective bai . What the BEREANS portrayed was an obvious campaign against the FM .

actually, i only cited some sources' views on FM in a simplified manner. Those views did not come from me. if u wanna argue the Bereans' views, then go ahead point by point...it's not my call, coz im not a Berean, nor a freemason. im just an average joe here.

Not even a 33rd degree Mason would do that , how much more of an unknown iSTORYAN ? What only happened was , it just richocheted on you because you are using a " perspective " from a medioum that is a " propaganda " against the FM . I have no problem with that either , that is you call of using it as a gained knowledge or maybe a form of an issue so we can continue to discuss about it between the FM and the Bereans .

i dunno if that can be called discrimination...do we have a Catholic priest, a layman here in istorya that can clarify? im not in the position to answer that kind of question...hahaha

We dont even have to use the words EMBRACE and RESPECT but in the simplest form of the phrase " LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORS UNCONDITIONALLY " is sufficient enough to say that we dont need no PRISET to clarify it .

it's DIVINE COMMAND THEORY...it has something to do with a religion as a source of moral authority.

and i know dat it is not certain, thus the word "theory"...even Plato is criticizing that theory.

At least we agree on that but I personally doesnt based anything on theories because I am a certain person .

ok, we'll use "respect" in the proper perspective... when we say the Pope stresses total & profound respect for Islam as a religion, of course, it doesn't mean we also have to respect the violence generated from those extremist Muslims, coz it's not the correct Islam way...get the drift?

I know the radicals has nothing to do with islam but is only trying to use it gain sympathy . My point was , FM is not even violence , ngano ma complicate man na spare man gani ang islam in general from the extremist ?

we can also say that Christianity "respects" FM, but it doesn't mean that it also "embraces" FM. if the Christian faith tells us that FM is incompatible w/ Christianity, then FM should also "respect" that view.

True ... but I firmly believe that the Vatican is only using that as an excuse because there is more to it . Indeed FM respected the Vatican , vatican has been infiltrated by the FM for centuries bai , if they really wanted it , RC is long gone . The only way to cut down a tree is uproot it which is obviously , Vatican is the root . It may sound impossible but it just never happen because for what ? Because FM respects and embraces all men of religion which is the greatest love and acceptance of all .

have a nice one!!!

You too amigo !

[pijavier]

So from mild to wild, everybody in this thread has become experts on freemasons.

I am confused? which is it guys?

Is it a need to be always right? is it to prove belongingness in the craft or wanting to be part of the craft.

You know, then you don't know... then all of a sudden, everyone knows...

If the Free Masons live by such good principles, then why all the rumors? why all the allegations?

What's the real story behind Ken Lay?

Is the rumor about Baal Worship true?

Was it FreeMasons that killed A. Lincoln?

Did Lyndon Johnson kill Kennedy?

Has anyone read the Morgan Affair?

How many holes does a skyflakes cracker have?

I have no idea what the answers to these questions are...

[Juan Miguel]

^^^Ambot sa langaw pilay edad sa Ok2x.....lols!

[JX]

FM encourages understanding, personal growth as an individual, and the quest for knowledge ^^.. hehe..

@pijavier, bro, you have the option of finding the answers to your questions.. hehe..

[pijavier]

I know, but they are always negative answers. I guess there are many questions that will remain to be unanswered... and the only way to get those answers is bring back the dead. I'd rather watch a good movie and enjoy. Popcorn anyone?

[pijavier]

I still am looking for an answer that really hits the spot, you know what I mean. answers that corraborate what witnessess and members say. so far I have not found one.

[JX]

^^

a medical doctor cant really give us answers about truss strength but its better to consult 1 than 99 engineers if its about pathogens.. and we have other options other than the ouija board to know why corn pops.. hehe..

[mikogerald]

Kasagaran member ani mga datu. naa ko amigo member ani ug iya papa gyd nagpa sud. Master Mason iya papa. fyter au uy.

[pijavier]

I guess no answer? then those might just be true then