Topic: free masons?

[Advisor]

@Carlos

Strong words, as a moderator I would appreciate it if you read the forum rules before you invite 1 billion person to drop Islam. Thus contradicting with your own so called "Democratic Ideals".

[Milk]

Khalid. That's the whole point. Islam is not compatible with these great ideals. It is more than obvious even from a cursory reading of the Islamic source texts that the Qur'an does not support these Democratic ideals at all.

That's why it's time to abandon the backward teachings of the religion and to accept the modern ideals that fit our time and place.

What's up Chrono. The mossad gave you another contract?

[Carlos Spinoza]

@Carlos

Strong words, as a moderator I would appreciate it if you read the forum rules before you invite 1 billion person to drop Islam. Thus contradicting with your own so called "Democratic Ideals".

Hey, I'm not telling ANYBODY to abandon Islam! I'm just saying to abandon the superstitious aspects of it and the parts which call towards division and violence. The rest is great! Generally I actually like Islam quite a lot! Smiles to all  

[AICP-FLORIDA]

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Spinoza - pantheist
thats all i got to say about that.

[Carlos Spinoza]

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Spinoza - pantheist
thats all i got to say about that.

Ok, so JUST because my name is the same as that of a Dutch philosopher, I suppose that makes me concur with his belief system...

Hmmmm...

[Advisor]

I'm just saying to abandon the superstitious aspects of it and the parts which call towards division and violence. The rest is great! Generally I actually like Islam quite a lot! Smiles to all Very Happy

There are no superstitious aspects in Islam. And what are you talking about divisions and violence? We are supposed to be united, didn't you know? and one day we will be. Again.

[muslimways]

Short Definition of Freemasonry:

Freemasonry is a worldwide fraternal organization. Its members are joined together by shared ideals of both a moral and metaphysical nature, and, in most of its branches, by a common belief in a Supreme Being. Freemasonry is an esoteric art, in that certain aspects of its internal work are not generally revealed to the public. Masons give numerous reasons for this, one of which is that Freemasonry uses an initiatory system of degrees to explore ethical and philosophical issues, and this system is less effective if the observer knows beforehand what will happen. It often calls itself "a peculiar system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols."


The Freemasons' Hall in Great Queen Street, London, England

Freemason sign:

The Square & Compasses, one of the most prominent symbols of Freemasonry. The "G" in the middle represents God and Geometry.

more image visit: http://images.google.co.uk/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=Square+and+compasses&btnG=Search

Membership:

Generally, to be a Freemason, one must:
- be a man who comes of his own free will (or a woman, in the case of a feminine jurisdiction, or  either a man or a woman if joining a co-Masonic jurisdiction),
- believe in a Supreme Being, or, in some jurisdictions, a Creative Principle (unless joining a jurisdiction with no religious requirement, as in the Continental tradition),
- be at least the minimum age (18?25 years depending on the jurisdiction),
- be of sound mind, body and of good morals, and
- be free (or "born free", i.e. not born a slave or bondsman).

Famous Freemasons:

Emir Habibullah Khan, (Calcutta, India)
Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies (Australia)
Prime Minister Lynden Pindling (Bahamas)
Prime Minister John J.C. Abbott (Canada)
Governor-General Earl Minto (India)
Winston Churchill (UK)
Prince Arthur (UK)
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (UK)
King Edward VII (UK)
Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor (UK)
Prince Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland (UK)
Jack Warner - the guy who made Warner Bros - Was Jewish from Poland(US)
John Wayne (Hollywood, US)

                                     More Masons: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famous_Freemasons

Famous Non-Masons

Neil Armstrong's father was a Mason, but he was not.
President Bill Clinton was a member of DeMolay, but not a Mason.
Sean Connery
Charlie Chaplin
President George W. Bush cancelled plans to use the same George Washington Bible at his inauguration, owing to inclement weather.
Walt Disney was a member of DeMolay, but not a Mason.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was declared a "Mason at sight" more than 32 years after his death, by a Past Grand Master of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia, but this act is controversial and many Masons are likely to reject its legitimacy.

For more info visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasons