Ooo I haven’t heard that before “light from within”

Well done.

Most “debates” I’ve been in stem from my statement that “Following the teachings of Jesus does not always mean following the teachings of the church.

Every religion in the world teaches the same thing when you boil them down to base teachings

Don’t be a dick & treat others with kindness without expectation of reward.

If you’re only acting morally because of an end goal I would argue that your actions are tainted by greed.

But then you open up is a good deed bad because it was done by a bad or greedy man?

You’re correct because while we are born with free will, all outcomes are known.

Freemasonry for Dummies by Chris Hodapp if you’d like a good starting point. Not even a joke

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And I find it beautiful your dedication to your faith but at the end of the day it is yours. Others are free to worship in their own manner.

My favorite question is to ask people what Jesus looked like. Skin color, ethnicity etc.

But yes it was originally written in Aramaic & as with even the best translations, context and nuance can be lost.

The debate on whether it was shall not kill or shall not murder is an easy example.

Modern Hebrew wasn’t even around back then. An alphabet that lacks vowels can be tricky to decipher.

At the end of the day we are all

trying to get to the same place.

We’re taking the same road.

We just drive different model cars.

You made it to Middle Class?! Teach me your ways sir

Sarcasm or genuine elation at seeing civil debate on a topic?

Many consider masons satanists because they don’t require a specific belief in Christianity. Instead a belief in a supreme being (The Divine)

With freedom of religion being a man’s natural right it would be improper to impose upon him any particular faith.

This is primarily in lodges that are recognized by the Grand Lodge of England.

Now as history and times change freemasonry is not without its own internal struggles & “scandals”.

The Grand Orient of France & UGLE split years ago as France began to allow atheists, satanists & women into lodges.

Leo Taxil published a tell all revealing the secrets of the fraternity & after years publicly admitted to having fabricated the entire work. He knew the controversy would sell.

The authenticity of that letter has never been verified, but I’ll play Devils Advocate if you’ll pardon the expression.

The end of this war, people become disillusioned with Christianity could allude to the multitudes becoming aware go the weaponization & corruption of the teachings of Jesus.

Lucifer has been a symbol of freedom

In many esoteric circles & a figure symbolizing revolution & challenging authority.

To claim Zionism is wrong yet profess the Bible is correct could be seen as contradictory as the Israelites were Gods chosen and He would make a nation out of them. As the current nation of Israel is pretty close to the boundaries described in Genesis.

But the Bible having been translated & bastardized since its 1st translation into Greek could be seen as a weak reference.

All in all believe what you want mate but if you’re going to espouse a conspiracy at least know who wrote the letter. Pike was pretty open to criticism and liked to claim what he did & didn’t write.

Thank you & I look forward to a continued discussion.

Very freedom minded man & very tolerant if compared to men of his time.

Too often we try to judge historical figures by the moral & legal standards of today.

There are no saints in hindsight, but putting ourselves in the frame of mind as they would have been can allow us to appreciate progress or bemoan regression.

Depends on where you are in your life

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That’s one Romance language I could never wrap my head around.

But thank you friend for the new knowledge

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The choice is yours (pending legislation approval)

Stay sovereign stay humble & stay free my friends

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