| Freemasons and Political Discussions
I knew the minute a placed a banner for Ron Paul on the web site it would make a few people jump up on their non-political discussion soap boxes. Good we need a healthy debate to clear the air and once and for all answer the question of Masons discussing politics. So let's discuss the facts and see if we can come to a resolution that the majority can live with after all we are a democracy (political), right?
Here is my take on the prohibition of political discussions. I believe strongly that the prohibition was not intended for politics outside the lodges but was to keep the internal politics to a minimum.
Benjamin Franklin used his Masonic connections in France during the American Revolution to bolster support for the U.S. Every time you turn on the history channel you see the Masons touting George Washington as a Mason. We know that the Boston Tea party was planned and executed by Masons at the Green Dragon Tavern. In my opinion I think we should be more involved in politics than we are today. I think that U.S. Masonry has focused so hard on charity, nothing wrong with that at all, that it has lost it’s way.
Please I remind you these are my observations and not the observations of every “Free” Mason around the world. |