Comments by "Realist The" (@TheRealist2022) on "Business Insider"
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@AnonHeX If I understand the question correctly, you are asking me why I don't believe in any specific religion.
This is a personal opinion and I am quite willing to say I am wrong, if proved otherwise. It is not representative of any other Mason, but me.
I believe that religion is a man made thing and was made and developed in such a way as to preserve the status quo for a few very powerful and clever people. They realised that there are a lot of very dumb people out there, who will believe any old claptrap that they are told in the name of religion...playing on their superstitions and their fears. For example, most people are afraid to die, because they do not know what happens after death... these guys come up with an answer (behave yourself and follow the rules *the ones they made up*) that you should follow and you will have everlasting life in Heaven. These clever people became "the Church"and still wield an INCREDIBLE amount of power.. not to mention wealth.
I firmly believe that whatever entity created the universe, is so way way way beyond our comprehension that we, as human beings with our flimsy, pathetic brains could not come anywhere near comprehending "God" and thereby forming any sort of relationship with it.
Also, why on Earth should any being so hugely powerful give a damn about us? Does a scientist in a lab that grows some mould care abut it? NO! We are as mould..we are insignificant. Isn't it hugely arrogant to think that God should care about us? He loves us? Wow.. tell that to a child with bone cancer... tell that to the millions that starve to death through lack of food and clean water...tell that to the countless Jews/Gypsys/Gays/Freemasons that were tortured and murdered in WW2....that's the kind of "love" I could do without thanks very much.
No. What all the religious zealots imagine to be the truth is just wishful thinking. We'd LIKE all the myths and legends to be true.... but they aren't and in my humble opinion, those that DO believe in all that religious nonsense are having the worlds biggest con played upon them.
A persons religion is (broadly speaking) dependent on where he is born on the planet. Is that right? Is that the way to form a religious dogma? And the rules of the religion, far from being divine, are largely based on the social structure of the location? So if it is socially acceptable for the woman to be the 2nd class citizen... it's because "God" said so? What a load of old bollocks. So whatever religion is the biggest, is dependent on population? Bloody hell, what a con!
Wake up, you Muppets and smell the coffee.
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@owaissaiyed01 Good morning Owais. Please accept my apologies for the lateness of my response.
Our agenda is to take good men and make them better. To serve our communities. To exhibit kindness and charity to those that may need a helping hand.
I really don't inderstand your question about funding our buildings. Some Masons meet in places that need little to maintain them, some are more expensive. My annual dues for one of my Lodges, part of which is used for building maintenance, is just under £200 per year. That's not a lot of money.
As Will Derby said, the last POTUS who was also Mason was Gerald Ford. Out of the 43 others, only another 13 were Masons. Probably much less than you imagined.
I never said nothing was secret...I said hardly anything. But they are merely modes of recognition and are easily found on the net and in books. They are unimportant, but as we have taken an obligation not to reveal them, purely as a symbol of our integrity, you won't get them from me.
The star if which you speak is a symbol. Many different people use the same symbol, but have vastly different meanings for them. For example, the swastika. You immediately think of Nazis, right? Well for well over 1000 years, it has been a Hindu good luck symbol. The pentagram...a demonic symbol, yes? Well why is there 50 of them on the flag of the usa? See where I'm going with this?
Nope...we're not hiding anything, (apart from the modes of recognition) hence my invitation for you and anyone else to ask me whatever you or they want.
You say "the facts" say different. Well, you have all your "facts" wrong, my friend. You don't HAVE facts...you sir, have misconceptions.
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@michaelmccaffrey2731 Good morning Michael. It is not widely known, but Freemasonry uses archaic language in a lot of it's work. The word "Worshipful" in a Masonic context, does not mean that he is worshipped. In a Masonic context, "Worshipful" means "worthy of respect". It is used in the same way as a Judge..."His Worship, Judge Smith". Or perhaps, a Mayor, "His Worship, Mayor Jones".
By the way, every single Brother who has been Master of a Lodge, is then called "Worshipful Brother XXXX" as opposed to "Brother XXXX" BEFORE he reached that office. So, even though I am no longer Master of my Lodge, I am still called "Worshipful Brother Cxxxxxx".
Make no mistake, a Mason must have a belief in a single supreme being that created the universe. The identity of that being, we leave up to the individual Mason and the vast majority are Christian.
Being a Mason is not sinful, so there is nothing to repent for. We all believe in whatever deity we believed, in before we were Freemasons, nothing changes. There are no further religious requirements when a man joins Freemasonry or at any time he is a member.
Please feel free to come back to me if you have any further questions.
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@magyy8727 Margaret...secrecy is not necessarily a bad thing. For example, do you tell everyone your PIN for your ATM card? What about the alarm code for your house? Tell everyone? Do you invite passing strangers in to your house so that they can listen to your family business? When people work for corporations, they are bound by confidentiality agreements... secrets! When I was in the Royal Navy, my security clearance was Top Secret because I handled very sensitive material, which, if leaked to any potential enemy would put us at a disadvantage.
So you see, although yes, there can be things of a nefarious nature that are kept secret. But it doesn't mean that because they are secret, they are nefarious. Or do you subscribe to "Politicians Logic"? All cats have four legs. My dog has four legs. Therefore, my dog is a cat!
I've been a Mason for 23 years and have visited Lodges in 22 countries all over the world. Never once have I witnessed anything like you say.
Madam, you are speculating over something of which you know nothing!
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@TheRenekruse God evening. Please accept my apologies for the late response.
Why do I use a pseudonym? Why does Spiderman wear a costume and a hood? Protection from the bad guys.
There are some nasty people out there and by the power of the internet, they can easily find where I live and where I work. This happened a while back when I did use my real name. I was stalked and abused. I don't care about that, I can take care of myself, but it got close to my family. I will not risk their safety.
Our meetings are about as "secret" as the confessional box. They are as "secret" as a board meeting of a corporation. They are as secret as your house when your family are having conversation. If someone knocked at your front door and asked to come in and watch what you guys get up to, would you let them? Of course, not. You'd tell them to mind their own bloody business! So what's the difference between the confessional, the boardroom your house and a Masonic meeting? NOTHING. In fact, In Masonry' we're a darn sight more open than YOU are. Would YOU be happy for a complete stranger to have a tour of your home? Of course not! At any other time than when we meet, it's perfectly fine for anyone to come in and have a look around and we'll answer any and all questions. Those that attend a Masonic meeting have earned the right to be there. You have not. So why on Earth should we let any Tom Dick and Harry in when we meet?
When you consider that Freemasonry has been around for at least 1000 years and is a global organisation. When you consider all the world leaders that have been around over the years and all over the world, the number of world leaders that have been Freemasons is microscopic compared to the number of ORDINARY me who have been. You are VASTLY mistaken. But let's look at some of our members. you say we are all villains?
Buzz Aldrin, Mozart, Joseph lister, Ernest Shackleton, Rick Wakeman, Duke Ellington, Oliver Hardy, Sir Alexander Fleming, Paul Revere, George Washington, Ben Franklin, Simon Bolivar, Sir Christopher Wren, Sir Winston Churchill, General MacArthur. More than 200 British and Commonwealth servicemen have received the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the UK armed forces.
And you think people like these are not good people? You have NO idea and your comments are laughable.
Where do you get the ludicrous idea that we want to oppress anyone? We purposefully distance ourselves from religion and politics.. we have no interest at all in oppressing anyone. If you ask me, YOU are the oppressor of Freemasonry! Practice what you preach sir!!!
I served in the Royal Navy for 25 years. In all that time, I saw much action around the world, defending the weak from those who wish to oppress them. I was involved in disaster relief, helping people in areas where there have been natural disasters. When based at various USN bases, I developed outreach programmes between British and US naval Masons, and the poor of the local area. And you say we OPPRESS PEOPLE! You have NO IDEA. HOW DARE you speak of me and my Brethren in such a manner. You are a stain on humanity and it is people like YOU who should look in the mirror with a sense of shame. You disgust me.
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