Antients Idea of Masonic Toleration

jpeffer2007 · 02-07-2008, 12:54 PM

This is from www.masonictalk.com

Read these ignorant quotes in regards to homosexual candidates:

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Originally Posted by Melek Shlomo

The guys at my lodge has a nose for them. Sometimes you can tell be the way they walk, talk, and look...

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Originally Posted by Melek Shlomo

Like pictures and photos, if the bathroom wall is pink, if they're some hot guy laying in his bed and its only a one bedroom apartment... you know.

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Originally Posted by Melek Shlomo

I'm not a biggot, its just the thought of walking into the lodge one day to pick up something and all of a sudden two brothers are going at it...

My replies were very sharply worded and will likely get me banned. But who wants to be a member of a forum where Masons judge people based on their private sex life as opposed to the tenants of the order. I have many gay friends, a close family member, and know gay Masons (yes! there are gay Masons in lodges RIGHT NOW). NONE of them fall into the above sterotypes.

Jamie

D. W. Brown · 02-09-2008, 10:31 AM

Unfortunately, race and religion are not the only things ignorant brothers try and use for reasons to discriminate. Instead of using intellect and aptitude, which could actually help the fraternity.

roughashlar · 02-10-2008, 11:02 PM

Jamie,

It might do you well to take a look at this "brother"'s credentials. His posts list him as an IF&AM mason... which would not be " Antient" as it is unrecognized by "mainstream" Masons.

Perhaps you should have labelled the thread as Moderns' Idea of Masonic Toleration?

Peace,

roughashlar

roughashlar · 02-11-2008, 02:45 AM

Hey,

Its several hours later and I'm back to clarify something. Want to make sure that you know that I'm pointing out a misconception that this guy was an " Antient" Mason, I'm not knocking "Modern" Masons.

K?

Peace,

roughashlar

jpeffer2007 · 02-11-2008, 12:01 PM

Rough Ashlar,

Brother, I just read your post and tried to go look at his signature but the thread has mercifully been erased and I can't navigate that site well enough to find his profile! BUT....I would like to go on record to state that if he isn't a member of an Antient Lodge then I apologize. I don't think that International Masons are classified as ' Moderns' either though! Lemme go see if I can change the subject of this thread.

Jamie

roughashlar · 02-11-2008, 02:30 PM

My friend.

Apology accepted.

roughashlar

Eric Johnson, WM
Junction City Lodge #128, AF&AM
Junction City, Oregon

Chartered 14 June, 1906

NY Mason · 02-17-2008, 02:34 AM

Even if this person is an " antient", i can assure you he doesn't speak for all " antients".

jpeffer2007 · 02-19-2008, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by NY Mason

Even if this person is an " antient", i can assure you he doesn't speak for all " antients".

You know, I agree with you but this is a common mind set among many " Antients" that I've talked with. I just found his lack of tolerance, or maybe just the lack of class in the attacks, very disturbing.

Jamie

Stealth · 02-25-2008, 04:41 PM

GAY MASONS?? Who would have thought...

NY Mason · 02-28-2008, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jpeffer2007

You know, I agree with you but this is a common mind set among many " Antients" that I've talked with. I just found his lack of tolerance, or maybe just the lack of class in the attacks, very disturbing.

Jamie

I'm sure there are Brothers who have that attitude; fortunatley in my lodge which has a small membership, i've never heard that from the Brethren. We are a pretty progressive lodge, being racially & culturally mixed, but If i ever heard disparaging comments like that, I would find it most disturbing and unmasonic.