tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376156105181398040.post31771041938199430..comments2023-05-30T05:29:28.145-04:00Comments on Corn, Wine and Oil: The York RiteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376156105181398040.post-33369863222545458472013-10-25T15:00:12.822-04:002013-10-25T15:00:12.822-04:00Wow another fantastic post.
I couldn't agree ...Wow another fantastic post.<br /><br />I couldn't agree more about faith specific bodies having a polarizing effect in Freemasonry.<br /><br />Being as incredibly lucky as I am to be a member of a lodge with an unusually diverse set of beliefs, I was shocked and dismayed to encounter brothers in various online fora who errantly believed that every Freemason was Christian. There was no malicefeohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311859282925748371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376156105181398040.post-22647871705046855122013-10-25T11:33:37.606-04:002013-10-25T11:33:37.606-04:00I was once accused, by a woman in my synagogue, of...I was once accused, by a woman in my synagogue, of having to swear a Christian oath in order to become a Freemason. I was very offended by this accusation, but the generation of Jews after my grandfather's generation (he was a Mason) had a more negative view of Freemasonry, seeing Jews who are Freemasons as practicing a form of assimilation. I think that Freemasonry informs my Jewish faith in47th Problem of Euclidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13764497527575454299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376156105181398040.post-19646880416264156322013-10-25T11:30:58.841-04:002013-10-25T11:30:58.841-04:00An excellent post, as always. I fear you are corre...An excellent post, as always. I fear you are correct. Personally, I wish Chapters would adopt the English model of having Chapters host just the Royal Arch degree. We could also have Mark Lodges like England. That way, any other body can establish the Royal Arch as a prerequisite without establishing a false narrative that there are higher degrees in the York Rite. <br /><br />As it stands now, Millennial Freemasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10365269439441609340noreply@blogger.com