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| Originally Posted by GrayingChap I believe it is appropriate for a candidate or a brother to request that their obligations be taken on the scriptures befitting that candidate. |
Could you accept a candidate taking the obligation on another type of document like, Anderson's Constitution or some other Masonic
landmark?
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| Originally Posted by GrayingChap We know that atheists are not allowed to petition a lodge so the G may allude to deity. |
From my observation, this is not entirely accurate, we know that atheist are bared from some jurisdictions, but not all. There are quite a few atheist out there that are Freemasons, just not in England or the U.S.
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| Originally Posted by GrayingChap Belief in Deity therefore preserves Freemasonry from merely being another "do-good society" where we all pull ourselves up by the bootstraps. |
I always thought of Freemasonry to be the ultimate "Do-Good Society" externally and the most Free internal.
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| Originally Posted by GrayingChap Is any of this helpful? provocative? |
A little provocative but information exchange can never not be helpful.
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