tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123229781154674852.post5104458264016954552..comments2023-09-06T04:39:47.599-04:00Comments on The Metaphysical Freemason: Liberty,Equality,and Fraternity,still relevant?Radcliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491628119144784710noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123229781154674852.post-35428641700216763862008-12-07T11:55:00.000-05:002008-12-07T11:55:00.000-05:00My Brother, I am referring to the Judeo-Christian ...My Brother, I am referring to the Judeo-Christian orientation only, not that we are a religion, clarification made to text, duly noted. However, you may have noticed that we continue in a downward trend on membership. That is due only to relevancy in my opinion. What makes us relevant today? As many of the tenets we hold dear are now the standard order of the day, such as religious tolerance, equality of men, and liberty. And my answer to your question about reaching out, is founded on the fact that only Massachusetts and Deleware have shown growth is membership. We know that Massachusetts is most definetly reaching out. Why perpetrate an old concept about informing the society at large about us. We have nothing to hide.Radcliffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491628119144784710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123229781154674852.post-48354201896801165372008-12-07T10:08:00.000-05:002008-12-07T10:08:00.000-05:00Dude - I can't think of anyone who has seriously s...Dude - I can't think of anyone who has seriously suggested that Buddhism, Sikhism, Sufiism, etc., conflict with Freemasonry. <BR/><BR/>I can't imagine why you suggest that we "continue to not reach out to other religions" when Freemasonry <I>itself</I> is not a religion. We do, however, continue to reach out to <I>men</I>, so long as they be good men and true, with a belief in a Creator. Their religion, naturally, is immaterial to us.<BR/><BR/>I think that your tail is trying to wag the dog. There are probably men of other (i.e., non Judeo- Christian) religions who may believe that Freemasonry is not for them because our allegories and metaphors are based on Old Testament writings; assuming that they bother to learn enough about the Fraternity to understand even that much. Is it incumbent upon our fraternity to go into various religious communities to proselytize for members?Tom Accuostihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005315193581153959noreply@blogger.com