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HAHA! They used a hair dryer, how witty.

I'd think that one of the things that recommended one to be a Mason is that he be a man. You can change your status as a man, just as if you changed your status from a theist to an atheist, you'd be asked to leave. I'd vote to boot her from our lodge. I have nothing against being transgender or...

No wonder the Virginal jurisdiction eats afterwards, they DON'T have any wives to participate. ... you know, being virgins and all.

I like how the TV host who is interviewing Pat Robertson gives a half-hearted, "hm" when he says it. See minute 1:03. I couldn't imagine God being opposed to freedom.

Re: What features would you like to see at Masons of Texas? (MULTIPLE CHOICES PERMITT To be honest, just a dark themed skin would be great. I miss the old one. Otherwise, things are great here!

I said this below, so I will now say it as above. (Not to get all Hermetic :biggrin:) I think my main argument in this entire post is that Spiritual Atheism, purely as a philosophical concept, can exist; whether or not anyone practices it, I can not say. Well then what should it be...

Pardon me for citing Wikipedia, but I think that a light-hearted conversation is a good place for it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_in_Buddhism#The_supernatural_in_Buddhism I think that some concepts of the philosophy are indeed without a Supreme God. Right. I agree. I think that the...

Atheism is not the worship of science, it is merely not having a belief in God. There are plenty of Buddhists who believe in higher levels of existence (a Spiritual realm) but do not believe in God per se. The problem ultimately rests in the definition of God. I think that it is safe to say that...

Well after talking to a few of the... uh... brothers about joining, and upon finding out that I had a misconception about the OES and their religious requirements, I arranged for two petitions for my wife and I! I was also told that I look like more of a stilettos than a pumps kind of guy. All...

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosicrucianism ;)

Oh, you outa here them rip each other, its hilarious! When they ask each other if they are going to the Chapter meeting they say, "Will I be seeing you in pumps tomorrow night?" and they tell people who ask about OES that, "Oh yeah! You should come down and meet with us! If you come you'll see...

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It is just a different take on the same philosophy. It's like AF&M vs AF&AM in Texas, or Prince Hall vs. Grand Lodge of Texas. And Tom286, what is SCRICF?

*laughs* Thank you brethren for the concern but she is not Jewish. I used that Jewish reference as an example. She just does not identify with the Christian faith is all, and Jewish was the first thing that popped into my head. I thought I was told that in order to be in the OES, you had to...

Thank you very much brothers! My next step is to really get to the bottom of my misconception at the local level.

Interesting, it says that on the Grand Chapter of Texas' site as well. Maybe I misunderstood my conversation with the brother-sister?

So I've been told that in order to be in the Order of the Eastern Star you have to be a Christian, is this the case for all OES nation-wide or is it just a Texas requirement? My wife has expressed interest in doing something but she does not identify with that faith. I find it surprising that...

I never learned from a man who agreed with me. Robert A. Heinlein

Re: Big Changes in Pennslvana Masonry That's right, if I gave someone all of their year's pay in a day, they wouldn't work the rest of the year.