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<blockquote data-quote="T. MIKE SMITH" data-source="post: 4362376" data-attributes="member: 44552"><p>Now that we have whooped this old horse past death- I hope folks can believe that there are some people around who are willing to give time and money to something that helps their local food bank or the local high school band or on a larger scale, funds hospitals and clinics at no cost, to many children every day. I am not going to judge on the kind of religion you practice or how you live your life, that's not my place. I will say if you think that whatever it is you believe in it the absolute only way to salvation--- you are very sadly mistaken. I hear a lot of folks all the time, that want you to believe, what they believe is the only way, but they in no way act or practice even what they want to cram down my throat. I believe that when Christ told his Disciples, when they complained that people other than them were preaching and baptizing, and they thought they should be the only ones who could do that, Christ said, whoever is with us, is not against us. Just call me crazy but that tells me, if you're doing good and practicing what God, through the name of Christ, asked us to do, you are as strong as the Pope in your journey to heaven. Masons are not some secret societies looking to take over the world. Do we have a few things you have to be a member to know? Yes! Why? If I can't trust you with even a simple secret, why would I trust you at all? It has a lot more to do with your integrity, not anything secret. We are not a religion and don't care if you do or do not have or practice a religion, only that you believe in God. We do have theories on how one might improve their life, but no one is forced into anything. Like religion or phycology or education, or a whole lot of things that might help form opinions, it is up to you what kind of person you want to be. No religion or organization can change anyone, you have to do that. Most of the stuff I've heard here on this subject reminds of a bunch of old farts who meet up at the bar about noon to shoot the crap about everything known to man, but few have made any real study of anything to know what the hell they are talking about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="T. MIKE SMITH, post: 4362376, member: 44552"] Now that we have whooped this old horse past death- I hope folks can believe that there are some people around who are willing to give time and money to something that helps their local food bank or the local high school band or on a larger scale, funds hospitals and clinics at no cost, to many children every day. I am not going to judge on the kind of religion you practice or how you live your life, that's not my place. I will say if you think that whatever it is you believe in it the absolute only way to salvation--- you are very sadly mistaken. I hear a lot of folks all the time, that want you to believe, what they believe is the only way, but they in no way act or practice even what they want to cram down my throat. I believe that when Christ told his Disciples, when they complained that people other than them were preaching and baptizing, and they thought they should be the only ones who could do that, Christ said, whoever is with us, is not against us. Just call me crazy but that tells me, if you're doing good and practicing what God, through the name of Christ, asked us to do, you are as strong as the Pope in your journey to heaven. Masons are not some secret societies looking to take over the world. Do we have a few things you have to be a member to know? Yes! Why? If I can't trust you with even a simple secret, why would I trust you at all? It has a lot more to do with your integrity, not anything secret. We are not a religion and don't care if you do or do not have or practice a religion, only that you believe in God. We do have theories on how one might improve their life, but no one is forced into anything. Like religion or phycology or education, or a whole lot of things that might help form opinions, it is up to you what kind of person you want to be. No religion or organization can change anyone, you have to do that. Most of the stuff I've heard here on this subject reminds of a bunch of old farts who meet up at the bar about noon to shoot the crap about everything known to man, but few have made any real study of anything to know what the hell they are talking about. [/QUOTE]
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