Blaine, do you consider protestants to be pagans?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org
To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Mormonism & Freemasonry
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 23:06:52 EST
No doubt about it, those ancient groups were doing bad stuff, fertility
cultism included. But what I am saying is documenting something from
ancient
times is always hard, and I seriously doubt tracing Freemasonry back to
those
times could be done with so much confidence in the findings as to be able
to
say confidently that such and such is true, or such and such is not true.
In
fact, that would be true of almost anything. Even Mormonism, which is
barely
two hundred years old, despite an abundance of records on the subject,
still
has much that cannot be said for certain about it. What it boils down to
in
too many cases is that basically, we express our opinions, pro and con,
and
that's about the best we can do.
But I can say with a high degree of confidence, that although there are
some
similarities between free Masonry and the temple Endowment ceremony, there
are far too many fundamental differences to conclude that one came from
the
other. I have, believe it or not, studied Free Masonry, and I am
intimately
familiar with the ceremony in the temple. There are just too many other
possibilities.
In a message dated 12/31/2005 4:00:12 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
No it is way before that; the ancient fertility cults were practised in
Canaan before God destroyed the Amorites.
On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 11:01:12 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
Blainerb: Freemasonry is obviously descended from the time when the Jews
returned from the Babylonian captivity to Jerusalem to rebuild their
temple and
the walls of the city. It is one thing to say such as you have stated
below, but quite another to show beyond reasonable doubt that your
assertions are
correct. If you wouldn't mind, I would like to double-check your sources.
In a message dated 12/27/2005 8:04:59 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have read the same Blaine and the Freemasonry rituals are based on the
old
Fertility Cult mystery religions which is
the same kind of paganism that got the Canaanite Nations exiled from the
Promised Land and destroyed. There is a
sexual aspect to both. jt
On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 09:06:14 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
I am not aware of one, except to say, as JS did, that he joined the
Freemasons to obtain whatever friendship and support they might offer in
times of
duress--as you are probably aware, he was arrested on false charges many
times--0ver 40 times, as I recall--and abused both physically and verbally
a lot
of times by antis of his day.
But I am sure if there is any official commentary from Church authorities,
Kevin would know where it would be found. Especially if it could be used
against the Church. :>)
Blainerb
In a message dated 12/26/2005 10:08:36 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Does the Mormon Church have an expressed opinion regarding freemasonary?
----------
"Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you
ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org
If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL
PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to
join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
