FREE MASONRY - the Principles

[Gwynhuever]

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^^ ako bitaw bro...maglibog ayo aning catholic church...kusog kaayo mo ex communicate ug mga people nga maka supak sa ilang balaod...nga si Jesus gani mismo ni ingon nga kon naa ka 100 ka sheep...nya mawala ang usa...pabiyaan man gani ang 99 kay ipapangita jud ang usa.....so meaning pangitaon ug pasaylo-on jud...sila na nuon pahawaon jud ang "nasayop"...limot sila sa lesson sa Prodigal Son...nga papistahan pa man gani ang nahisalaag ug dalan kon mo balik diba....

ex communication my ass....*rolling eyes* ....bahala na na sila i don't think they have the right!

[papa_roni]

ahem!!!!

ngutna lang ko gamay usab, kanang Sacred Conggregation for the Doctrine of the Faith isnt it the same office that used to be known as Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition?

is this not the same office that burned people up in the stake for having views opposed to thatof the church in the mid ages?
is this not the same office that the current pope used to hold?

[yami]

they were here right? in cebu... a month ago? MASONs...
I'm not so certain about this org. but as far as I noticed, mura man to cla ug mga big time businessmen coz of the large ring they're wearing...

[Archer sensAtion]

naa man mga Masons dri sa Cebu... naa amo lodge sa colon dapit sa gaisano south... if maka kita gani mo sa mga vehicle nga naay logo sa likod... G tapos naay compass kana..Mason na, if knight wid 2 swords sa back DeMolay, triangle wid 3 women...Jobs Daughter na...basta mao na cya daghan pa hehehe

[tolstoi]

info on Freemasons iconography and symbols

http://www.thevesselofgod.com/sumerianorigins.html

[Desert Father]

@tolstoi:

Thnks for the info bro. :mrgreen:

[Spec-V]

Religion is a Money making machine & its govern by "Mortal Men" who are susceptible to Greed, Control, Deciet, Lies & more Lies!

Heres my take...Theres no Specific Religion in Heaven.Â* If you feel comfortable w/ your Religion then stick with it.Â* Theres no reason to argue which Religion is True & Divine. The Almighty Lord always looks whats inside your heart & your deeds in this earth.Â* For Many have the gift to evangelize, to cast out demons, to heal the sick or perform unexplained feats; but in the end the Saviour will deny them upon entry in Heaven coz in their hearts are not true & everything they do was only for their personal gain.

[mannyamador]

ngutna lang ko gamay usab, kanang Sacred Conggregation for the Doctrine of the Faith isnt it the same office that used to be known as Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition?

That was the old name. So what? You are engaging in an ad hominem argument. You ought to know better.

[blackwidow]

SRINGFIELD, thanks bro for calling my attention.Â*
I researched further and found this article on the net about Gen. Douglas McArthur.


THE FREEMASON

Â* Â*Douglas MacArthur became a FreemasonÂ* while serving as field marshal in the capacityÂ* of military advisor to the commonwealth government of the Philippines. He did not join the Craft in the conventional way by petitioning a Lodge for the degrees of Masonry.Â* For that matter, either by design or by fate MacArthur did very few things during his lifetime in the conventional manner.Â*



Â* Â*For the second time in the history of the Grand Lodge of theÂ* Philippines,Â* MostÂ* WorshipfulÂ* SamuelÂ* HawthorneÂ* exercised

hisÂ* prerogative to make a "Mason at sight" on January 17,Â* 1936, in the presence of over six hundred Master Masons who watched in breathlessÂ* silence in a crowded hall, Samuel Hawthorne, Grand Master of Masons in the Philippines made General Douglas MacArthur a Mason at sight. MacArthur was visibly moved throughout the ceremony. The Entered Apprentice Degree was given with P.G.M. Frederick H. Stevens presiding. Immediately following, P.G.M. Francisco A. Delagado conferred the Fellowcraft Degree on MacArthur. When it was concluded, M.W. Samuel Hawthorne raised General MacArthur to the sublime degree of Master Mason.

Â* Â*It was an impressive ceremony and it included an addressÂ* by P.G.M. Eugene Stafford who recalled his very close association with MacArthur's father, General Arthur MacArthur when he commanded the Philippine division and later served as Military Governor of the Philippines in 1900-1901. Concluding the ceremony, some twenty grizzled veterans still possessing the military bearingÂ* of a bygone era, and almost all Past Masters, who had servedÂ* with General Arthur MacArthur, 36 years before, linedÂ* up in the East. It was an extraordinary ceremony, the Freemasons of the Philippines welcomed a prominent American General into the Craft as a brother, and also paidÂ* homage to his father a Freemason who some of the brethren had fought along side of, and others had undoubtedly fought against a generation before. It was a golden moment for Freemasonry in the Philippines and for Douglas MacArthur who had always wanted to be a Freemason like his father. The ceremony lasted for two hours.



Â* Â*After being raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason, Douglas MacArthur affiliated with Manila Lodge No.1 and on March 13th joined the Scottish Rite. On October 19, 1937, he wasÂ* elected Knight Commander Court of Honor, and on December 8, 1947, he was coroneted Honorary 33rd Degree at the American Embassy in Tokyo. He became a life member of the Nile Shrine Temple in Seattle, Washington

[i_a_m_d_e_d_e]

masons.. catholics..
doesnt really matter..
as long as you are doing good and not step on others.

when one says he is a devoted catholic, that he goes to church everday and practice the teachings of christ doesnt make him GOOD.

it's all about respect.
respect what others want.
remember freemasonry doesnt have anything to do with religion.

and if we are looking for a religion with good teachings and values and beliefs then you should take a look at budhism.