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Active Participants
WM....Worshipful Master
SW....Senior Warden
JW....Junior Warden
Tr. ....Treasurer
Sec...Secretary
SD....Senior Deacon
JD....Junior Deacon
SS....Senior Steward
JS....Junior Steward
Tyl....Tyler
Ch....Chaplain
Cand..Candidate
(*; * *; or * * *, normally signifies the number of raps from a gavel. In
the case of the Senior Deacon, his staff, pounding on the floor; when it is
done at either the outer or inner door,it signifies a knock on the door.
(S) signifies the due-guard and sign being given as a
salutation to the Worshipful Master.)
ENTERED APPRENTICE OPENING:
WM: *. Officers, take your respective stations and places; Brethren, be
clothed.
WM: *. Brother Senior Warden.
SW: Worshipful Master.
WM: Are all present Masons?
SW: *Brothers Senior and Junior Deacons; are all present Masons?
(Deacons rise, and in a prescribed fashion proceed throughout the lodge
room, observing those in attendance, ascertaining that they are all Masons.
JD: Brother Senior Deacon, all are Masons in the South.
SD: Brother Senior Warden, we are all Masons.
SW: We are all Masons, Worshipful Master.
(The Deacons return to their places)
WM: *. Brother Junior Deacon.
JD: Worshipful Master.
WM: The first great care of Masons when convened.
JD: To see that they are duly tyled.
WM: Attend to that duty and inform the Tyler that I am about to open a Lodge
of Entered Apprentices, and direct him to tyle accordingly.
JD: Brother Tyler, I am directed to inform you that the Worshipful Master is
about to open a Lodge of Entered Apprentices. Take due notice thereof and
govern yourself accordingly.
JD: ***. Tyl: ***
JD: (S) Worshipful Master, we are duly tyled.
WM: How are we tyled?
JD: By a Brother Mason without, armed with the proper implement of his
office.
WM: His duty there?
JD: To observe the approach of cowans and eavesdroppers, and suffer none to
pass or re-pass except such as are duly qualified and have permission from
the Worshipful Master.
WM: *. Brother Senior Warden.
SW: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Whence came you?
SW: From a Lodge of the Holy Saints John of Jerusalem.
WM: What came you here to do?
SW: To learn to subdue my passions and improve myself in Masonry.
WM: Then you are a Mason, I presume?
SW: I am so taken and accepted among Brethren and Fellows.
WM: What makes you a Mason?
SW: My Obligation.
WM: Where were you made a Mason?
SW: Within the body of a just and duly constituted Lodge and Free and
Accepted Masons, assembled in a place representing the ground floor of King
Solomon's Temple.
WM: How many compose an Entered Apprentices Lodge?
SW: Seven or more.
WM: When composed of seven, of whom does it consist?
SW: The Worshipful Master, Senior and Junior Wardens, Treasurer, Secretary,
Senior and Junior Deacons.
WM: Brother Senior Warden, the Junior Deacon's placein the Lodge?
SW: At my right.
WM: * *. Brother Junior Deacon.
JD: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Your duty?
JD: To carry messages from the Senior Warden in the West to the Junior
Warden in the South, and elsewhere about the Lodge as he may direct; attend
to alarms at the outer door and report the same to the Worshipful Master;
also to see that we are duly tyled.
WM: The Senior Deacon's place?
JD: At the right of the Worshipful Master in the East.
WM: Brother Senior Deacon.
SD: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Your duty?
SD: To carry orders from the Worshipful Master in the East, to the Senior
Warden in the West, and elsewhere about the Lodge as he may direct; welcome
and clothe visiting Brethren, attend to alarms at the inner door; also to
receive and conduct candidates.
WM: The Treasurer's place?
SD: At the right of the Worshipful Master in the East.
WM: Brother Treasurer.
Tr: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Your duty?
Tr: To receive all moneys from the Secretary, keeping a just and accurate
account of the same, and pay it out on order of the Lodge, signed by the
Worshipful Master; also to perform such other duties as are prescribed by
the Constitution of the Grand Lodge.
WM: The Secretary's place?
Tr: At the left of the Worshipful Master in the East.
WM: Brother Secretary.
Sec: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Your duty?
Sec: To observe the proceedings of the Lodge, make a full record of all that
is proper to be written; to receive all moneys due the Lodge and pay it to
the Treasurer, taking his receipt therefore; and to perform such other
duties as are prescribed by the Constitution of the Grand Lodge.
WM: The Junior Warden's station?
Sec: In the South.
WM: Brother Junior Warden.
JW: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Your duty in the South?
JW: To observe the sun at meridian, which is the glory and beauty of the
day; call the Craft from labor to refreshment, superintend them during the
hours thereof, carefully to observe that the means of refreshment are not
perverted to intemperance or excess, and see that they return to their labor
in due season, that the Worshipful Master may receive honor, and they
pleasure and profit thereby.
WM: The Senior Warden's station?
JW: In the West.
WM: Brother Senior Warden.
SW: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Why in the West?
SW: As the sun is in the West at close of day, so stands the Senior Warden
in the West to assist the Worshipful Master in opening and closing the
Lodge; paying the Craft their wages, if any by due, that none may go away
dissatisfied, harmony being the support of all institutions, especially this
of ours.
WM: The Master's station?
SW: In the East.
WM: Why in the East?
SW: As the sun rises in the East to open and govern the day,(WM:* * *)so
rises the Worshipful Master in the East to open and govern the Lodge;
setting the Craft at work, giving them proper instruction for their labor.
WM: Brother Senior Warden, it is my order that __________Lodge No. ____ be
now opened on the First Degree of Freemasonry for work and instruction. This
communicate to the Junior Warden in the South, and he to the Brethren
present, that having due notice thereof, they may govern themselves
accordingly.
SW: Brother Junior Warden.
JW: Brother Senior Warden.
SW: It is the order of the Worshipful Master that _______ Lodge No. ___ be
now opened on the First Degree of Freemasonry for work and instruction. This
communicate to the Brethren present, that having due notice thereof. They
may govern themselves accordingly.
JW: Brethren; it is the order of the Worshipful Master, communicated to me
through the Senior Warden in the West, that ___________Lodge No. ___ be now
opened on the First Degree of Freemasonry for work and instruction. I
communicate the same to you, that having due notice thereof, you may govern
yourselves accordingly.
WM: Brethren; attend to giving the signs; observe the East.
WM * SW * JW *
WM: Brethren, give your attention to the Chaplain.
Chap: Most Holy and Glorious Lord God, the Great Architect of the Universe,
the Giver of all good gifts and graces! Thou hast promised that "where two
or three are gathered together in Thy name, Thou will by in their midst and
bless them." In Thy name we have assembled, and in Thy name we desire to
proceed in all our doings. Grant that the sublime principles of Freemasonry
may so subdue every discordant passion within us - so harmonize and enrich
or hearts, with Thine own love and goodness - that the Lodge at this time
may humbly reflect that order and beauty which reign forever before Thy
throne. Amen.
(ALL) So mote it be.
WM: Brother Senior Deacon.
SD: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Attend at the Altar and display the Three Great Lights in Masonry.
WM: "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for Brethren to dwell together
in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon
the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
as the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of
Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore."
WM: In the name of God and the Holy Saints John, I now declare _______ Lodge
No. ___ duly opened and in order for business; at the same time strictly
forbidding any un-Masonic conduct whereby the harmony of the same might be
disturbed.
WM: Brother Junior Deacon.
JD: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Inform the Tyler.
JD: * * * Brother Tyler, I am directed to inform you that the Lodge is now
opened on the Entered Apprentice Degree. Take due notice thereof and tyle
accordingly.
JD: * * * Tyl: * * *
WM: Brother Senior Deacon.
SD: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Present the flag of our country at the Altar.
WM Brethren, you will join with me in the pledge of allegianceto the Flag of
our Country.
(All join with the Pledge of Allegiance)
WM: *
WM: If there are present any Present or Past Grand Officers, Present or Past
Masters, they are cordially and fraternally invited to a seat in the East.
ENTERED APPRENTICE DEGREE:
WM: *. Brethren; Mr._______ Is in waiting for the First Degree of
Freemasonry, he having been duly accepted. If there is no objection, I shall
confer this degree upon him.
WM: There being none, I will proceed.
WM: *. Brother Stewards.
SS: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: How should a candidate be prepared for the First Degree of Freemasonry?
SS: By being divested of all metallic substances, neither naked nor clothed,
barefoot nor shod, left knee and breast bare, hood-winked, and with a
cable-tow about his neck.
WM: Repair to the preparation room where Mr. (JH) is in waiting. When thus
prepared, cause him to make the usual alarm at the inner door. Brother
Secretary, accompany them.(In the preparation room)
Sec: Mr. ______, somewhat of your motives in applying for admission into our
ancient and honorable Fraternity we have learned from the declaration, over
your signature, contained in your petition; but in order that you may not be
misled as to the character or the purpose of the ceremonies in which you are
about to engage, the Lodge addresses to you these preliminary words of
advice.
Freemasonry is far removed from all that is trivial, selfish and ungodly.
Its structure is built upon the everlasting foundation of the God-given
law - the Brotherhood of Man, in the family whose Father is God. Our ancient
and honorable Fraternity welcomes to its doors and admits to its privileges
worthy men of all creeds and of every race, but insists that all men shall
stand upon an exact equality, and receive its instructions in a spirit of
due humility, emphasizing in demeanor, in conduct, in ceremony and in
language the helpless, groping nature of man at his birth and his need of
reliance upon Divine guidance through all the transactions of life. You will
here be taught to divest your mind and conscience of all the vices and
superfluities of life, and the Lodge into which you are now to be admitted
expects you to divest yourself of all those worldly distinctions and
equipments which are not in keeping with the humble, reverent and childlike
attitude it is now your duty to assume, as all have done who have gone this
way before you.Every candidate, previous to his reception, is required to
give his free and full assent to the following interrogatories, in a room
adjacent to the Lodge.
Do you seriously declare, upon your honor, that unbiased by the improper
solicitation of friend, and uninfluenced by mercenary motives, you freely
and voluntarily offer yourself a candidate for the mysteries of Freemasonry?
(Candidate answers.)
Do you seriously declare, upon your honor, that you are prompted to solicit
the privileges of Freemasonry by a favorable opinion conceived of the
institution, a desire for knowledge, and a sincere wish of being serviceable
to your fellow-creatures? (Candidate answers.)
Do you seriously declare, upon your honor, that you will cheerfully conform
to all the ancient usages and established customs of the Fraternity?
(Candidate answers. The Secretary re-enters the Lodge.)
Sec: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Brother Secretary.
Sec: The candidate has answered the usual questions in the affirmative.
(There is now a waiting period, giving time for preparation of the
candidate(s) in the proper attire)
Cand: ***.
SD: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Brother Senior Deacon.
SD: There is an alarm at the inner door.
WM: Attend to the alarm and ascertain the cause.
SD: * * *. Who comes here?
SS: Mr. _________, a poor blind candidate who is desirous of having and
receiving a part in the rights, lights, and benefits of this Worshipful
Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, erected to God and dedicated to the
memory of the Holy Saints John, as all Brethren and Fellows have done who
have gone this way before him.
SD: Mr. _____, is this an act of your own free will and accord?
Cand: It is.
SD: Brother Stewards, is he worthy and well qualified?
SS: He is.
SD: Duly and truly prepared?
SS: He is.
SD: By what further right does he expect to obtain this important privilege?
SS: Being a man, free born, of lawful age, and well recommended.
SD: Since the candidate is in possession of these necessary qualifications,
let him wait until the Worshipful Master can be informed of his request, and
his answer returned.
SD: ***. Worshipful Master.
WM: Brother Senior Deacon.
SD: There is without, Mr. _____, a poor blind candidate, who is desirous of
having and receiving a part in the rights, lights, and benefits of this
Worshipful Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, erected to God and dedicated
to the memory of the Holy Saints John, as all Brethren and Fellows have done
who have gone this way before him.
WM: Is it an act of his own free will and accord?
SD: It is.
WM: Is he worthy and well qualified?
SD: He is.
WM: Duly and truly prepared?
SD: He is.
WM: By what further right does he expect to obtain this important privilege?
SD: Being a man, free born, of lawful age, and well recommended.
WM: Since the candidate is in possession of all these necessary
qualifications, let him enter this Worshipful Lodge, in the name of God, and
be received in due and ancient form.
SD: ***. Let him enter this Worshipful Lodge, in the name of God, and be
received in due and proper form.
SD: (Stops Cand immediately upon his entering the lodge room)
Mr. _____, I am commanded to receive you on the point of a sharp instrument,
piercing your naked left breast, which is to teach you that as this is an
instrument of torture to the flesh, so should the recollection thereof be to
your mind and conscience, should you ever reveal the secrets of Freemasonry
unlawfully.
SD: (Steps to left side of Cand and takes him by the arm, forearm
horizontal, forming the angle of a square): Mr. _____, as no man should ever
enter upon any great and important undertaking without first invoking the
aid of Deity, you will be conducted to the center of the Lodge, caused to
kneel and attend prayer.
WM: ***
(All stand; WM is escorted to the center of the lodge, stopping in front of
candidate)
Vouchsafe Thine aid, Almighty Father of the Universe, to this our present
convention; and grant that this candidate for Masonry may dedicate and
devote his life to Thy service, and become a true and faithful Brother among
us. Endue him with a competency of Thy divine wisdom, that by the influence
of the pure principles of our Fraternity he may be better enabled to display
the beauties of holiness, to the honor of The Holy Name. Amen.
(ALL) So mote it be.
WM: Mr. _____, in whom do you put your trust?
(Cand answers without prompting)(accepted response:"In God")
WM: Your trust being in God, your faith is well founded.
(WM grasps Cand as a firm handshake, assisting him up) Rise, follow your
conductor, and fear no danger.
(WM returns to the east and raps the gavel for all to be seated)
WM: *
JW: *
Chap: "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for Brethren to dwell
together in unity!"
SW: *
Chap: "It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon
the beard, even Aaron's beard; that went down to the skirts of his garments;
as the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of
Zion:"
WM: *
Chap: "For there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore."
SD: ***
JW: *. Who comes here?
SD: Mr. ____, a poor blind candidate, who is desirous of having and
receiving a part in the rights, lights, and benefits of this Worshipful
Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, erected to God and dedicated to the
memory of the Holy Saints John, as all Brethren and Fellows have done who
have gone this way before him.
JW: Mr. ____, is this an act of your own free will and accord?
Cand: It is.
JW: Brother Senior Deacon, is he worthy and well qualified?
SD: He is.
JW: Duly and truly prepared?
SD: He is.
JW: By what further right does he expect to obtain this important privilege?
SD: Being a man, free born, of lawful age, and well recommended.
JW: Since the candidate is in possession of all these necessary
qualifications, conduct him to the Senior Warden in the West for his
examination.
SD: ***.
SW: *. Who comes here?
SDS: Mr. ____, a poor blind candidate, who is desirous of having and
receiving a part in the rights, lights, and benefits of this Worshipful
Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, erected to God and dedicated to the
memory of the Holy Saints John, as all Brethren and Fellows have done who
have gone this way before him.
SW: Mr. ____, is this an act of your own free will and accord?
Cand: It is.
SW: Brother Senior Deacon, is he worthy and well qualified?
SD: He is.
SW: Duly and truly prepared?
SD: He is.
SW: By what further right does he expect to obtain this important privilege?
SD: Being a man, free born, of lawful age, and well recommended.
SW: Since the candidate is in possession of all these necessary
qualifications, conduct him to the Worshipful Master in the East for his
examination.
SD: ***.
WM: *. Who comes here?
SD: Mr. ____, a poor blind candidate, who is desirous of having and
receiving a part in the rights, lights, and benefits of this Worshipful
Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, erected to God and dedicated to the
memory of the Holy Saints John, as all Brethren and Fellows have done who
have gone this way before him.
WM: Mr. ____, is this an act of your own free will and accord?
Cand: It is.
WM: Brother Senior Deacon, is he worthy and well qualified?
SD: He is.
WM: Duly and truly prepared?
SD: He is.
WM: By what further right does he expect to obtain this important privilege?
SD: Being a man, free born, of lawful age, and well recommended.
WM: Whence came you, and whither are you traveling?
SD: From the West, traveling East.
WM: Why did you leave the West and travel East?
SD: In Search of Light in Masonry.
WM: Since the candidate is in possession of all these necessary
qualifications, and in search of Light in Masonry, reconduct him to the
Senior Warden in the West, who will teach him how to approach the East in
due and ancient form.
SD: Brother Senior Warden.
SW: Brother Senior Deacon.
SD: It is the order of the Worshipful Master that you teach this candidate
how to approach to East in due and ancient form.
SW: Cause the candidate to face the East. Mr. ____, advance on your left
foot, bringing the heel of your right into the hollow of your left, thereby
forming the angle of a square.
SW: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Brother Senior Warden.
SW: The candidate is in order.
WM: Mr. ____, before you can proceed further in Freemasonry, it will be
necessary for you to take on Obligation appertaining to this degree. It
becomes my duty as well as pleasure to inform you that there is nothing
contained in the Obligation that conflicts with the duties you owe to God,
your country, your neighbor, your family, or yourself. With this assurance
on my part, are you willing to take the Obligation?
Cand: I am.
WM: Then advance to the Sacred Altar of Freemasonry. There kneel on your
naked left knee; your right forming the angle of a square; your left hand
supporting, and your right resting on the Holy Bible, Square and Compasses.
SD: (S) Worshipful Master, the candidate is in due form.
WM: ***.
WM: Mr. ____, if you are still willing to take the Obligation, say "I",
pronounce your name in full, and repeat after me.
Cand: I, ____ __ ____,(candidate then repeats the obligation as ministered
to him by the WM) of my own free will and accord, in the presence of
Almighty God and this Worshipful Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, erected
to God and dedicated to the memory of the Holy Saints of Jerusalem, do
hereby and hereon, solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, that I will
always hele, forever conceal, and never reveal any of the secret arts,
parts, or points of the hidden mysteries of Freemasonry, which I have
received, am about to receive, or may be hereafter instructed in, to any
person unless it shall be to a worthy Brother Entered Apprentice, or within
the body of a just and duly constituted Lodge of such; and not unto him or
them whom I shall hear so to be, but unto him or them only whom I shall find
so to be after due trial, strict examination, or lawful Masonic information.
Furthermore: I do promise and swear that I will not write, indite, print,
paint, stamp, stain, hue, cut, carve, mark or engrave the same upon anything
movable or immovable, whereby or whereon the least word, syllable, letter,
or character may become legible or intelligible to myself or another,
whereby the secrets of Freemasonry may be unlawfully ob-tained through my
unworthiness.
To all of which I do solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, without any
hesitation, mental reservation, or secret evasion of mind in my whatsoever;
binding myself under no less a penalty than that of having my throat cut
across, my tongue torn out, and with my body buried in the sands of the sea
at low-water mark, where the tide ebbs and flows twice in twenty-four hours,
should I ever knowingly or willfully violate this, my solemn Obligation of
an Entered Apprentice. So help me God and make me steadfast to keep and
perform the same.
WM: In token of your sincerity, kiss the Holy Bible on which your hand
rests.
WM: Brother Senior Deacon, remove the cable-tow.
WM: My Brother, in your present situation, who do you most desire?
Cand: Light in Masonry (prompted by Senior Deacon)
WM: Brethren, stretch forth your hands and assist me in bringing this newly
made Brother to true Masonic Light.
WM: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was
without form and voice, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the
Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, "Let there by
light!" and there was light. In humble commemoration of that august event, I
now say Masonically, let there be Light.
(All clap there hands one time, in unison, as the Senior Deacon removes the
hoodwink.)
WM: My Brother, on being brought to Light in Freemasonry, you first behold
the Three Great Lights, by aid of the representatives of the Three Lesser.
The Three Great Lights in Masonry are the Holy Bible, Square and Compasses,
and are thus explained: The Holy Bible is given us as the rule and guide for
our faith and practice, the Square to square our actions, and the Compasses
circumscribe our desires and keep our passions in due bound with all
mankind, especially the Brethren.
(Bible Lecture)
I particularly direct your attention to the Great Light in Masonry, the Holy
Bible. Howsoever men differ in creed or theology, all good men are agreed
that within the covers of the Holy Bible are found those principles of
morality which lay the foundation upon which to build a righteous life.
Freemasonry therefore opens this Book upon its Altars, with the command to
each of its votaries that he diligently study therein to learn the way to
everlasting life. Adopting no particular creed, forbidding sectarian
discussion within its Lodgerooms, encouraging each to be steadfast in the
faith of his acceptance, Freemasonry takes all good men by the hand, and
leading them to its Altars, points to the open Bible thereon, and urges upon
each that he faithfully direct his steps through life by the Light he there
shall find, and as he there shall find it.
If from our sacred altars the atheist, the infidel, the irreligious man, or
the libertine should ever be able to wrest this Book of Sacred Laws, and
thus remove, or even obscure, the greatest Light in Masonry - that Light
which has for centuries been the rule and guide of Freemasons - then could
we no longer claim for ourselves the great rank and title of Free and
Accepted Masons; but so long as that Sacred Light shines upon our altars, so
long as it illuminates the pathway of the Craftsmen by the golden rays of
truth, so long and no longer can Freemasonry live and shed its beneficent
influence upon mankind. Guard then, that Book of sacred and immutable law as
you would guard your very life. Defend it as you would the flag of your
country. Live according to its divine teachings, with its everlasting
assurance of a blessed immortality.
WM: The Three Lesser Lights are the Sun, Moon, and Master of the Lodge, and
are thus explained: as the Sun rules the day and the Moon governs the night,
so should the Worshipful Master, with equal regularity, rule and govern the
lodge. They are represented by three burning tapirs placed in a triangular
fashion within the Lodge.
WM: *.
WM: You now observe me as Worshipful Master of this Lodge, approaching you
from the East, upon the square, under the due-guard and sign of an Entered
Apprentice. My Brother, an Entered Apprentice advances on his left foot,
bringing the heel of his right into the hollow of his left, thereby forming
the angle of a square. This is the due-guard, and alludes to the position of
your hands while taking the Obligation; this is the sign, and alludes to the
penalty of the Obligation. This due-guard and sign are always to be given as
a salutation to the Worshipful Master, also on entering or retiring from an
Entered Apprentices Lodge. I now present my right hand in token of
friendship and brother love, and will invest you with the grip and word. As
you are uninstructed, he who has hitherto answered for you, will do so at
this time.
WM: Brother Senior Deacon.
SD: Worshipful Master.
WM: I hele.
SD: I conceal.
WM: What do you conceal?
SD: All the secrets of a Mason in Masonry, to which this token alludes.
WM: What is that?
SD: A grip.
WM: Of what?
SD: Of an Entered Apprentice.
WM: Has it a name?
SD: It has.
WM: Will you give it to me?
SD: I did not so receive it, neither will I so impart it.
WM: How will you dispose of it?
SD: Letter it or halve it.
WM: Letter it and begin.
SD: You begin.
WM: Begin You.
SD: A; WM: B; SD: O; WM: Z.
WM: Boaz, my Brother, is the name of this grip, and should always be given
in the customary manner, by lettering or halving. When lettering, always
commence with the letter, "A". Rise, salute the Junior and Senior Wardens
and satisfy them that you are in possession of the step, due-guard, sign,
grip and word of an Entered Apprentice.
SD: ***.
JW: *. Who comes here?
SD: A duly initiated Entered Apprentice.
JW: How may I know him to be such?
SD: By certain signs and a token.
JW: What are signs?
SD: Right angles, horizontals, and perpendiculars.
JW: Advance a sign. Has that an allusion?
SD: It has; to the position of my hands while taking the Obligation.
JW: Have you a further sign?
SD: I have.
JW: Has that an allusion?
SD: It has; to the penalty of the Obligation.
JW: What is a token?
SD: A certain friendly or brotherly grip, whereby one Mason may know another
in the dark as in the light.
JW: Advance and give me a token. What is that?
SD: A grip.
JW: Of what?
SD: Of an Entered Apprentice.
JW: Has it a name?
SD: It has.
JW: Will you give it to me?
SD: I did not so receive it, neither will I so impart it.
JW: How will you dispose of it?
SD: Letter or halve it.
JW: Letter it and begin.
SD: You begin.
JW: Begin you.
Cand: A.; JW: B: Cand: O; JW: Z. (Cand is prompted by Senior Deacon as
necessary)
Cand: Boaz.
JW: The word is right, I am satisfied
SD: ***.
SW: *. Who comes here?
SD: A duly initiated Entered Apprentice.
SW: How may I know him to be such?
SD By certain signs and a token.
SW: What are signs?
SD: Right angles, horizontals, and perpendiculars.
SW: Advance a sign. Has that an allusion?
SD: It has; to the position of my hands while taking the Obligation.
SW: Have you a further sign?
SD: I have.
SW: Has that an allusion?
SD: It has; to the penalty of the Obligation.
SW: What is a token?
SD: A certain friendly or brotherly grip, whereby one Mason may know another
in the dark as in the light.
SW: Advance and give me a token. What is that?
SD: A grip.
SW: Of what?
SD: Of an Entered Apprentice.
SW: Has it a name?
SD: It has.
SW: Will you give it to me?
SD: I did not so receive it, neither will I so impart it.
SW: How will do dispose of it?
SD: Letter or halve it.
SW: Letter it and begin.
SD: You begin.
SW: Begin you.
Cand: A; SW: B; Cand: O; SW: Z (Cand is prompted by Senior Deacon as
necessary)
Cand: Boaz.
SW: The word is right, I am satisfied. Conduct the Brother to the Worshipful
Master in the East.
WM: *.
(Apron Lecture)
My Brother, I now present you this lambskin or white leather apron. It is an
emblem of innocence and the badge of a Mason- the distinguished badge of a
Mason.
It may be that, in the coming years, upon your head may rest the laurel
wreaths of victory; pendent from your breast may hand jewels fit to grace
the diadem of an Easter potentate; nay, more than these, with light added to
the coming light, your ambitious feet may tread round after round of the
ladder that leads to fame in our mystic circle, and even the purple of the
Fraternity may rest upon your honored shoulders; but never again from mortal
hands, never again until your enfranchised spirit shall have passed upward
and inward through the pearly gates, shall any honor so distinguished, so
emblematical of purity and all perfections, be conferred upon you as this
which I now bestow.
(Done) It is yours; yours to wear throughout an honorable life, and at your
death to be deposited upon the coffin which shall enclose your lifeless
remains, and with them laid beneath the clods of the valley. Let its pure
and spotless surface be to you an everpresent reminder of a purity of life
and rectitude of conduct," a never ending argument for nobler deeds, for
higher thoughts, for greater achievements. And when at last your weary feet
shall have come to the end of life's toilsome journey, and from your
nerveless grasp shall drop forever the working tools of life, may the record
of your life and actions be as pure and spotless as this fair emblem which I
place within your hands tonight; and when your trembling soul shall stand
naked and alone before the Great White Throne, there to receive judgment for
the deeds done while here in the body, may it be your portion to hear from
Him who sitteth as the Judge Supreme the welcome words: "Well done, thou
good and faithful servant! Thou has been faithful over a few things; I will
make thee ruler over many things! Enter thou into the joy of Thy Lord."
WM: Carry it to the Senior Warden in the West, who will teach you how to
wear it as an Entered Apprentice.
SD: Brother Senior Warden.
SW: Brother Senior Deacon.
SD: It is the order of the Worshipful Master that you teach this Brother how
to wear his apron as an Entered Apprentice.
SW: Cause the Brother to face the East. My Brother, at the building of King
Solomon's Temple the different bands of workmen were distinguished by the
manner in which they wore their aprons. Entered Apprentices wore them with
the flap turned up to prevent soiling the clothing; Masonically, to prevent
dubbing with untried mortar. Thus wear yours until further advanced.
SD: Worshipful Master, your order has been obeyed.
WM: My Brother, agreeably to an ancient custom adopted in every regular and
well governed Lodge, it becomes my duty at this time to demand of you some
metallic substance; not so much on account of its intrinsic value, as that
it may be deposited in the archives of the Lodge, as a memorial that you
were at this time and place made a Mason. Any metallic substance you may
have, the Secretary will be pleased to receive.
Cand: ________________ (of course, he has nothing)
WM: Nothing, not even a penny, to commemorate one of the most important
events of your life? My Brother, this is to teach you that should you ever
meet a member of the human family, especially a Brother Mason, in a like
destitute situation, it would be your duty to contribute to his relief as
liberally as his necessities might require, and your ability permits.
WM: As you are now clothed as an Entered Apprentice I present you,
emblematically, the working tools which are the Twenty-four Inch Gauge and
the Common Gavel, and are thus explained.The Twenty-four Inch Gauge is an
instrument used by operative masons to measure and lay out their work; but
we, as Free and Accepted Masons, are taught to use it for the more noble and
glorious purpose of dividing our time. It being divided into twenty-four
equal parts, is emblematical on the twenty-four hours of the day, which we
are taught to divide into three equal parts, whereby are found eight hours
for the service of God and a distressed worthy Brother, eight for our usual
vocations, and eight for refreshment and sleep. The Common Gavel is an
instrument used by operative masons to break off the corners of rough stone,
the better to fit them for the builder's use; but we as Free and Accepted
Masons, are taught to use it for the more noble and glorious purpose of
divesting our hearts and consciences of all the vices and superfluities of
life, thereby fitting our minds, as living stones, for that spiritual
building - that house not made with hands - eternal in the Heavens.
WM: Brother Senior Deacon, conduct the Brother to the Northeast corner of
the Lodge.
WM: My Brother, you there stand an upright man a Mason, and I give it you
strictly in charge ever to walk and act as such before God and man. I also
present you with a new name, which is caution. It is to teach you to be
cautious over all your words and actions, especially on the subject of
Freemasonry when in the presence of its enemies.
WM: Brother Senior Deacon, re-conduct the Brother to the place whence he
came, invest him with that of which he has been divested, and return him to
the Lodge for further instruction.
WM: My Brother, salute as you have been instructed.
WM: *. Brother Junior Warden.
JW: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Call the Craft from labor to refreshment, to resume labor at the sound
of the gavel in the East.
JW: ***.
JW: Brethren; it is the order of the Worshipful Master that you be now
called from labor to refreshment, to resume labor at the sound of the gavel
in the East..
JW: *.
ENTERED APPRENTICE LECTURE:
WM: *
(The lecture is given by the WM or a designee of his choosing)
The forms and ceremonies of your initiation may have seemed to you light and
frivolous, if not absolutely unmeaning; yet, it may with truth be said of
Masonry that all its forms and ceremonies have emblematical meaning, and
those through which you have just passed will now be explained to you.
You were first prepared to be made a Mason in your heart; next, in a room
adjoining the body of a just and duly constituted Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons.
You were prepared by being divested of all metallic substances, neither
naked nor clothed, barefoot nor shod, left knee and breast bare,
hood-winked, and with a cable-tow about your neck, in which condition you
were conducted to a door of the Lodge and caused to give three distinct
knocks, which were answered by three within.
You were divested of all metallic substances for two reasons; first, that
you might carry nothing offensive or defensive into the Lodge: second, at
the building of King Solomon's Temple, there was not heard the sound of axe,
hammer, or any metal tool. The question naturally arises, how could so
stupendous an edifice have been erected without the sound of axe, hammer, or
metal tool?
The stones were hewn, squared, and numbered in the quarries where raised;
the timbers felled and prepared in the forests of Lebanon, conveyed by sea
in floats to Joppa, and thence by land to Jerusalem, where they were set up
by the aid of wooden instruments prepared for that purpose; and when the
building was completed, every part thereof fitted with such exact nicety
that it resembled more the handiwork of the Supreme Architect of the
Universe than that of human hands.
You were neither naked nor clothed because Masonry regards no man on account
of his worldly wealth or honors. It is the internal and not the external
qualifications that recommend a man to Masonry.
You were neither barefoot nor shod, agreeably to an ancient Israelitish
custom adopted among Masons. We read in the book of Ruth concerning their
manner of changing and redeeming, that, "to confirm all things, a man
plucked off his shoe and gave it to his neighbor." That was testimony in
Israel. This therefore we do, testifying thereby in the strongest manner
possible the sincerity of our intentions in the work in which we are
engaged.
You were hood-winked and with a cable-tow about your neck for three reasons;
first, that your heart might conceive before your eyes beheld the beauties
of Freemasonry; second, that as you were in darkness, it was to teach you to
keep the whole world so respecting the secrets of Freemasonry, except to
such as were justly entitled to receive the same as you were about to
become; and third, had you not conformed to the ceremony of your initiation,
thereby rendering yourself unworthy to be taken by the hand as a Mason, you
might, by aid of the cable-tow, have been led out of the Lodge without
having beheld even the form thereof.
You were caused to give three distinct knocks to alarm the Lodge and inform
the Worshipful Master that a poor blind candidate craved admission. The
three knocks allude to a certain portion of the Scriptures which reads: "Ask
and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you."
You found your circumstances in Masonry at that time verified by that
passage as follows; you asked the recommendation of a friend to be made a
Mason; through his recommendation you sought initiation; you knocked, and
the door of Freemasonry was opened unto you.
You were received on the point of a sharp instrument piercing your naked
left breast, to teach you that as it was an instrument of torture to the
flesh, so should the recollection thereof be to your mind and conscience
should you ever reveal the secrets of Freemasonry unlawfully.
You were conducted to the center of the Lodge and caused to kneel for the
benefit of prayer, for before entering upon any great or important
undertaking, we ought always to invoke the aid of Deity.
You were asked in whom you put your trust, agreeably to our ancient laws, as
no atheist can be made a Mason; it was therefore necessary that you express
a belief in Deity, otherwise no obligation would have been regarded as
binding.
You were taken by the right hand, ordered to rise, follow your conductor and
fear no danger, for as your were in darkness and could neither foresee nor
avoid danger, it was to teach you that you were in the hands of faithful
friends, in whose fidelity you might with safety confide.
You were conducted once regularly around the Lodge that the Worshipful
Master, Wardens and Brethren might see that you were duly and truly
prepared.
You were caused to meet with several obstructions on your passage around the
Lodge, because this and every regular and well governed Lodge is or ought to
be a correct representation of the ground floor of King Solomon's Temple,
which had guards placed at the south, west and east gates to prevent any
from passing or re-passing except such as were duly qualified and had
permission from King Solomon; it was therefore necessary that you meet with
these several obstacles and at each of those stations be duly examined. You
were caused to kneel on your naked left knee and not your right or both,
because the left side has ever been deemed the weaker part of the human
body; it was therefore to teach you that you were taking upon yourself the
weaker part of Masonry, it being that of the Entered Apprentice only.
Your right hand and not your left or both, rested on the Holy Bible, Square
and Compasses, because the right hand, by our ancient Brethren, was deemed
the sign of fidelity. The ancients worshipped a deity named Fides, sometimes
represented by two right hands joined, at others by two human figures
holding each other by the right hand. The right, therefore was used in this
great and important undertaking, testifying thereby in the strongest manner
possible the fidelity of our purpose in the work in which we are engaged.You
were presented with a lambskin or white leather apron, because the lamb, in
all ages has been deemed an emblem of innocence. The lambskin is therefore
to remind you of that purity of life and rectitude of conduct which is so
essentially necessary to your gaining admission to that Celestial Lodge
above, where the Supreme Architect of the Universe presides.
A demand was made of you for some metallic substance, to teach you that
should you ever meet a member of the human family, especially a Brother
Mason, in like destitute situation, it would be your duty to contribute to
his relief as liberally as his necessities might require and your ability
permits.
You were placed in the north-east corner of the Lodge, because in the
erection of all public buildings, especially those of Masonic form, the
first stone is, or ought to be placed in the north-east corner; you were
therefore placed in the north-east corner of the Lodge to receive your first
instruction, whereon to build your moral and Masonic edifice.
This brings us to the third and last section of the degree, which explains
the manner of constituting and the proper authority for holding a Lodge.
Here also, we learn where Lodges were anciently held; their Form, Support,
Covering, Furniture, Ornaments, Lights and Jewels; how situated, and to whom
dedicated, as well in former times as at present. You are taught, by the aid
of impressive symbols, to discharge with propriety the duties that devolve
upon you as a man and Mason.
The word Lodge is analogous to that of church, referring not so much to the
place of meeting as to the persons assembled.A lodge may therefore at this
time be defined as a certain number of Free and Accepted Masons, duly
assembled, furnished with the Holy Bible, the Square and the Compassed,
together with a Charter, or Dispensation, from some Grand Body of competent
jurisdiction empowering it to work.
The Holy Bible, Square and Compasses have been partially explained to you;
the Charter has not. This is the one in possession of this Lodge. The Grand
Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Nevada was pleased to
grant this Charter to __________ Lodge No. ___. It empowers us to confer the
three degrees of Masonry, which powers we are this evening partially
exercising. It is signed by the Grand Officers, with the seal of the Grand
Lodge attached, and contains all the necessary instructions for retaining
the same.
Our ancient Brethren held their Lodges on high hills or in low vales, the
better to observe the approach of cowans and eavesdroppers, ascending or
descending.
Lodge meetings at the present day are usually held in upper chambers -
probably for the security which such places afford. This custom may have had
its origin in a practice observed by the ancient Jews of building their
temples, schools and synagogues on high hills, a practice which seems to
have met the approbation of the Almighty, who said unto the Prophet Ezekiel,
"Upon the top of the mountain, the whole limit thereof round about shall be
most holy."
The form of a Lodge is oblong. In length from east to west, in breadth
between north and south, as high as heaven, and as deep as from the surface
to the centre. A Lodge is said to be thus extensive to denote the
universality of Freemasonry, and teaches that a Mason's charity should be
equally extensive.
A Lodge is supported by three great pillars, denominated Wisdom, Strength
and Beauty; because there should be wisdom to contrive, strength to support,
and beauty to adorn all great and important undertakings. They are
represented by the three principal officers of the Lodge; the pillar Wisdom
by the Worshipful Master in the East, who is presumed to have wisdom to open
and govern the Lodge; the pillar Strength by the Senior Warden in the West,
whose duty it is to assist the Worshipful Master in the discharge of his
arduous labors; and the pillar Beauty, by the Junior Warden in the South,
whose duty it is to call the Craft from labor to refreshment, superintend
them during the hours thereof, carefully to observe that the means of
refreshment are not perverted to intemperance or excess, and see that they
return to their labor in due season, that the Worshipful Master may receive
honor, and they pleasure and profit thereby.
The covering of a Lodge is no less than the clouded canopy, or starry decked
heaven, where all good Masons hope at last to arrive by the aid of that
ladder which Jacob in his vision saw extended from earth to heaven, the
principal rounds of which are denominated Faith, Hope and Charity, which
admonish us to have Faith in God, Hope in Immortality, and Charity to all
mankind. The greatest of these is Charity; for our Faith may be lost in
sight, Hope ends in fruition, but Charity extends beyond the grave, through
the boundless realms of eternity.
Every regular and well governed Lodge is furnished with the Holy Bible, the
Square, and the Compasses, together with a Charter or Dispensation. The Holy
Bible is dedicated to the service of God, because it is the inestimable gift
of God to man, and on it we obligate our newly made Brethren. The Square to
the Master, because it is the proper Masonic emblem of his office, and the
Compasses to the Craft, because, by a due attention to their use, they are
taught to circumscribe their desires and keep their passions in due bounds
with all mankind, especially the Brethren.
The Ornaments of a Lodge are the Mosaic Pavement, the Indented Tessel, and
the Blazing Star.
The Mosaic Pavement is a representation of the ground floor of King
Solomon's Temple; the Indented Tessel, of that beautiful tessellated border
or skirting which surrounded it.
The Mosaic Pavement is emblematical of human life, checkered with good and
evil; the Indented Tessel, or tessellated border, of the manifold blessings
and comforts which constantly surround us, and which we hope to enjoy by a
firm reliance on Divine Providence, which is hieroglyphically represented by
the Blazing Star in the centre.
A Lodge has Three Symbolic Lights, situated East, West and South. There is
none in the North, because King Solomon's Temple was situated so far north
of the ecliptic that the sun, even at meridian, did not dart its rays into
the northernmost parts thereof. The North, therefore, we Masonically term a
place of darkness.
A Lodge has six Jewels - three movable and three immovable.
The Immovable Jewels are the Square, the Level and the Plumb. They are so
termed because they are appropriated to particular parts of the Lodge, where
alone they should be found - the Square to the East, the Level to the West
and the Plumb to the South. Although the Brethren occupying those stations
may from time to time be changed, still the Jewels will always be found in
their respective stations in the Lodge.
The Movable Jewels are the Rough Ashlar, the Perfect Ashlar, and the
Trestle-board. The Rough Ashlar is a stone in its rude and natural state, as
taken from the quarry; the Perfect Ashlar, one prepared by the workmen, to
be adjusted by the working tools of a Fellow Craft; and the Trestle-board is
for the master workman to draw his designs upon.
By the Rough Ashlar we are reminded of our rude and imperfect state by
nature; by the Perfect Ashlar, of that state of perfection at which we hope
to arrive by aid of a virtuous education, our own endeavors and the blessing
of Deity; and as the operative workman erects his temporal building in
accordance with the designs laid down upon the Trestle-board by the master
workman, so should we, both operative and speculative, endeavor to erect our
spiritual building in accordance with the designs laid down by the Supreme
Architect of the Universe in the Great Book of Nature and Revelation, which
is our spiritual, moral and Masonic Trestle-board.
Lodges are situated due east and west, because King Solomon's Temple was so
situated. Moses, by divine command, after having conducted the Children of
Israel out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, through the Red
Sea and into the wilderness, erected a Tabernacle to God, which he situated
due east and west, to commemorate that miraculous east wind which wrought
their mighty deliverance. King Solomon's Temple is said to have been a
representation of that Tabernacle.
Lodges were anciently dedicated to King Solomon, as he is said to have been
our first Most Excellent Grand Master; but modern Masons dedicate their
Lodges to St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist, and since their
time there is represented in every regular and well governed Lodge a certain
point within a circle, the point representing the individual Brother, the
circle representing the boundary line of his duty to God and man, beyond
which he is never to suffer his passions, prejudices or interests to betray
him on any occasion. This circle is embordered by two perpendicular parallel
lines, representing St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist, and
upon the vertex rests the book of Holy Scriptures, which points out the
whole duty of man. In going around this circle we necessarily touch upon
these lines as well as upon the Holy Scriptures, and while a Mason keeps
himself thus circumscribed, it is impossible that he should materially err.
The principal tenets of our profession are three-fold, including the
inculcation and practice of those truly commendable virtues, Brotherly Love,
Relief and Truth.
By the exercise of Brotherly Love we are taught to regard the whole human
race as one family - the high, the low, the rich, the poor - who, being
created by one Almighty Parent, and inhabitants of the same planet, ought to
aid, support and protect each other. On this principle Masonry unites men of
every country, sect and opinion, and conciliates true friendship among those
who might otherwise have remained at a perpetual distance.
To relieve the distressed is a duty incumbent on all men, but particularly
on Masons, who are linked together by an indissoluble chain of sincere
affection. To soothe the unhappy, to sympathize with them in their
misfortunes, to compassionate their miseries, and to restore peace to their
troubled minds is the great aim we have in view. On this basis we form our
friendships and establish our connections.
Truth is a divine attribute and the foundation of every virtue. To be good
men and true is the first lesson we are taught in Freemasonry. On this theme
we contemplate, and by its dictates endeavor to regulate our conduct. Hence,
while influenced by this principle, hypocrisy and deceit are unknown among
us, sincerity and plain-dealing distinguish us, and the heart and the tongue
join in promoting each others welfare and rejoicing in each others
prosperity.
My Brother, in order that you may better understand what is to follow, I
will ask the Senior Deacon a question.
WM: Brother Senior Deacon.
SD: Worshipful Master (or else, if the lecture is not being delivered by the
WM, the name or title of the actual lecturer.)
WM: How may I know you to be a Mason?
SD: By certain signs, a token, a word, and the perfect points of my
entrance.
(Lecturer resumes): My Brother, signs, grips, and words have been
particularly explained to you, but the perfect points of your entrance have
not. They are four, the Pectoral, Manual, Guttural and Pedal. They represent
the four cardinal virtues, Fortitude, Prudence, Temperance and Justice.
Fortitude is the noble and steady purpose of the mind whereby we are enabled
to undergo any pain, peril or danger, when prudently deemed expedient. This
virtue is equally distant from rashness and cowardice, and should be deeply
impressed upon your mind as a safeguard or security against any attempt that
may be made, by force or otherwise, to extort from you any of those valuable
secrets with which you have been so solemnly entrusted, and which was
emblematically represented upon your first admission into the Lodge, when
you were received on the point of a sharp instrument piercing your naked
left breast. This, my Brother, is the first perfect point of your entrance,
the Pectoral.
Prudence teaches us to regulate our lives and actions agreeably to the
dictates of Reason, and is the habit by which we wisely judge and prudently
determine on all things relative to our present as well as our future
happiness. This virtue should be your peculiar characteristic, not only for
the government of your conduct while in the Lodge, but also when abroad in
the world. You should be particularly cautious in all strange or mixed
companies, never to let fall the least sign, token or word whereby the
secrets of Freemasonry might be obtained ever bearing in mind that solemn
moment while kneeling at the Altar of Freemasonry, your left supporting,
your right resting on the Holy Bible, Square and Compasses, you solemnly
promised to conceal and never reveal the secrets of Freemasonry. This is the
second perfect point of your entrance, the Manual.
Temperance is that due restraint upon our affections and passions which
renders the body tame and governable, and frees the mind of the allurements
of vice. This virtue should be your constant practice, as you are thereby
taught to avoid excess or the contracting of any licentious or vicious
habits, the indulgence of which might lead you to disclose some of those
valuable secrets which you have promised to conceal and never reveal, and
which would consequently subject you to the contempt and detestation of all
good Masons, if not to the penalty of your Obligation, that of having your
throat cut across, you tongue torn out and with your body buried in the
sands of the sea, at low-water mark, where the tide ebbs and flows twice in
twenty-four hours. This is the third perfect point of your entrance, the
Guttural.
Justice is that standard or boundary of right which enables us to render to
every man his just due without distinction. This virtue is not only
consistent with divine and human laws, but is the very cement and support of
civil society; and as justice in a great measure constituted the really good
man, so should it be your invariable practice never to deviate from the
minutest principles thereof; ever remembering that while standing in the
north-east corner of the Lodge before the Worshipful Master, you were
informed that you there stood an upright man and Mason, and it was given you
strictly in charge ever to walk and act as such before God and man. This is
the fourth perfect point of your entrance, the Pedal.
Entered Apprentices should serve their masters with freedom, fervency and
zeal, which are represented by Chalk, Charcoal, and Clay.
There is nothing freer than Chalk, the slightest touch of which leaves a
trace; there is nothing more fervent than Charcoal, for to it, when properly
ignited, the most obdurate metals will yield; there is nothing more zealous
than Clay, our mother Earth, for it alone of all the elements has never
proved unfriendly to man. Bodies of water deluge him with rain, oppress him
with hail and drown him with inundation; the air rushes in storms and
prepares the tempest; the fire lights up the volcano; but the Earth, ever
kind and indulgent, is found subservient to his wishes. Though constantly
harassed, more to furnish the luxuries than the necessaries of life, she
never refuses her accustomed yield, spreading his pathway with flowers and
his table with plenty. Though she produces poison, still she supplies the
antidote, and returns with interest every good committed to her care; and
when at last we are called upon to pass through the "dark valley of the
shadow of death", she once more receives us, and piously covers our remains
within her bosom, thus admonishing us that as from it we came, so to it we
must shortly return.
WM: This, my Brother, concludes the ceremony of your initiation, and if you
will rise I will repeat to you the Charge. (Or, if the Charge is not being
delivered by the WM, the name or title of the person doing so)
ENTERED APPRENTICE CHARGE:
My Brother, as you are now introduced to the first principles of
Freemasonry, I congratulate you on being accepted into this ancient and
honorable Fraternity. Ancient, as having existed from time immemorial; and
honorable, as tending in every particular so to render all men who will be
conformable to its precepts. No institution was ever raised on a better
principle or more solid foundation; nor were ever more excellent rules and
useful maxims laid down than are contained in the several Masonic lectures.
The wisest and best of men in all ages have been encouragers and promoters
of our Art, and have never deemed it derogatory to their dignity to level
themselves with the Fraternity, to extend its privileges, and to patronize
its assemblies.
There are three great duties which as a Mason you are charged to inculcate:
( * * * ), To God, to your neighbor, and to yourself. To God, in never
mentioning His name save with that reverential awe which is due from a
creature to his Creator; to implore His aid in all your laudable
undertakings; and to esteem Him as the Chief Good. ( * ).
To your neighbor, in acting upon the square and in doing unto him as you
would that he should do unto you. And to yourself, in avoiding all
irregularities and intemperance, which may impair your faculties or debase
the dignity of your profession.
As a Mason, you are to study the Sacred Law, to consider it as the unerring
standard of truth and justice, and to regulate your life and actions by its
divine precepts. A zealous attachment to these duties will insure public and
private esteem.
In the State you are to be a quiet and peaceable citizen, true to your
government and just to your country. You are not to countenance disloyalty
or rebellion, but patiently submit to legal authority and conform with
cheerfulness to the government of the country in which you live, yielding
obedience to the laws which afford you protection. In your outward demeanor
be particularly careful to avoid censure and reproach, and beware of all who
may artfully endeavor to insinuate themselves into your esteem with a view
of betraying your virtuous resolutions or to make you swerve from the
principles of our institution. Let not interest, favor or prejudice bias
your integrity or influence you to be guilty of a dishonorable action, but
let your conduct be uniform and your deportment suitable to the dignity of
your profession.
Above all, practice benevolence and charity, for these virtues have
distinguished Masons in every age and country. The inconceivable pleasure of
contributing to the relief of our fellow-creatures is truly experienced by
persons of a humane disposition, who are naturally excited by sympathy to
extend their aid in alleviation of the misery of others. This encourages the
generous Mason to distribute his bounty with cheerfulness. Supposing himself
in the situation of an unhappy sufferer, he listens to the tale of woe with
attention, bewails misfortune, and speedily relieves distress.
The Constitutions of the Fraternity are to engage your attention. These
consist of two part, oral and written communications. The former,
comprehending the mysteries of the Art, are only to be acquired by practice
and experience in the Lodge; the latter include the history of Masonry, the
lives and characters of its patrons, and the ancient charges and general
regulations of the Craft.
A punctual attendance on the duties of the Fraternity we earnestly enjoin,
especially in that assembly in which your name will be enrolled as a member.
There, and in all regular meetings of the Fraternity, you are to behave with
order and decorum, that harmony may be preserved and the business of Masonry
be properly conducted. The rules of good breeding you are never to violate
by using unbecoming language in derogation of the name of God or toward the
corruption of good morals; neither are you to enter into any dispute about
religion or politics, nor behave irreverently while the Lodge is engaged in
what is serious and important. On every occasion you are to pay a proper
deference and respect to the Master and presiding officers, and diligently
apply to the work of Freemasonry, that you may the sooner become proficient
therein, as well for your own credit as for the honor of the company with
whom you associate.
Although your frequent appearance at our regular meetings is earnestly
solicited, yet it is not meant that Freemasonry should interfere with your
necessary vocations for these are on no account to be neglected; neither are
you to suffer your zeal for the institution to lead you into argument with
those who, through ignorance, may ridicule it.
At your leisure hours, that you may improve in Masonic knowledge, you are to
converse with well-informed Brethren, who will always be as ready to give as
you will be to receive instruction.
Finally, my Brother, keep sacred and inviolate the mysteries of the Order,
as these are to distinguish you from the rest of the community and mark your
consequence among Masons.
WM: My Brother, there is a lecture in connection with this degree that it
will be necessary for you to commit to memory, and on which you must pass a
suitable examination, in open Lodge, or as provided by our Nevada Code,
before you can be passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft. I will appoint
Brother _______ _______ to instruct you.
(This concludes the initiation portion of the First Degree. The WM then
proceeds to close lodge.)
ENTERED APPRENTICE CLOSING:
WM: * Brother Senior Warden.
SW: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Have you anything to bring before the Lodge before I proceed to close?
SW: Nothing in the West.
WM: Anything in the South Brother Junior Warden?
JW: (S) Nothing in the South
WM: Has any Brother anything to bring before the Lodge before I proceed to
close?
WM: *. Brother Junior Deacon.
JD: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: The last as well as the first great care of Masons when convened?
JD: To see that they are duly tyled.
WM: Attend to that duty and inform the Tyler that I am about to close this
Lodge of Entered Apprentices, and direct him to tyle accordingly.
JD: * * *. Brother Tyler, I am directed to inform you that the Worshipful
Master is about to close this Lodge of Entered Apprentices. Take due notice
thereof and govern yourself accordingly.
JD: * * * Tyl: * * *
JD: (S) Worshipful Master, we are duly tyled.
WM: How are we tyled?
JD: By a Brother Mason without, armed with the proper implement of his
office.
WM: His duty there?
JD: To observe the approach of cowans and eavesdroppers, and suffer none to
pass or re-pass except such as are duly qualified and have permission from
the Worshipful Master.
WM: *. Brother Senior Warden.
SW: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Whence came you?
SW: From a Lodge of the Holy Saints John of Jerusalem.
WM: What came you here to do?
SW: To learn to subdue my passions and improve myself in Masonry.
WM: Then you are a Mason, I presume?
SW: I am so taken and accepted among Brethren and Fellows.
WM: What makes you a Mason?
SW: My Obligation.
WM: Where were you made a Mason?
SW: Within the body of a just and duly constituted Lodge of Free and
Accepted Masons, assembled in a place representing the ground floor of King
Solomon's Temple.
WM: How many compose an Entered Apprentices Lodge?
SW: Seven or more.
WM: When composed of seven, of whom does it consist?
SW: The Worshipful Master, Senior and Junior Wardens, Treasurer, Secretary,
Senior and Junior Deacons.
WM: Brother Senior Warden, the Junior Deacon's place in the Lodge?
SW: At my right.
WM: * *. Brother Junior Deacon.
JD: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Your duty?
JD: To carry messages from the Senior Warden in the West to the Junior
Warden in the South, and elsewhere about the Lodge as he may direct; attend
to alarms at the outer door and report the same to the Worshipful Master;
and to see that we are duly tyled.
WM: The Senior Deacon's place?
JD: At the right of the Worshipful Master in the East.
WM: Brother Senior Deacon.
SD: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Your duty?
SD: To carry orders from the Worshipful Master in the East to the Senior
Warden in the West, and elsewhere about the Lodge as he may direct; welcome
and clothe visiting Brethren, attend to alarms at the inner door, and to
receive and conduct candidates.
WM: The Treasurer's place?
SD: At the right of the Worshipful Master in the East.
WM: Brother Treasurer.
Tr: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Your duty?
Tr: To receive all moneys from the Secretary, keeping a just and accurate
account of the same, and pay it out on orders of the Lodge, signed by the
Worshipful Master; and to perform such other duties as are prescribed by the
Constitution of the Grand Lodge.
WM: The Secretary's place?
Tr: At the left of the Worshipful Master in the East.
WM: Brother Secretary.
Sec: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Your duty?
Sec: To observe the proceedings of the Lodge, making a fair record of all
that is proper to be written; to receive all moneys due the Lodge and
present it to the Treasurer, take his receipt thereof; and to perform such
other duties as are prescribed by the Constitution of the Grand Lodge.
WM: The Junior Warden's Station?
Sec: In the South.
WM: Brother Junior Warden.
JW: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Your duty in the South?
JW: To observe the sun at meridian, which is the glory and beauty of the
day; call the Craft from labor to refreshment, superintend them during the
hours thereof, carefully to observe that the means of refreshment are not
perverted to intemperance or excess, and see that they return to labor in
due season, that the Worshipful Master may receive honor, and they pleasure
and profit thereby.
WM: The Senior Warden's Station?
JW: In the West.
WM: Brother Senior Warden.
SW: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Why in the West?
SW: As the sun is in the West at close of day, so stands the Senior Warden
in the West, to assist the Worshipful Master in opening and closing the
Lodge; paying the Craft their wages, if any be due, that none may go away
dissatisfied; harmony being the support of all institutions, especially this
of ours.
WM: The Master's station?
SW: In the East.
WM: Why in the East?
SW: As the sun rises in the East to rule and govern the day, (WM: ***) so
rises the Worshipful Master in the East to rule and govern the Lodge;
setting the Craft at work, giving them proper instruction for their labor.
WM: Brother Senior Warden, it is my order that _____ _____Lodge No. ___ be
now closed on the First Degree of Freemasonry, and stand closed until
ordered by proper authority, of which due and timely notice will be given.
This communicate to the Junior Warden in the South, and he to the Brethren
present, that having due notice thereof, they may govern themselves
accordingly.
SW: Brother Junior Warden.
JW: Brother Senior Warden.
SW: It is the order of the Worshipful Master that ____ ____ Lodge No. ___ be
now closed on the First Degree of Freemasonry, and stay closed until ordered
by proper authority, of which due and timely notice will be given. This
communicate to the Brethren present, that having due notice thereof, they
may govern themselves accordingly.
JW: Brethren; it is the order of the Worshipful Master, communicated to me
through the Senior Warden in the West, that ____ ____ Lodge No. ___ be now
closed on the First Degree of Freemasonry, and stay closed until ordered by
proper authority. Of which due and timely notice will be given. I
communicate the same to you, that having due notice thereof, you may govern
yourselves accordingly.
WM: Brethren; attend to giving the signs; observe the East.
WM: *. SW: *. JW: *.
WM: Brethren, give your attention to the Chaplain.
Chap: And now, Almighty Father, we ask Thy blessing upon the proceedings of
this communication, and as we are about to separate, we ask Thee to keep us
under Thy protecting care until again we are called together. Teach us, O
God, to realize the beauties of the principles of our time-honored
institution, not only while in the Lodge, but when abroad in the world.
Subdue every discordant passion within us. May we love one another in the
bonds of union and friendship. AMEN.
(ALL) So mote it be.
WM: Brother Senior Warden
SW: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: How should Masons meet?
SW: On the Level.
WM: And how act, Brother Junior Warden?
JW: By the Plumb.
WM: And part upon the Square. So should we, my Brethren, ever meet, act, and
part.
May the blessing of Heaven rest upon us and all regular Masons. May
brotherly love prevail, and every moral and social virtue cement us. AMEN.
(ALL) So mote it be.
WM: Brother Senior Deacon.
SD: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Attend at the Altar and close the Three Great Lights in Masonry.
WM: I now declare ____ ____ Lodge No. ___ duly closed.
WM: Brother Junior Deacon.
JD: (S) Worshipful Master.
WM: Inform the Tyler.
WM: *.
ENTERED APPRENTICE EXAMINATION;
Q. Whence came you?
A. From a Lodge of the Holy Saints John of Jerusalem.
Q. What came you here to do?
A. To learn to subdue my passions and improve myself in Masonry.
Q. Then you are a Mason, I presume?
A. I am so taken and accepted among Brethren and Fellows.
Q. What makes you a Mason?
A. My Obligation.
Q. Where were you made a Mason?
A. Within the body of a just and duly constituted Lodge of Free and
Accepted Masons, assembled in a place representing the Ground Floor of King
Solomon's Temple.
Q. How do you know yourself to be a Mason?
A. By having been tried, never denied, and ready to be tried again.
Q. How may I know you to be a Mason?
A. By certain signs, a token, a word, and the perfect points of my
entrance.
Q. What are signs?
A. Right angles, horizontals, and perpendiculars.
Q. Advance a sign. Has that an allusion?
A. It has; to the position of my hands while taking the
Obligation.
Q. Have you a further sign?
A. I have.
Q. Has that an allusion?
A. It has; to the penalty of the Obligation.
Q. What is a token?
A. A certain friendly or brotherly grip whereby one Mason may know another
in the dark as in the light.
Q. Advance and give me a token. What is that?
A. A grip.
Q. Of what?
A. Of an Entered Apprentice.
Q. Has it a name?
A. It has.
Q. Will you give it to me?
A. I did not so receive it, neither will I so impart it.
Q. How will you dispose of it?
A. Letter or halve it.
Q. Letter it and begin.
A. You Begin.
Q. Begin you.
A. A; Q. B; A. O; Q. Z.
A. Boaz.
Q. Where were you first prepared to be made a Mason.
A. In my heart.
Q. Where next?
A. In a room adjoining the body of a just and duly constituted
Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons.
Q. How were your prepared?
A. By being divested of all metallic substances, neither naked nor
clothed, barefoot nor shod, left knee and breast bare, hood-winked, and with
a cable-tow about my neck, in which condition I was conducted to a door of
the Lodge and caused to give three distinct knocks which were answered by
three within.
Q. What was said to you from within?
A. Who comes here?
Q. Your answer?
A. A poor, blind candidate, who is desirous of having and receiving a part
in the rights, lights, and benefits of this Worshipful Lodge of Free and
Accepted Masons, erected to God and dedicated to the memory of the Holy
Saints John, as all Brethren and Fellows have done who have gone this way
before me.
Q. What were you then asked?
A. If this was an act of my own free will and accord, if I was worthy and
well qualified, duly and truly prepared, all of which being answered in the
affirmative, I was then asked by what further right I expected to obtain
this important privilege.
Q. Your answer?
A. Being a man, free-born, of lawful age, and well recommended.
Q. What were you then told?
A. Since I was in possession of all these necessary qualifications, I
should wait until the Worshipful Master could be informed of my request and
his answer returned.
Q. What was his answer when returned?
A. Let him enter this Worshipful Lodge, in the name of God, and be
received in due and ancient form.
Q. How were you received?
A. On the point of a sharp instrument, piercing my naked left breast.
Q. How were you then disposed of.
A. Conducted to the center of the Lodge and caused to kneel for the
benefit of prayer.
Q. After prayer, what we you asked?
A. In whom I put my trust.
Q. Your answer.
A. In God.
Q. What were you then told?
A. My trust being in God, my faith was well founded. I was taken by the
right hand, ordered to rise, follow my conductor, and fear no danger.
Q. How were you then disposed of?
A. Conducted once regularly around the Lodge, and to the Junior Warden in
the South, where the same questions were asked and answers returned as at
the door.
Q. How did the Junior Warden dispose of you?
A. Directed me conducted to the Senior Warden in the West, where the same
questions were asked and answers returned as before.
Q. How did the Senior Warden dispose of you?
A. Directed me conducted to the Worshipful Master in the East, where the
same questions were asked and answers returned as before, who also demanded
of me whence I came and whither traveling.
Q. Your answer.
A. From the West, traveling East.
Q. Why did you leave the West and travel East?
A. In search of Light in Masonry.
Q. How did the Worshipful Master dispose of you?
A. Ordered me re-conducted to the Senior Warden in the West, who taught me
how to approach the East in due and ancient form.
Q. What is that due and ancient form?
A. Advancing on my left foot, bringing the heel of my right into the
hollow of my left, thereby forming the angle of a square, body erect, facing
East.
Q. What did the Worshipful Master then do with you?
A. Made me a Mason.
Q. How?
A. In due form.
Q. What is that due form?
A. Kneeling on my naked left knee, my right forming the angle of a square,
my left hand supporting, my right resting on the Holy Bible, Square, and
Compasses, in which due form I took the solemn Obligation of an Entered
Apprentice.
Q. Have you that Obligation?
A. I have.
Q. Repeat it.
A. I, ____ __ ____,of my own free will and accord, in the presence
of Almighty God and this Worshipful Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons, erected to God and dedicated to the memory of the Holy Saints of
Jerusalem, do hereby and hereon, solemnly and sincerely promise
and swear, that I will always hele, forever conceal, and never reveal any of
the secret arts, parts, or points of the hidden mysteries of
Freemasonry, which I have received, am about to receive, or may
be hereafter instructed in, to any person unless it shall be to a worthy
Brother Entered Apprentice, or within the body of a just and
duly constituted Lodge of such; and not unto him or them whom I shall hear
so to be, but unto him or them only whom I shall find so to be
after due trial, strict examination, or lawful Masonic information.
Furthermore: I do promise and swear that I will not write, indite,
print, paint, stamp, stain, hue, cut, carve, mark or engrave the
same upon anything movable or immovable, whereby or whereon the least word,
syllable, letter, or character may become legible or intelligible
to myself or another, whereby the secrets of Freemasonry may be unlawfully
obtained through my unworthiness.
To all of which I do solemnly and sincerely promise and swear,
without any hesitation, mental reservation, or secret evasion of
mind in my whatsoever; binding myself under no less a penalty than that of
having my throat cut across, my tongue torn out, and with my body
buried in the sands of the sea at low-water mark, where the tide ebbs and
flows twice in twenty-four hours, should I ever knowingly or
willfully violate this, my solemn Obligation of an Entered Apprentice. So
help me God and make me steadfast to keep and perform the same.
Q. After the Obligation, what were you asked?
A. What I most desired.
Q. Your answer?
A. Light in Masonry.
Q. Did you receive it?
A. I did, by order of the Worshipful Master with the assistance of the
Brethren.
Q. On being brought to Light in Freemasonry, what did you first behold?
A. The Three Great Lights in Masonry, by aid of the representatives of the
Three Lesser.
Q. What are the Three Great Lights in Masonry?
A. The Holy Bible, Square and Compasses.
Q. How are they explained?
A. The Holy Bible is given us a the rule and guide for our faith and
practice, the Square to square our actions and the Compasses to circumscribe
our desires and keep our possessions in due bounds with all mankind,
especially the Brethren.
Q. What are the Three Lesser Lights?
A. The Sun, Moon, and Master of the Lodge.
Q. How are they explained?
A. As the Sun rules the day and the Moon governs the night, so should the
Worshipful Master, with equal regularity, rule and govern the Lodge.
Q. What are the representatives of the Three Lesser Lights?
A. They are three burning tapirs placed in a triangular form within the
Lodge.
Q. What did you next behold?
A. The Worshipful Master approaching me from the East upon the step, under
the due-guard and sign of an Entered Apprentice, who presented his right
hand in token of friendship and brotherly love, and invested me with the
grip and word, ordered me to rise, salute the Junior and Senior Wardens and
satisfy them that I was in possession of the step, due-guard, sign, grip and
word of an Entered Apprentice.
Q. What did you next behold?
A. The Worshipful Master approaching me from the East a second time, who
presented me a lambskin or white leather apron, told me it was an emblem of
innocence and the badge of a Mason, ordered me to carry it to the Senior
Warden in the West, who taught me how to wear it as an Entered Apprentice.
Q. How should an Entered Apprentice wear his apron?
A. With the flap turned up, to prevent soiling the clothing; Masonically,
to prevent daubing with un-tempered mortar.
Q. What demand was then made of you?
A. Some metallic substance, not so much on account of its intrinsic value
as that it might be deposited in the archives of the Lodge as a memorial
that I was at that time and place made a Mason, but upon strict search found
myself entirely destitute.
Q. With what were you then presented?
A. The working tools of an Entered Apprentice.
Q. What are they?
A. The Twenty-four Inch Gauge and the Common Gavel.
Q. How are they explained?
A. The Twenty-four Inch Gauge is an instrument used by operative Masons to
measure and lay out their work; but we, as Free and Accepted Masons, are
taught to use it for the more noble and glorious purpose of dividing our
time. It being divided into twenty-four equal parts is emblematical of the
twenty-four hours of the day, which we are taught to divide into three equal
parts,where are found eight hours for the service of God and a distressed
worthy Brother, eight for our usual vocations, and eight for refreshment and
sleep.
The Common Gavel is an instrument used by operative masons to
break off the corners of rough stones, the better to fit them for
the builder's use; but we, as Free and Accepted Masons are taught to use it
for the more noble and glorious purpose of divesting our hearts
and consciences of all the vices and superfluities of life, thereby fitting
our minds as living stones, for that spiritual building - that
house not made with hands - eternal in the Heavens.
Q. How were you then disposed of?
A. Conducted to the Northeast corner of the Lodge and informed by the
Worshipful Master that there I stood an upright man and Mason, and he gave
it me strictly in charge, ever to walk and act as such before God and man.
Q. With what were you then presented?
A. A new name, which is Caution. It is to teach me to be cautious over all
my words and actions, especially on the subject of Freemasonry, when in the
midst of its enemies.
Q. How were you then disposed of?
A. Re-conducted to the place whence I came, invested with that of
which I had been divested, and returned to the Lodge for
further instruction.
As this has been online for a while
what exactlly are you trying to prove?
... It has been described as "the biggest, richest, most secret and most
powerful private force in the world"... and certainly, "the most deceptive",
both for the general public, and for the first 3 degrees of "initiates":
Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, and Master Mason (the basic "Blue
Lodge")... These Initiates are purposely deceived!, in believing they know
every thing, while they don't know anything about the true Masonry... in the
words of Albert Pike, whose book "Morals and Dogma" is the standard monitor
of Masonry, and copies are often presented to the members, "the first three
degrees are but the outer court of the Temple. Part of the symbols are
displayed there to the Initiate, but he is intentionally mislead by false
interpretations. It is not intended that he shall understand them; but it is
intended that he shall imagine he understand them... it is well enough for
the mass of those called Masons to imagine that all is contained in the Blue
Degrees" ("Morals and Dogma", p.819).
>
> Bob
>
> (Remove MYSPAMSTOPPER to email
Deceived on purpose? Stop misquoting Pike for a moment and think: you went
into an organization without any clue whatsoever on what they believe, how
they act, what they do? All of this is a complete surprise to you? All that
posting all over usenet in the Xtian groups, not to mention some trolling
right here, and you have no clue as to what Masons are? LS, it's *you* that
are deceiving, either us or yourself. You're flat out lying. Is this how
your God wants you to act? Is this how you treat an obligation? If you were
*really* offended, you'd place your demit and apologize for wasting
everyone's time, instead of posting regurgitated crap that you've cut 'n'
pasted from so many websites that you probably can't keep track anymore.
--
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>> >The Entered Apprentice Degree Ritual
>> You're quite a guy, John Lightseeker. I hope your God
YOUR God, you pervert?
Your tongue is out!
>> is forgiving when it comes to swearing lies on the Holy Bible.
Is THAT why you force christians to swear on a Bible?
To delude them and to create an immense guilt trip,
you, evillest of ALL evil?
>> Somehow I think you may have stepped over the line.
You just mind your own business.
Ever heard?
>And I am not obligated to honor something
>where I was deceived on purpose...
>.... It has been described as "the biggest, richest, most secret and most
>powerful private force in the world"
Well, thats what I was banging on their heads
with a sledge hammer.
It was amazing to see how much do these snakes twist
and turn, trying to deny that white is white and
black is black.
>... and certainly, "the most deceptive",
>both for the general public, and for the first 3 degrees of "initiates":
>Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, and Master Mason (the basic "Blue
>Lodge")... These Initiates are purposely deceived!, in believing they know
>every thing, while they don't know anything about the true Masonry...
Yes, UTTERLY clueless.
>in the words of Albert Pike, whose book "Morals and Dogma"
>is the standard monitor of Masonry, and copies are often
>presented to the members,
>"the first three degrees are but the outer court of the Temple.
>Part of the symbols are displayed there to the Initiate,
>but he is intentionally mislead by false interpretations.
>It is not intended that he shall understand them; but it is
>intended that he shall imagine he understand them...
>it is well enough for the mass of those called Masons to
>imagine that all is contained in the Blue Degrees"
--- Albert Pike,
"Morals and Dogma", p.819
>And I am not obligated to honor something
>where I was deceived on purpose...
Is that all your word is worth? "I will honor my word only as long as
think I want to"?
Pitiful.
Christians are honorable, honest and trustworthy.
What happened to you?
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Objects in this post are funnier than they appear
Can you imagine a world without hypothetical situations?
Does this line make my sig look too fat?
Be seeing you
Nah this has been around the net for some time now
*PROBABLY* aint John's
>
> "-o John 6:37 o-" <figh...@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:YuHmb.32881$%a2.1...@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
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>> "Bob" <MasterfulMaso...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:fkbmpvo5tq6snjcfp...@4ax.com...
>> > On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 22:19:49 GMT, "-o John 6:37 o-"
>> > <figh...@twcny.rr.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > >The Entered Apprentice Degree Ritual
>> >
>> > You're quite a guy, John Lightseeker. I hope your God is forgiving
>> > when it comes to swearing lies on the Holy Bible. Somehow I think
>> > you may have stepped over the line.
>> >
>> And I am not obligated to honor something
>> where I was deceived on purpose...
>
> Deceived on purpose? Stop misquoting Pike for a moment and think: you went
> into an organization without any clue whatsoever on what they believe, how
> they act, what they do?
tom
i believe he entered freemasonry with a twisted, warped and preconceived
notion of what we believe, act and do.
regards
bryan
Bryan -
You know, I happen to have some family and friends who are Christian Fundies
of varying degrees of proselytizing. I don't think that *any* of them,
however, would have done something so deceitful and premeditated. While the
whole thing struck many of us as "wrong" somehow, I kind of half hoped that
Seeky would have spent some time in the Craft, getting to know his brothers,
and perhaps developing a more tolerant and open mind. The fact that he has a
number of lodge brothers in his church (so he claims) might have told him
that keeping an open mind might be a good thing.
I've surfed the E511, Kunk, etc., sites and this past week was checking out
the web forum on one of them. I can't beleive - or rather, I realy don't
*want* to beleive that these people would willfully pose as Masons in order
to "research" or try to convert brothers. I was going the say "make them see
the light", but I thought the pun was inappropriate. ;-)
I understand that it's in the nature of funamentalists of anything to get
people to come around to their way of thinking - it's a mission from God to
them. In talking wiht the JW's in the area, they honestly believe that they
are charged with saving the souls of anyone they meet. I guess I hate to
think that anyone would stoop to such low tactics, not to mention use such
notably false arguments, in order to win over - who?
That brings up another point: I've noticed that most Anti's, especially of
the religious stripe, rarely post anything original. They only seem to be
able to cut & paste the same cra, er, arguments found elsewhere, along with
dozens of scriptures snippets. I'd at least have had a small amount of
respect for Seeky if he had said "Okay, I've been doing my secret reasearch,
and here's what I think: _____". But the idea that he actually joined and
had access to all the stuff (not that it wasn't available on the Web anyhow)
didn't change his MO one iota from all the others.
A collary of the above point is that the more Anti in mentality, the worse
the spelling and grammar usage; which could be a reason that more of them
don't post any original thought, if they are, indeed, capable of any. But
that would be unkind to mention ;-)
Tolerant and open mind about what, Tom?
> I've surfed the E511, Kunk, etc., sites and this past week was checking out
> the web forum on one of them. I can't beleive - or rather, I realy don't
> *want* to beleive that these people would willfully pose as Masons in order
> to "research" or try to convert brothers.
What "research" would they do? They would find .. as Bro. Boggs did
when he posted to me on the Mark degree .. that there was no conflict
with Christianity. He's never quoted from the Mark degree saying why
he now believes otherwise. Then again, that would involve actual
thinking, instead of gobbling Washu-ganda.
As for converting me to Christianity, it's a bit late for that. I've
been a Christian longer than Bro. Boggs has been alive.
> That brings up another point: I've noticed that most Anti's, especially of
> the religious stripe, rarely post anything original.
Correct. For if they did any original thinking on their own, they'd
easily see through the codswallop being peddled by the Liars For Jesus.
Here's one for you, Tom. Consider the laughable theory that the 13th
degree of an optional concordant body in one jurisdiction reveals
Satan is who we worship. Why, then, in the 31st degree (which I
happened to see yesterday) would initiates be told that God Almighty
in Heaven is the Supreme Judge? If the cover's been blown off this
Satan thing way down in the 13th, why talk about God after the 13th?
To "dupe" them? How can you "dupe" someone if they've already been
told the "truth"? And why, as a Christian, would I remain a member?
See how illogical the LFJ line-of-thought is?
But there's no sense in letting facts get in the way with the LFJ
crowd. A little Taxil Hoax here, a little ritual mispresentation
there, a sprinkle of Jahbaalon (or however the LFJ people spell it)
added for flavour, and you're all set to sell the gullible some tracts
and books and CD-ROMs and who knows what else.
> A collary of the above point is that the more Anti in mentality, the worse
> the spelling and grammar usage; which could be a reason that more of them
> don't post any original thought, if they are, indeed, capable of any. But
> that would be unkind to mention ;-)
Is that like a corollory?
Jim Bennie
PM/DC, No. 44, Vancouver
Or even a corollary? ;-)
(currently teaching geometry in high school)
Larry W. Chavis, WM
New Hebron Lodge No. 508
G.L. of Mississippi, F. & A. M.
Correspondent Member, Lodge Journeymen Online #2002
U.G.L. of New South Wales - Australian Capital Territory
Damn. Did I something say about tpyos and mizpelligns being the haulmark of
the Antis?
Before a candidate is given the obligation of the Entered Apprentice
degree, he hears these words from the Worshipful Master:
"Mr. _______, before you can proceed further in Freemasonry, it will
be necessary for you to take an Obligation appertaining to this
degree. It becomes my duty as well as pleasure to inform you that
there is nothing contained in the Obligation that conflicts with the
duties you owe to God, your country, your neighbor, your family, or
yourself. With this assurance on my part, are you willing to take the
Obligation?" (Nevada ritual, circa 1984)
This same question is asked of the candidate before he proceeds with
the obligation of the Fellow Craft degree, and likewise with the
Master Mason degree. But how honest is this statement? According to
the Written Word of God, it isn't honest at all, particularly when it
comes to a conflict of duties owed to God.
Again you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not make
false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord.' But I say to
you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of
God, or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by
Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor shall you make an
oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. But
let you statement be ‘Yes, yes', or ‘No, no': and anything beyond
these is of evil.; (Matthew 5:33-37)
But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth
or with any other oath, but let your yes be yes and your no, no; so
that you may not fall under judgment. (James
5:12)
According to these New Testament passages, we are to swear no oaths at
all. But let me point out in particular, one statement from the book
of Matthew:
Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair
white or black. (Matthew 5:36)
Consider the penalties of the obligations (Nevada ritual, circa 1984):
"To all of which I do solemnly and sincerely promise and swear,
without any hesitation, mental reservation, or secret evasion of mind
in me whatsoever; binding myself under no less a penalty than that of
having….
Entered Apprentice Degree: "..my throat cut across, my tongue torn
out, and with my body buried in the sands of the sea at low-water
mark, where the tide ebbs and flows twice in twenty-four hours, should
I ever knowingly or willfully violate this, my solemn Obligation of an
Entered Apprentice."
Fellow Craft Degree: "..my left breast torn open, my heart and vitals
taken thence, and with my body given as a prey to the vultures of the
air, should I ever knowingly, or willfully, violate this, my solemn
Obligation of a Fellow Craft.";
Master Mason Degree: "..my body severed in twain, my bowels taken
thence, and with my body burned to ashes, and the ashes thereof
scattered to the four winds of Heaven, that there might remain neither
track, trace nor remembrance among man or Masons of so vile and
perjured a wretch as I should be, should I ever knowingly or willfully
violate this, my solemn Obligation of a Master Mason."
And the ending for each of these obligations is:
"So help me, God, and make me steadfast to keep and perform the same."
Now, the first thing that should be considered about these oaths is
this: The god of the lodge, which is commonly referred to as the Great
Architect Of The Universe (GAOTU), is NOT, the True and Living God,
who is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Understand full well that the
GAOTU is a god that Hindus, Buddhists, and Moslems presumably have no
problem at all in praying to. There is no way this could possibly be
the True and Living God of the Christian faith, because at absolute
best, Jesus is considered as being no more than a prophet by any of
these religions I have named. Bogus god, bogus oaths.
Further, it is explained, to anyone who asks, that the penalties of
the obligations are never intended to be carried out. It is said that
they are only there for the express purpose of impressing upon the
initiate how important it is that he keep the secrets of the lodge
that are imparted to him. This classifies the penalties as being
frivolous at best.
However, the challenge that is put before professing Christian members
of the lodge is that the god they were swearing the oaths to is the
god that is in their hearts. All right, let's give the lodge one point
on this one, but only for the sake of argument, forgetting for the
moment that the candidate was lied to by the Worshipful Master to
begin with.
For the professing Christian who is a member of the Order, I would
like to offer an answer to that challenge, based on the Written Word
of God, in order to show those Masons who claim to be Christians that
they are indeed living in sin by even remaining in the lodge, because
of the oaths they have taken, if for no other reason.
Or if a person swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do evil or to do
good, in whatever matter a man may speak thoughtlessly with an oath,
and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know it, he will be
guilty in one of these.
So it shall be when he becomes guilty in one of these, that he shall
confess that in which he has sinned.
He shall also bring his guilt offering to the Lord for his sin which
he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat as a sin
offering. So the priest shall make atonement on his behalf for his
sin. (Leviticus 5:4-6)
This is one of three examples of sins requiring a sin offering, under
the Law, pertaining to a person's given testimony. This, the third
example, which is given in Leviticus 5:4 pertains to being unable to
fulfill a rash vow and to speaking "..thoughtlessly with an oath..".
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that the admittedly
frivolous penalties of the obligations are rash, whether taken
literally or figuratively
So, God's Written Word, in Leviticus, establishes a prohibition
against false swearing and frivolous use of God's name. After all,
aren't oaths such as these, additionally, but one more way of using
the Lord's name in vain? It is frivolous indeed, to swear to place
yourself under a penalty that the lodge readily asserts is totally
without substance.
I think any reasonable "Christian" member of the lodge would have to
admit that having his throat cut across, or having his left breast
torn open, or having his body cut in half, would certainly constitute
being at least the equivalent of changing the color of a single hair
on his head. But since it has already been explained that the intent
of the penalties of the obligations is strictly for the purpose of
making a point, the vow is a false one, strictly forbidden by Matthew
5:33.
A Christian who takes such oaths is clearly under conviction, both in
Leviticus Chapter 5 and Matthew Chapter 5.
But at the same time, the Written Word of God shows us that there is
indeed a way out of that sin, and that way is Jesus Christ.
Let's concentrate, first of all, on Leviticus 5:4:
Or if a person swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do evil or to do
good, in whatever matter a man may speak thoughtlessly with an oath,
and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know it, he will be
guilty in one of these.
Clearly, the first step for a Christian to rid himself of the shackles
of such blood oaths is to recognize them for being the frivolous or
thoughtless oaths that they are, and to admit that he has indeed sworn
an oath to keep certain matters secret that thus far are still not
revealed to him. This has been well established, so now we move on to
step #2:
Leviticus 5:5:
So it shall be when he becomes guilty in one of these, that he shall
confess that in which he has sinned.
The professing Christian who is a member of the lodge must repent by
confessing that he has indeed sinned in the assuming of such blood
oaths..
And then, Leviticus 5:6 tells us how, under the Law, we are to offer
up a sin offering in order that the priest may be able to make
atonement on his behalf for his sin.
The same holds true today, but under the New Covenant, this sin
offering is handled differently, and this brings us to the very heart
of the Gospel:
He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf,…
(2 Corinthians 5:21)
Our sinless Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has already taken our sins
upon Himself that we might have redemption, through Him.
For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the
man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony
borne at the proper time. (1
Timothy 2:5-6)
Careful and thoughtful examination of Leviticus 5:4-6 makes it seem as
though it was Freemasonry that God specifically had in mind, doesn't
it? You see the sin of the blood oaths you have taken, and you are
given the steps to follow to erase the sin. Confess to the sin, pray
for forgiveness of the sin, in the name of Jesus Christ, and for His
sake.
As stated in the beginning, a Masonic oath is binding, only if you
allow it to be. That is your choice. Many members of the Order will
tell you how awful it would be for you to betray the oaths you have
taken. The Written Word of God tells you how sinful it is that they
were ever taken in the first place. Now you have to ask yourself, who
is right - the members of the lodge who are trying to lay a guilt trip
on you, or God, who only wants you to confess your sin so that Jesus
Christ may truly become your Lord and Savior?
Members of the Order, stumbling in the darkness of the lodge want you
to remain loyal and subservient to the GAOTU. God wants you to follow
Him. You cannot serve two masters.
Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have
righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with
darkness?
Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in
common with an unbeliever?
Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the
temple of the living God; just as God said, "I will dwell in them and
walk among them; And I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
"Therefore, come out from their midst and be separate," says the Lord.
"And do not touch what is unclean; And I will welcome you.
"And I will be a father to you, And you shall be sons and daughters to
Me." Says the Lord Almighty.
(2 Corinthians 6:14-17)
Hmm...changing your posting name twice in one set of responses and always
cross posting. I wonder if you think you'll be able to hide and trick and
lie when you are finally judged? Newsgroup filters aren't quite as rigorous
as those in the next world.
Remember Revelation 21:8 - you shall have your part also.
Is a marriage vow binding? Only if you allow it to be.
Is a man's word binding? Only if he is a man of honor and integrity.
<snip stuff about how ugly Brian thought his "wife" was>
JSW
>With this assurance on my part, are you willing to take the
>Obligation?" (Nevada ritual, circa 1984)
Since you have the NY Ritual, why not quote from it? Maybe, because it does not
suit your purpose?
You also lied when you wrote:
>binding myself under no less a penalty than that of
>having….
In YOUR Jurisdiction it states " Binding myself SYMBOLICALLY under .......
If you love to quote so much, why did you leave out that very important word,
again, because it would not prove your misguided point.
You can spin and twist all you want, you are a proven lier, a fake, a phoney
and a fraud. Your church should be ashamed of you for your actions.
George K.
maybe because the Nevada ritual was already online
>
>> In YOUR Jurisdiction it states " Binding myself SYMBOLICALLY under
.......
Now now.. ;-) asking for consistancy
>
Judged by whom?
ALL judgements shalt be done by you yourself.
There is no other.
Oh, this lil satanist/mormon/freemason is here to commend.
>Is a marriage vow binding? Only if you allow it to be.
Marriage is an OPEN agreement within the context of
legal framework accepted by society at large.
It is not a secret "oath" performed on some cult ceremony,
you pervert.
And you KNOW it.
THAT is the pitty of it all.
You are DELIBERATELY deluding and deceiving.
>Is a man's word binding? Only if he is a man of honor and integrity.
What is "honor", you fool?
What is "integrity", you pervert?
><snip stuff about how ugly Brian thought his "wife" was>
What are you fabricating, you poisonous snake,
worshipping the most profound evil,
as your every word is evidence of?
>JSW
>Is A Masonic Oath Binding?
>Only if you allow it to be.
As binding as oath given to mafia or some other clandestine
organization.
>Before a candidate is given the obligation of the Entered Apprentice
>degree, he hears these words from the Worshipful Master:
>"Mr. _______, before you can proceed further in Freemasonry, it will
>be necessary for you to take an Obligation appertaining to this
>degree. It becomes my duty as well as pleasure to inform you that
>there is nothing contained in the Obligation that conflicts with the
>duties you owe to God, your country, your neighbor, your family, or
>yourself. With this assurance on my part, are you willing to take the
>Obligation?" (Nevada ritual, circa 1984)
Well, a typical masonic deceit technique.
This "obligation" does indeed conflict with Christianity.
First of all, it is simply inconceivable that the name of
Jesus isn't even mentioned in these rituals even though
his words are used in the same ceremonies.
It is a trick with a hidden meaning.
Furthermore, even in so called christian "lodges",
all the references to Jesus are SPECIFIALLY erased.
That IS the conflict with work of Jesus.
Furthermore, the lodges face East for a specific reason.
It is because God is replaced by "supreme being" and that
"supreme being" is associated with morning star, the star
of the East which is nothin but a symbol of the fallen
angel, Lucifer aka satan.
Lucifer is considered "light bearer".
He bears the light.
This is another conflict with what Jesus is taught or was.
>This same question is asked of the candidate before he proceeds with
>the obligation of the Fellow Craft degree, and likewise with the
>Master Mason degree. But how honest is this statement? According to
>the Written Word of God, it isn't honest at all,
It is but a trap to entrap the unsuspecting victims
and create the irreconcilable contradiction they are not likely
to realize for some time.
It is a DELIBERATE act to create guilt, shame and fear.
Furthermore, the very requirement to keep secrecy
conflicts with work of Jesus.
Those, who are seeking the Truth,
can not, under ANY circumstances,
engage in any kind of secrecy
as that is the domain of satan.
Secrecy is used by conspirators
and there must be an evil reason behind it.
There is NOTHING in work of Jesus that is to be kept
secret.
NOTHING.
Just the other way around,
the more open it is, the better.
Because THAT is how you eventually come to "see and hear".
If you hide ANYTHING, that means you are under the domain
of satan, because darkness is his domain.
Secrecy is keeping things in the dark.
>particularly when it
>comes to a conflict of duties owed to God.
>Again you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not make
>false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord.' But I say to
>you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of
>God, or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by
>Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor shall you make an
>oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. But
>let you statement be ‘Yes, yes', or ‘No, no': and anything beyond
>these is of evil.; (Matthew 5:33-37)
Indeed.
Simple as that.
All these "oaths" are for the blind,
gathering in herds,
driven by the fear of survival,
hoping that by these "oaths" they unite in consipiracy,
powerful enough to protect them from something
they do not even know what.
Just simply say 'yes, yes' meaning it is a DEFINITE 'yes',
or say be firm enough to say 'no'.
Simple as that.
You can not go against yourself.
Otherwise, the whole life experience becomes
the excersize of futility as it is done out of slavery
and you, as individual, lose all your color of uniqueness.
>But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth
>or with any other oath, but let your yes be yes and your no, no; so
>that you may not fall under judgment. (James
>5:12)
>According to these New Testament passages, we are to swear no oaths at
>all. But let me point out in particular, one statement from the book
>of Matthew:
>Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair
>white or black. (Matthew 5:36)
The very "oath" is a conflict with Christianity.
Especially, the "oath" of secrecy under threat
of the most horrific reprisals.
>Consider the penalties of the obligations (Nevada ritual, circa 1984):
>"To all of which I do solemnly and sincerely promise and swear,
>without any hesitation, mental reservation, or secret evasion of mind
>in me whatsoever; binding myself under no less a penalty than that of
>having.
>Entered Apprentice Degree:
>"..my throat cut across,
>my tongue torn out,
>and with my body buried in the sands of the sea at low-water mark,
>where the tide ebbs and flows twice in twenty-four hours, should
>I ever knowingly or willfully violate this, my solemn Obligation of an
Therefore, freemasonry is a criminal conspiracy
of the most evil minded perverts
deluding themselves and others
as to their true motivations, intents and deeds.
>Entered Apprentice."
>Fellow Craft Degree:
>"..my left breast torn open,
>my heart and vitals taken thence,
>and with my body given as a prey to the vultures of the air,
>should I ever knowingly, or willfully, violate this, my solemn
It is simply mind boggling that to this day,
nobody subpoenaed the records of masonic rituals
and the implied threats of murder.
>Obligation of a Fellow Craft.";
>Master Mason Degree:
>"..my body severed in twain,
>my bowels taken thence,
>and with my body burned to ashes,
>and the ashes thereof scattered to the four winds of Heaven,
>that there might remain neither track, trace nor remembrance
>among man or Masons of so vile and
>perjured a wretch as I should be, should I ever knowingly or willfully
>violate this, my solemn Obligation of a Master Mason."
These are CLEARLY satanic ideas.
Even in Mafia, which is also a brotherhood,
they have more compassion to those who "disclose".
They simply murder them with the gun
and do not engage in these satanic torture procedures
of the most horrific evil imaginable.
>And the ending for each of these obligations is:
>"So help me, God, and make me steadfast to keep and perform the same."
This is a trap. You can not possibly state "so help me god"
when you are giving "oath" of SECRECY
and yourself signing your own death sentence
if you ever decided you are going to open the nature
of this satanic cult for all to see.
This is CLEARLY a satanic setup of the most profound evil
conceivable.
>Now, the first thing that should be considered about these oaths is
>this: The god of the lodge, which is commonly referred to as the Great
>Architect Of The Universe (GAOTU), is NOT, the True and Living God,
>who is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Understand full well that the
>GAOTU is a god that Hindus, Buddhists, and Moslems presumably have no
>problem at all in praying to. There is no way this could possibly be
>the True and Living God of the Christian faith, because at absolute
>best, Jesus is considered as being no more than a prophet by any of
>these religions I have named. Bogus god, bogus oaths.
Not only that, but in no religion of the world,
there exists such a ritual and a wow of secrecy
and such horrific threats of reprisals.
>Further, it is explained, to anyone who asks, that the penalties of
>the obligations are never intended to be carried out.
It is "explained" outside of that ritual.
What counts is ritual.
Because THAT is where you gave the oath
and since you gave it, you are under contract with devil,
lil did you know.
What they "explain" to you later on,
is virtually meaningless.
Menwhile, they planted a horrendous sense of fear
of horrifying magnitude into your subconscious
with this satanic ritual of "initiation".
From your very first step,
you are already a servant of satan,
no matter what kind of lies, deceit or other thicks they use
to justify this horrendous evil.
As you proceed in freemasonry,
you are introduced to more and more evil.
Past first 3 degrees, where you are simply deliberately
lied to about the nature of all this satanic cult,
things become more openly satanic in nature.
By the time you get to 32 degree,
you are PURE grade satanist
and will do ANYTHING whatsoever
and follow ANY order.
You will lie.
You will deceive
and you will kill indeed.
In fact, about the only "obligations" you have
are the obligations to your cult
and your "brotherhood" of "brothers with the hood".
The "obligations" of freemasonry
supercede ANY and ALL obligations in society
and EXPLICITLY so. It is stated quite plainly.
>It is said that
>they are only there for the express purpose of impressing upon the
>initiate how important it is that he keep the secrets of the lodge
>that are imparted to him. This classifies the penalties as being
>frivolous at best.
One more time: you are giving an OATH,
and unless this entire oath isn't an oath of any kind,
because some things in it, like these threats,
are not meant to be real,
these threats ARE real.
As real as it gets.
Otherwise, this whole "oath" scam is but a sham,
utterly meaningless.
>However, the challenge that is put before professing Christian members
>of the lodge is that the god they were swearing the oaths to is the
>god that is in their hearts.
This is not and can not POSSIBLY be the case.
It is inconceivable for the christian
to take such an "oath" and remain christian
at the same time.
Simply impossible.
This whole ritual is meant to create a vedge within you,
a split within your own being,
and, from then on, you are not christian of any kind.
You are but a cultist engaged in occult and Kabala.
So, you can not POSSIBLY remain christian.
Furthermore, Jesus explicitly stated
"you can not follow two masters".
That makes it ABANDONTLY clear.
Why do you need another master
if you already have one?
For what?
Oh, you want MORE?
So be it.
You will have it.
Except not exactly what you thought it to be.
>All right, let's give the lodge one point
>on this one, but only for the sake of argument, forgetting for the
>moment that the candidate was lied to by the Worshipful Master to
>begin with.
>For the professing Christian who is a member of the Order, I would
>like to offer an answer to that challenge, based on the Written Word
>of God, in order to show those Masons who claim to be Christians that
>they are indeed living in sin by even remaining in the lodge, because
>of the oaths they have taken, if for no other reason.
Indeed.
These "oaths" ARE sin.
Nothing much to argue about.
They ARE deliberate deception.
Simple as that.
>Or if a person swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do evil or to do
>good, in whatever matter a man may speak thoughtlessly with an oath,
>and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know it, he will be
>guilty in one of these.
>So it shall be when he becomes guilty in one of these, that he shall
>confess that in which he has sinned.
>He shall also bring his guilt offering to the Lord for his sin which
>he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat as a sin
>offering. So the priest shall make atonement on his behalf for his
>sin. (Leviticus 5:4-6)
ALL you need is New Testament.
Otherwise, just drop Jesus from your pursuits.
The work of Jesus is complete onto itself
and it has been covered in New Testament.
Enough.
Once we step into THIS land,
there is just nothing left to be done
but "chaising shadows in the valley of darkness".
Because it does not matter.
Are freemasons from Nevada real?
If you have evil in ANY place in your cult,
then your entire cult becomes the cult of evil.
>You also lied when you wrote:
>>binding myself under no less a penalty than that of
>>having….
>In YOUR Jurisdiction it states " Binding myself SYMBOLICALLY under .......
>If you love to quote so much, why did you leave out that very important word,
>again, because it would not prove your misguided point.
What does "symbolically" change?
So, this whole procedure and this whole "oath"
isn't an oath as it is all a matter of manipulation
of symbols?
Are you all lunatics?
Then why are you wasting WEEKS threatening this individual
with all sorts of things and projecting fear/shame/guilt
on him?
For what?
The whole thing is but a joke
or some grand farce,
utterly meaningless.
But you created MANY threads on alt.freemasonry
and you wrote so many messages harassing this
individual and threatening him,
that it is not clear you still have ANY part of your brain
functioning. Looks like ALL of it is poisoned.
>You can spin and twist all you want, you are a proven lier,
Meanwhile, ALL of your here are liars by default
and plenty of you are on record of lying right here
on alt.freemasonry, and not simply liars,
but self-admitted liars,
PATHOLOGICAL liars.
First of all, you are liars because you took an "oath"
of secrecy and under the most horrific threats of reprisals,
such as having your throat cut if you EVER tell the truth
about ANYTHING of significance in freemasonry.
So, if I invite you to discuss some issue
with one simple condition that you can not lie,
you will not be able to enter into discussion.
Because you KNOW that you HAVE to lie.
There is simply no other way around.
There are mountains of lies in the archives of alt.freemasonry
and in other places.
MOUNTAINS.
In fact, only the MOST trivial things,
having virtually no significance,
are discussed without lying.
But even that much is not possible.
You know why?
Well, because you became PATHOLOGICAL liars,
just as your cult of the most profound evil
requires you from your VERY FIRST step.
In the masonic "initiation" rituals,
the MOST significant point, which is brought
before the initiate as the FIRST step,
is the wow of lying.
The "oath" of secrecy
is the oath of lying.
Simple as that.
From then on,
you are split from society at large
and can not communicate with them
on any subject of significance
without lying your shark teeth off.
>a fake, a phoney
>and a fraud.
YOU are.
>Your church should be ashamed of you for your actions.
Yes, a standard masonic guilt/shame/fear manipulation
procedure.
You said you are seekers of what again?
Light and Truth?
Does not look like it.
Or does it?
SHOW US THE PROOF !!!!!!
>George K.
Or maybe he was too lazy to type it. He's already shown himself to be lazy
in thought because he can't be bothered to use his own reason - he'd rather
post nonsense ravings written by others. So perhaps he's lazy in deed, as
well.
And I'll bet he's a poor speller. Scratch an Anti, find some terrible gramar
and usage...
> You can spin and twist all you want, you are a proven lier, a fake, a
phoney
> and a fraud. Your church should be ashamed of you for your actions.
No George, he should be ashamed of himself. But generally, such people feel
that they're beyond that.
"Mr. _______, before you can proceed further in Freemasonry, it will
be necessary for you to take an Obligation appertaining to this
degree. It becomes my duty as well as pleasure to inform you that
there is nothing contained in the Obligation that conflicts with the
duties you owe to God, your country, your neighbor, your family, or
yourself. With this assurance on my part, are you willing to take the
Obligation?" (Nevada ritual, circa 1984)
Get that, let me quote it again... "there is nothing contained in the
Obligation that conflicts with the
duties you owe to God, your country, your neighbor, your family, or
yourself. " Now, when do you agree to this?>
BEFORE you know what you are agreeing to!
That is like saying if a neighbor comes to you, and says he will tell you
something if you promise not to tell anyone else what he is about to tell
you, and you say yes, then he tells you he has just raped your wife. Now,
if you say that is different that what masonry did to me, they you yourself
are a liar, because you yourself would not keep YOUR own promise....a lie is
a lie....
This same question is asked of the candidate before he proceeds with
the obligation of the Fellow Craft degree, and likewise with the
Master Mason degree. But how honest is this statement? According to
the Written Word of God, it isn't honest at all, particularly when it
comes to a conflict of duties owed to God.
Again, ALL "uneducated" MASONS in the blue lodge, those outside the
"scottish
satanic rite" are being lied to their face, on purpose, and those above
them are LAUGHING at them, to their face....
Now remember, these men have taken a oath not to tell you this, so please
dont expect them to say "he is right, he is telling the truth", for this
would
go against the oath they took themselves....
Royal Arch Degree
"I swear that I would sooner have my skull struck off than divulge any
of the secrets of this degree unlawfully ... and have my brain exposed
to the scorching rays of the noonday sun...
I furthermore promise and swear, that I will assist a Companion
Royal Arch Mason when I see him engaged in any difficulty, and will
espouse his cause so far as to extricate him from the same, whether
he be right or wrong.... To all of this which I do most solemnly and
sincerely promise and swear, with a firm and steadfast resolution to
keep and perform the same, without any equivocation, mental reservation,
or self evasion of mind in me whatever; binding myself under no less
penalty, than to have my skull smote off, and my brains exposed to the
scorching rays of the Meridian sun, should I knowingly or willfully
violate or transgress any part of this solemn oath or obligation of a
Royal Arch Mason. So help me God, and keep me steadfast in the due
performance of the same."
Thirteenth Degree (Royal Arch of Solomon)
"I, _________, do promise before the Great Architect of the Universe
... never to reveal the secrets which are to be entrusted to me,
especially what is to be revealed to me of the sacred mysteries. I
promise to renew my zeal for masonry. ...And if I fail in this, my
present engagement, I consent to suffer all this pains of all my former
obligations, my body to be exposed as food to the ferocity of the wild
beats. [This degree also teaches, 'You are now bound by your word of
honor, and you may still retire. But one step more, and you are bound
to us forever and at the peril of your life.']"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Fourteenth Degree (Perfect Elu)
"I do most solemnly and sincerely swear on the Holy Bible, and in the
presence of the Grand Architect of the Universe ... Never to reveal ...
the mysteries of this our Sacred and High Degree.... In failure of this,
my obligation, I consent to have my belly cut open, my bowels torn from
thence and given to the hungry vultures. [The initiation discourse by
the Grand Orator also states, "to inflict vengeance on traitors and to
punish perfidy and injustice.']"
Seventeenth Degree (Knight of the East and West)
"I, __________, do promise and solemnly swear and declare in the awful
presence of the Only ONe Most Holy Puissant Almighty and Most Merciful
Grand Architect of Heaven and Earth ... that I will never reveal to any
person whomsoever below me ... the secrets of this degree which is now
about to be communicated to me, uner the penalty of not only being
dishoneored, but to consider my life as the immediate forfeiture, and
that to be taken from me with all the torture and pains to be inflicted
in manner as I have consented to in the preceeding degrees. [During this
ritual the All Puissant teaches, 'The skull is the image of a brother
who is excluded form a Lodge or Council. The cloth stained with blood,
that we should not hesitate to spill ours for the good of Masonry.']"
Eighteenth Degree (Knight Rose Croix)
"Master -- 7 raps ... all rise and candidate is conducted to and caused
to kneel on the step to the altar with his right hand on the Bible:
I, __________, do solemnly and sincerly promise and swear under
the penalty of all my former obligations which I have taken in the
preceding degrees, never to reveal directly or indirectly, the secrets
or mystereis of [this degree],... under the penalty of being forever
deprived of the true word, to be perpetually in darkness, my blood
continually running from my body, to suffer without intermission the
cruel remore of soul; that the bitterest gall, mixed with vinegar, be
my constant drink; the sharpest thorns for my pillow and that the
death of the cross my complete my punishment should I ever infringe or
violate in any manner or form the laws and rules which have been, are
now, or may be hereafter made known or prescribed to me.
And I do futhermore swear, promise and engage on my sacred word of
honor, to observe and obey all the degrees which may be transmitted to
me by the Grand Inspectors of the thirty-third degree.... So help me
God and keep me steadfast in this my solemn obligation. Amen.
(Candidate kisses the Bible.)"
Twenty-Fifth Degree (Knight of the Brazen Serpent)
"I, _________, promis and swear, in the presence of the Great Architect
of the Universe ... Never to reveal any of the secrets of the degree of
the Knights of the Sun.... And should I willfully violate this my
obligation, may my brethren seize me and thrust my tongue through with
a red hot iron, to pluck out my eyes and deprive me of smelling and
seeing, to cut off my hands and expose me in that condition in the field
to be devoured by the voracious animals, and if none can be found, may
the lightning of heaven execute on me the same vengeance."
Thirtieth Degree (Knight Kadosh)
"[During the taking of this oath the Grand Provost of Justice holds the
point of his sword to the heart of the candidate.] I, ________, of my
own free will and accord, do hereby solemnly and sincerely promise and
swear to keep faithfully the secrets of the sublime degree of Knights
Kadosh and strictly to obey the statutes of the order.... All of which
I promise to do, under penalty of death. So help me God."
"When your rashness rpmpted you to enter this awful Sanctuary, you were
no doubt informed of the danger which threatend you, and of the trials
which still await you. Swear therefore, upon you word of honor, never
to reveal what you ahve seen or heard hitherto.... Forget not that the
slightest indiscression will cost you your life. Are you still willing
to proceed?" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Listen to this quote from a Masonic author, Carl Claudy: "Cut through the
outer shell and find a meaning; cut through that meaning and find another;
under it, if you dig deep enough, you may find a third, a fourth -- who
shall say how many teachings?" You have been lied to, as we demonstrate in
our many articles. Finally, remember Albert Pike's bold assertion in Morals
& Dogma, that "Masonry is identical to the ancient Mysteries ", which means
that all their teachings in all their books are precisely the same as the
Ancient, Pagan, Satanic Mysteries!
What's even funnier is that you can't even find your own voice to discuss
your disagreement. You don't seem capable of having a rational discussion.
You don't care to set your own thoughts down. All you can do is copy the
nonsense that other misguided people before you have written and paste it
indiscriminately.
What's funnier is that you can't just admit "Okay, this isn't for me", and
just drop the matter with some degree of honor and integrity.
What's funnier is that you're cross-posting to other groups.
Know what? It's no longer even amusing to respond to your posts.
Talk to LieSpeaker he'll lecture you about "his" god and that's who'll be
doing the judging. I just don't think it'll be going the same way as he
does.
"David Kestler" <dkes...@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
news:FRBob.16425$W84....@twister.austin.rr.com...
In Albert G. Mackey's Revised Encyclopedia of Freemasonry he states,
"All [Masons] unite in declaring it to be a system of morality, by the
practice of which its members may advance their spiritual interest, and
mount by the theological ladder from the Lodge on earth to the Lodge in
heaven. [Vol.I pg. 269]
"It is a science which is engaged in the search after Divine Truth, and
which employs symbolism as its method of instruction" [Mackey's Revised
Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, Vol.I pg.269]
"[Masonry is] that religious and mystical society whose aim is moral
perfection on the basis of general equality and fraternity" [ibid]
"Freemasonry, in its broadest and most comprehensive sense, is a system
of morality and social ethics, a primitive religion, and a philosophy
of
life...incorporating a broad humanitarianism...It is a religion without
a creed, being of no sect by finding truth in all...It seeks truth but
does not define truth..." [Henry Wilson Coil, A Comprehensive View of
Freemasonry, pg.234]
Religion - a belief in a divine or super human power...to be obeyed and
worshipped as the Creator and ruler of the universe; expression
of...this belief in conduct and ritual.. [Webster's New World
Dictionary]
"Freemasonry certainly requires a belief in the existence of, and man's
dependence upon, a Supreme Being to whom he is responsible. What can a
church add to that, except to bring into one fellowship those who have
like feelings?...That is exactly what the Lodge does." [Coil's Masonic
Encyclopedia, pg.512]
Albert Mackey in Mackey's Revised Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, the
third
most recommended author by the Grand Lodges, quotes Webster's
definition
of religion then comments, "Freemasonry may rightfully claim to be
called a religious institution" [Vol.II pg.847]
He who wears the lambskin as a badge of a Mason is thereby continually
reminded of purity of life and conduct which is essentially necessary
to
his gaining admission into that celestial Lodge above, where the
Supreme
Architect of the universe presides" [Malcom C. Duncan, Masonic Ritual
and Monitor pg.50] [Grand Lodge of Texas, A.F. and A.M., Monitor of
the
Lodge: Monitorial Instructions in the Three Degrees of Symbolic
Masonry,
pg. 88]
"Freemasonry has a religious service to commit the body of a deceased
brother to the dust whence it came, and to speed the liberated spirit
back to the Great Source of Light. Many Freemasons make this flight
with *no other guarantee of a safe landing than their belief in the
religion of Freemasonry*" [Coil's Masonic Encyclopedia, pg.512]
Some Masons say, along with Masonic apologist Alphonse Cerza,
"Freemasonry cannot be a religion because it has not creed; it has not
confession of faith; it has not theology, no ritual of worship"
[Alphonse Cerza, "Let There Be Light" pg.41]
Webster defines "creed" as: "a statement of belief, principles, or
opinions on any subject".
In Coil's Masonic Encyclopedia we find:
"Does Freemasonry have a creed...or tenet...or dogma...to which
all members must adhere? Does Freemasonry continually teach and insist
upon a creed, tenet and dogma? Does it have meetings characterized by
the practice of rites and ceremonies in, and by which, its creed tenet
and dogma are illustrated, in myth, symbols and allegories? If
Freemasonry were not religion, what would have to be done to make it
such? Nothing would be necessary, or at least nothing but to add more
of the same" [[pg.512]
Coil goes on to admit that not only does Freemasonry have a creed, but
it also functions as a church.
"That brings us to the real crux of the matter. The difference
between a Lodge and a church is one of degree and not kind. Some think
because it [the Lodge] is not a strong or highly formalized or highly
dogmatized religion, such as the Roman Catholic Church...it can be no
religion at all. But a church of friends (Quakers) exhibits even less
formality and ritual then does a Masonic Lodge" [pg.512].
In conclusion, Coil writes, "The fact that Freemasonry is a mild
religion does not mean that it is no religion" pg.512].
Does Freemasonry teach its own theology, as a religion does?
"For example, Masonry clearly teaches theology during the Royal Arch
degree (York Rite), when it tells each candidate that the lost name for
God will now be revealed to them. The name that is given is Jahbulon.
This is a composite term joining Jehovah with two pagan gods -- the
evil
Canaanite deity Baal (Jeremiah 19:5; Judges 3:7; 10:6), and the
Egyptian
god Osiris [Coil's Masonic Encyclopedia, pg.516; Malcom C. Duncan,
Masonic Ritual and Monitor, pg. 226].
The Oxford American Dictionary defines theology as "a system of
religion." Webster defines theology as "the study of God and the
relation between God and the universe...A specific form or system...as
expounded by a particular religion or denomination".
Does Masonry fulfill these definitions?
"As Joseph Fort Newton said, "Everything in Masonry has reference to
God, implies God, speaks of God, points and leads to God. Not a
degree,
not a symbol, not an obligation, not a lecture, not a charge but finds
its meaning and derives its beauty from God, the Great Architect, in
whose temple all Masons are workmen" [The Religion of Freemasonry, An
Interpretation, pg. 58-59].
Anyone who says the Masonic Lodge does not teach theology is uninformed
or just plain lying.
Webster's Dictionary defines "worship" as "a prayer...or other rite
showing reverence or devotion for a deity..." --for God.
"Masons walk in His [God's] presence constantly...[In ritual
the
"lights" -- candles] formed a triangle about the altar at which you
knelt in reverence. They symbolized the presence of Deity...The Masonic
altar can be said to be one of sacrifice...You have taken obligations
[to God] that have sacrificed your self-interest forevermore" [Allen E.
Roberts, The Craft and Its Symbols: Opening The Door to Masonic
Symbolism, pg.57,64]
"Freemasonry's Lodges are erected to God...Symbolically, to 'erect to
God' means to construct something in honor, in worship, in reverence to
and for Him. Hardly is the initiate within the West Gate before he is
impressed that Freemasonry worships God" [Carl H. Claudy, Foreign
Countries: A Gateway t the Interpretation and Development of Certain
Symbols of Freemasonry, pg.23].
As Albert Pike admitted in Morals and Dogma, "Masonry is a [system] of
worship" pg.526].
"The fact that Freemasonry is a mild religion does not mean that it
is no religion" [Coil's Masonic Encyclopedia, pg.512]
Is Freemasonry a religion?
"We open and close our Lodges with prayer; we invoke the blessing of
the
Most High upon all our labors; we demand of our neophytes a profession
of trusting belief in the existence and superintending care of God; and
we teach them to bow with humility and reverence at his sacred name,
while his holy law is widely opened upon our altars...It is impossible
that a Freemason can be 'true and trusty' to his order unless he is a
respecter of religion and an observer of religious principle" Mackey's
Revised Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, Vol.II pg.847]
"The religion of Freemasonry is not sectarian. It admits men of every
creed within its hospitable bosom, rejecting none and approving none
for
his peculiar faith. It is not Judaism, though there is nothing in it to
offend the Jew; it is not Christianity, but there is nothing in it
repugnant to the faith of a Christian. Its religion is that general
one
of nature and primitive revelation handed down to us from some ancient
and patriarchal priesthood -- in which all men may agree and in which
no
men can differ" [Mackey's Revised Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, Vol.II,
pg. 847-48].
Henry Wilson Coil in his 15,000-word article proving Freemasonry is a
religion correctly concludes: Nothing herein is intended to be an
argument that Freemasonry ought to be religion. Our purpose is simply
to
determine what it has become, an is" [Coil's Masonic Encyclopedia,
pg.513].
During Masonic ceremonies various symbols are employed. Different
symbols are used to identify the same idea or teaching -- for example,
both the compass and the sprig of the acacia can symbolize immortality
[The Craft And Its Symbols: Opening The Door To Masonic Symbolism,
pg.62,80].
"To study the symbolism of Masonry is the only way to investigate its
philosophy" [The Symbolism of Freemasonry, pg.5].
Albert Mackey who held the highest position Masonry has to offer has
told us that candidate who seeks to enter the Lodge is seeking divine
truth.
"There he stand without [outside] our portals, on the threshold of his
new Masonic life, in darkness, helplessness and ignorance. Having been
wandering amid the errors and covered over with the pollutions of the
outer and profane world, he comes inquiringly to our door, seeking the
new birth, and asking a withdrawal of the veil which conceals divine
truth from his uninitiated sight" [The Manual of the Lodge, pg.20].
In Henry Wilson Coil's Masonic Encyclopedia he writes, "Light is
everywhere the symbol of intelligence, information, knowledge, and
truth
and is opposed to darkness which symbolizes ignorance and evil. So, in
the ceremonies, the candidate is said to be brought from darkness to
light" [pg.375].
Masonry teaches that their God, The Great Architect of the Universe
must
remain undefined.
"Men have to decide whether they want a God like the ancient Hebrew
Jahweh, a partisan tribal god, with whom they can talk and argue and
from whom they can hide if necessary, or a boundless, eternal,
universal, undenominational, and international Divine Spirit, so vastly
removed from the speck called man, that he cannot be known, named or
approached. So soon as man begins to laud his God and endow him with
the most perfect human attributes such as justice, mercy, beneficence,
etc., the Divine Essence is depreciated and
despoiled...Monotheism...violates Masonic principles, for it requires
belief in a specific kind of Supreme Deity" [Coil's Masonic
Encyclopedia, pg.516-17].
"Specifically, the Masonic Lodge teaches its belief in the unity and
universality of all men as "one family" accepted by God regardless of
race, religion, or creed [The Craft and its Symbols: Opening the Door
to
Masonic Symbolism, pg.21]
"through these teachings the Mason will put into practice the
brotherhood of man under the Fatherhood of God. In doing so, he will
develop his character and personality in the image of the Great
Architect of the Universe" [ibid. pg.84]
"Among the most beautiful of Freemasonry's symbols, these express at
the
very beginning the fundamental principle of Freemasonry: the Fatherhood
of God, and the Brotherhood of man" [A Gateway to the Interpretation
and
Development of Certain Symbols of Freemasonry, pg.24]
"The temple that the Craft is building is the unification and the
harmonizing of the entire human family. this is summed up for us in
the
will known lines: 'God hath made mankind one vast brotherhood, Himself
their Master, and the world His Lodge'"[The Spirit of Masonry, pg.110]
As Martin L. Wagner has correctly stated,
"This Great Architect as conceived by Freemasons is not identical with
the Jehovah of Christianity, but...is another and distinct entity."
He says they "are entirely separate and different, mutually exclusive
and no syncretism can harmonize them" [Freemasonry: An Interpretation,
pg. 321, 300].
"The God of the nineteen-twentieths of the Christian world is only Bel
[Baal], Molach, Zeus, or at best Osiris, Mythras or Adonai, under
another name, worshipped with the old pagan ceremonies and ritualistic
formulas..." [Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite of Freemasonry, pg. 295-96].
The candidate is clearly instructed in his Masonic manual that the term
"Jahbulon" is a composite term for Jehovah (Jah), Baal (Bul or Bel),
and
Osiris (On, a corruption of Os) [Masonic Ritual and Monitor, pg.226].
"In this compound name an attempt is made to show by a co-ordination of
divine names...the unity, identity, and harmony of the Hebrew, Assyrian
and Egyptian god-ideas, and the harmony of the Royal Arch religion with
these ancient religions. This Masonic 'unity of God' is peculiar. It
is the doctrine that the different names of gods as Brahma, Jehovah,
Baal, Bel, Om, On, etc., all denote the generative principle, and that
all religions are essentially the same in their ideas of the divine"
[Freemasonry: An Interpretation pg. 338-39].
Masonry also teaches that God is an amalgamation of all gods:
"[The Mason] may name Him [God] as he will, think of Him as he pleases;
make Him impersonal law or personal and anthropomorphic; Freemasonry
cares not...God, Great Architect of the Universe, Grand Artificer,
Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge Above, Jehovah, Allah, Buddha, Brahma,
Vishnu, Shiva, or Great Geometer..." [Introduction to Freemasonry Vol
II:110, by Carl H. Claudy]
Not sure which group you're reading either, David.
> Is it the standard practice here to start calling people names when
> you don't have valid points to back up your arguements?
That is absolutely standard practice in most newsgroups. Also, there are a
LOT of children (in age and maturity) who really have nothing better to do.
> Why is it that Liberals seem to do this so freely?
Actually, it's not got much of anything to do with liberal v. conservative:
they can be equal opportunity haters. You responded to a particularly
odious internet nuisance who seems to have nothing better to do than
regurgitate old posts again and again and again using the cut and paste
methodology. A total loser - but it apparently makes him think he's
important. <shrug>
From alt.freemasonry, regards,
Ed King
http://www.masonicinfo.com -- Anti-Masonry: Points of View
I wonder if Brian Boggs who's quoting directly from John Ankerberg's
foolishness cares to tell us whether he believes in Ankerberg's religious
views as well - and if not, why not.....
Which means.. ready.. NOTHING
especially as you should know being a yorky that most american lodges are of
yorkish extraction
thus what clausen says means didly poop
> "[Masonry is] that religious and mystical society whose aim is moral
> perfection on the basis of general equality and fraternity" [ibid]
> "Freemasonry, in its broadest and most comprehensive sense, is a system
> of morality and social ethics, a primitive religion, and a philosophy
> of
> life...incorporating a broad humanitarianism...It is a religion without
> a creed, being of no sect by finding truth in all...It seeks truth but
> does not define truth..." [Henry Wilson Coil, A Comprehensive View of
> Freemasonry, pg.234]
>
nice out of context there... usually though make a space when you do that it
looks better
>
> Religion - a belief in a divine or super human power...to be obeyed and
> worshipped as the Creator and ruler of the universe; expression
> of...this belief in conduct and ritual.. [Webster's New World
> Dictionary]\
\\which means.. NOTHING
What the dictonary says is a religon doesn't apply to what an author writes
\
>
>
so when you can actually do legitimate scholarship have a nice day
Oh and your lodge demit, i bet you could scan it and post it on your website
go ahead and do it
>I am new to these news groups. Is it the standard practice here to start
>calling people names when you don't have valid points to back up your
>arguements?
No, but we make an exception for our "special" friends. They enjoy
the attention.
>Why is it that Liberals seem to do this so freely?
>
They value their freedom?
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Objects in this post are funnier than they appear
Can you imagine a world without hypothetical situations?
Does this line make my sig look too fat?
Be seeing you
But the funniest thing of all
is that you, perverts, created dozens of threads
and wrote nearly hundred of articles
following this utterly meaningless trip.
>Know what? It's no longer even amusing to respond to your posts.
Then why do you follow?
Are you are pervert, eh?
>> Judged by whom?
>> ALL judgements shalt be done by you yourself.
>> There is no other.
>Talk to LieSpeaker
Are you a traffic light here?
Do I need your advice on who to talk to, eh?
>he'll lecture you about "his" god and that's who'll be
>doing the judging. I just don't think it'll be going the same way as he
>does.
Keep sucking.
You are doing a good job
of making an ass of yourselves.
You bet it is a "religion", perverted one,
based on occult and Kabala,
but pseudo-religion nevertheless,
no matter what kind of sucking sounds
these "brothers" on alt.freemasonry make.
Their "supreme architect of the universe"
is Lucifer, the fallen angel aka satan.
>Roman Catholic Church...it can be no religion at all.
>But a church of friends (Quakers) exhibits even less
>formality and ritual then does a Masonic Lodge" [pg.512].
>In conclusion, Coil writes, "The fact that Freemasonry is a mild
>religion does not mean that it is no religion" pg.512].
>Does Freemasonry teach its own theology, as a religion does?
>"For example, Masonry clearly teaches theology during the
>Royal Arch degree (York Rite), when it tells each candidate that
>the lost name for God will now be revealed to them.
>The name that is given is Jahbulon.
>This is a composite term joining Jehovah with two pagan gods --
>the evil Canaanite deity Baal (Jeremiah 19:5; Judges 3:7; 10:6),
>and the Egyptian god Osiris [Coil's Masonic Encyclopedia, pg.516;
>Malcom C. Duncan, Masonic Ritual and Monitor, pg. 226].
>The Oxford American Dictionary defines theology as "a system of
>religion." Webster defines theology as "the study of God and the
>relation between God and the universe...A specific form or system...
>as expounded by a particular religion or denomination".
>Does Masonry fulfill these definitions?
>"As Joseph Fort Newton said, "Everything in Masonry has reference
>to God, implies God, speaks of God, points and leads to God.
>Not a degree, not a symbol, not an obligation, not a lecture,
>not a charge but finds its meaning and derives its beauty from God,
>the Great Architect, in whose temple all Masons are workmen"
>[The Religion of Freemasonry, An Interpretation, pg. 58-59].
>Anyone who says the Masonic Lodge does not teach theology is
>uninformed or just plain lying.
Well, it is a deception trick.
They know ALL too well, once they are classified as religion,
they are doomed.
>Webster's Dictionary defines "worship" as "a prayer...or other
>rite showing reverence or devotion for a deity..." -- for God.
>Is Freemasonry a religion?
>the harmonizing of the entire human family. This is summed up
>:)
"nukleus" <nuk...@invalid.addr> wrote in message
news:bo0hmr$c3i$7...@toster.Te.NeT.UA...
Right, a couple of things for your benefit:
1) Traffic lights don't generally tell people who to talk to so that is a
bad comparison.
2) "ass of yourselves" is plural you're just talking to about something I
said, so that would be singular.
Did you look up the help you needed with big words after I recommended
dictionary.com?
Hope that helps!
So what does it matter? You said there's no one to judge you but yourself
So why do you care what others believe in? It doesn't matter if everyone is
wrong does it?
PROVE you care!
No, Bro. Boggs.. the only lie involved is when someone promises to keep
their word and then doesn't.
> "....Before a candidate is given the obligation of the Entered Apprentice
> degree, he hears these words from the Worshipful Master:
Actually, he doesn't hear those words in my lodge, but setting that
aside, you still haven't explained how the obligation
> conflicts with the duties you owe to God, your country, your neighbor,
> your family, or yourself."
The obligation in question pertains to keeping certain secrets which are
practically without value outside a lodge, except to those who want to
prey on lodges or Masons. Explain how keeping them conflicts with anything.
> That is like saying if a neighbor comes to you, and says he will tell you
> something if you promise not to tell anyone else what he is about to tell
> you, and you say yes, then he tells you he has just raped your wife.
No, it is not the same thing. Raping is a criminal act. It certainly
conflicts with the law of the land (country). Read the rest of the
above and see what else a rape conflicts with.
> Again, ALL "uneducated" MASONS in the blue lodge, those outside the
> "scottish
> satanic rite" are being lied to their face, on purpose, and those above
> them are LAUGHING at them, to their face....
Brian, do you think any of this stuff through before you write it?
Setting aside the silly "satanic" nonsense, the Scottish Rite Masons
I know want to add to their ranks. Why would they laugh at their only
potential members? They'd rather hand them applications to join.
> Now remember, these men have taken a oath not to tell you this, so please
> dont expect them to say "he is right, he is telling the truth", for this
> would go against the oath they took themselves....
More nonsense. I took no such oath, obligation, promise, anything else
not to tell people that.
> Royal Arch Degree
Nope. Doesn't look remotely close to what we say in my Chapter.
Of course, I've been in the Chair and have not only taken the
obligation but administered it.
> Listen to this quote
Sorry, my computer doesn't talk :)
> from a Masonic author, Carl Claudy: "Cut through the
> outer shell and find a meaning; cut through that meaning and find another;
> under it, if you dig deep enough, you may find a third, a fourth -- who
> shall say how many teachings?"
Claudy also wrote:
"The secrecy of Masonry is an honorable secrecy." Do you think Claudy
is correct in this one? If so, why be dishonorable and attempt to
reveal secrets? If not, then why quote him at all? Claudy also wrote:
"The yokel who cries 'May God strike me dead if this is not so' does
not mean he wishes to die; but he says that he believe he will be
worthy of death if he dies. It is in such a way that the Masonic
penalties are to be understood; the Entered Apprentice states his
belief that he would merit the penalty of his obligation if he failed
to keep it."
So much for all these alleged portions of obligations you got from
somewhere.
> Finally, remember Albert Pike's bold assertion in Morals
> & Dogma,
Oh, the book that Pike told people they're free to reject. So much
for a "bold" assertion. People seem more free to misinterpret it than
anything else.
Jim Bennie
PM/DC, No. 44, Vancouver
32o BC Consistory
>No, it is not the same thing. Raping is a criminal act.
So is fraud, like Mr. Boggs little charade.
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Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion
Protocol Number 7 : Worldwide Wars
PROTOCOL NUMBER SEVEN
1. The intensification of armaments, the increase of police
forces - are all essential for the completion of the
aforementioned plans. What we have to get at is that there
should be in all the States of the world, besides ourselves,
only the masses of the proletariat, a few millionaires
devoted to our interests, police and soldiers.
2. Throughout all Europe, and by means of relations with
Europe, in other continents also, we must create ferments,
discords and hostility. Therein we gain a double advantage.
In the first place we keep in check all countries, for they
will know that we have the power whenever we like to create
disorders or to restore order. All these countries are
accustomed to see in us an indispensable force of coercion.
In the second place, by our intrigues we shall tangle up all
the threads which we have stretched into the cabinets of all
States by means of the political, by economic treaties, or
loan obligations. In order to succeed in this we must use
great cunning and penetration during negotiations and
agreements, but, as regards what is called the "official
language," we shall keep to the opposite tactics and assume
the mask of honesty and complacency. In this way the peoples
and governments of the goyim, whom we have taught to look
only at the outside whatever we present to their notice,
will still continue to accept us as the benefactors and
saviours of the human race.
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In article <YuHmb.32881$%a2.1...@twister.nyroc.rr.com>, "-o John 6:37 o-"
<figh...@twcny.rr.com> wrote:
>
>"Bob" <MasterfulMaso...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:fkbmpvo5tq6snjcfp...@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 22:19:49 GMT, "-o John 6:37 o-"
>> <figh...@twcny.rr.com> wrote:
>> >The Entered Apprentice Degree Ritual
>> You're quite a guy, John Lightseeker. I hope your God
YOUR God, you pervert?
Your tongue is out!
>> is forgiving when it comes to swearing lies on the Holy Bible.
Is THAT why you force christians to swear on a Bible?
To delude them and to create an immense guilt trip,
you, evillest of ALL evil?
>> Somehow I think you may have stepped over the line.
You just mind your own business.
Ever heard?
>And I am not obligated to honor something
>where I was deceived on purpose...
>.... It has been described as "the biggest, richest, most secret and most
>powerful private force in the world"
Well, thats what I was banging on their heads
with a sledge hammer.
It was amazing to see how much do these snakes twist
and turn, trying to deny that white is white and
black is black.
>... and certainly, "the most deceptive",
>both for the general public, and for the first 3 degrees of "initiates":
>Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, and Master Mason (the basic "Blue
>Lodge")... These Initiates are purposely deceived!, in believing they know
>every thing, while they don't know anything about the true Masonry...
Yes, UTTERLY clueless.
>in the words of Albert Pike, whose book "Morals and Dogma"
>is the standard monitor of Masonry, and copies are often
>presented to the members,
>"the first three degrees are but the outer court of the Temple.
>Part of the symbols are displayed there to the Initiate,
>but he is intentionally mislead by false interpretations.
>It is not intended that he shall understand them; but it is
>intended that he shall imagine he understand them...
>it is well enough for the mass of those called Masons to
>imagine that all is contained in the Blue Degrees"
--- Albert Pike,
"Morals and Dogma", p.819
>> Bob
>>
>> (Remove MYSPAMSTOPPER to email
>
>
"I do remain confident in Linda.
She'll make a fine labor secretary.
From what I've read in the press accounts,
she's perfectly qualified."
--- Adolph Bush,
Austin, Texas, Jan. 8, 2001
[Zionism, Illuminati, Freemasons, NWO, Lucifer, satan, 666]
Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion
Protocol Number 15 : Ruthless Suppression
PROTOCOL NUMBER FIFTEEN
WE SHALL BE CRUEL:
18. Our absolutism
will in all things be logically consecutive
and therefore
in each one of its decrees
our supreme will be respected
and unquestionably fulfilled:
it will ignore all murmurs,
all discontents of every kind
and will destroy to the root
every kind of manifestation of them
in act by punishment of an exemplary character.
19. We shall abolish the right of cessation,
which will be transferred exclusively to our disposal
- to the cognizance of him who rules,
for we must not allow the conception
among the people of a thought
that there could be such a thing
as a decision that is not right of judges
set up by us.
If, however, anything like this should occur,
we shall ourselves cassate the decision,
but inflict therewith such exemplary punishment
on the judge for lack of understanding of his duty
and the purpose of his appointment
as will prevent a repetition of such cases ....
I repeat
that it must be born in mind
that we shall know every step of our administration
which only needs to be closely watched
for the people to be content with us,
for it has the right to demand
from a good government
a good official.
20. Our government will have the appearance
of a patriarchal paternal guardianship
on the part of our ruler.
Our own nation and our subjects
will discern in his person a father
caring for their every need,
their every act,
their every inter-relation
as subjects one with another,
as well as their relations to the ruler.
They will then be so thoroughly imbued with the thought
that it is impossible for them to dispense
with this wardship and guidance,
if they wish to live in peace and quiet,
that they will acknowledge the autocracy of our ruler
with a devotion bordering on "apotheosis,"
especially when they are convinced
that those whom we set up
do not put their own in place of authority,
but only blindly execute his dictates.
They will be rejoiced
that we have regulated everything in their lives
as is done by wise parents
who desire to train children
in the cause of duty and submission.
For the peoples of the world
in regard to the secrets of our polity
are ever through the ages
only children under age,
precisely as are also their governments.
21. As you see,
I found our despotism on right and duty:
the right to compel the execution of duty
is the direct obligation of a government
which is a father for its subjects.
It has the right of the strong
that it may use it
for the benefit of directing humanity
towards that order which is defined by nature,
namely,
submission.
Everything in the world
is in a state of submission,
if not to man,
then to circumstances
or its own inner character,
in all cases,
to what is stronger.
And so shall we be
this something stronger
for the sake of good.
22. We are obliged without hesitatio
to sacrifice individuals,
who commit a breach of established order,
for in the exemplary punishment of evil
lies a great educational problem.
23. When the King of Israel
sets upon his sacred head
the crown offered him by Europe
he will become patriarch of the world.
The indispensable victims
offered by him in consequence of their suitability
will never reach the number of victims
offered in the course of centuries
by the mania of magnificence,
the emulation between the goy governments.
24. Our King
will be in constant communion with the peoples,
making to them from the tribune speeches
which fame will in that same hour distribute
over all the world.
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[Lucifer, Zionism, Illuminati, Freemasons, nazi, fascism, genocide]
By RAVI NESSMAN, Associated Press Writer
JUBARA, West Bank - The Palestinians of Jubara were alarmed when
Israeli soldiers began posting notices on telephone poles and at
checkpoints around their small West Bank village.
The military had already trapped them in a tiny pocket of land between
Israel and its West Bank security barrier, giving them only sporadic
access to their schools, clinics and fields across the fence.
The notices told of an unprecedented new order: everyone must apply
for a special permit to remain in Jubara - the village has about
300 residents.
The notices did not specifically mention expulsion, but Palestinian
officials and villagers said they understand this to be the implied
threat.
The new restrictions affect nearly 7,500 Palestinians living in what
Israel calls the "seam zone."
"This is where my livelihood is. If they kick me out of here,
how will I care for my nine children?" said Burhan Odeh, 38,
who has olive and orange groves in Jubara.
U.N. officials said the order is unprecedented in Israel's 36-year
occupation of the West Bank.
"It really turns the right to live in your own home into a privilege,"
said David Shearer, head of the local U.N. Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
For many Palestinians, being expelled from their homes and villages
is one of the worst fates they could imagine - worse, even, than
imprisonment.
Many fear Israel plans to force them into tiny enclaves
in the West Bank and claim the rest of the land for themselves.
The army said the new order is not part of a secret expulsion plan,
but an effort to keep militants from crossing the new security fence
to carry out attacks in Israel.
"We do not intend to dislocate people from their homes.
Yet we need to take into consideration that people who do not need
to be near the fence are not near the fence," said
Maj. Sharon Feingold, an army spokeswoman.
However, residents will not win automatic approval.
"Anyone who wants to get a permit should apply for a permit.
If we are convinced that a person has business in the area,
then this will be taken into consideration," she said.
People in Jubara refused to apply for the permits, which have to be
renewed each year.
The army issued them anyway, using a list of residents but initially
leaving off about 20 people, some of whom had served time in Israeli
prisons.
One of the 20 was Odeh, the farmer.
"They said they had turned me down for security reasons," Odeh said
as he waited behind concertion wire for soldiers to open a gate
so he could visit his mother in a neighboring village.
"I've never had any problems with the army."
[Zionism, fascism, genocide, ethnic cleansing, terrorism,
war crimes, Khasars, Illuminati, NWO]
"The equation of Zionism with the Holocaust, though, is based
on a false presumption.
Far from being a haven for all Jews, Israel is founded by
Zionist Jews who helped the Nazis fill the gas chambers and stoke
the ovens of the death camps.
Israel would not be possible today if the World Zionist Congress
and other Zionist agencies hadn't formed common cause with
Hitler's exterminators to rid Europe of Jews.
In exchange for helping round up non-Zionist Jews, sabotage
Jewish resistance movements, and betray the trust of Jews,
Zionists secured for themselves safe passage to Palestine.
This arrangement was formalized in a number of emigration
agreements signed in 1938.
The most notorious case of Zionist collusion concerned
Dr. Rudolf Kastner Chairman of the Zionist Organization in
Hungary from 1943-45.
To secure the safe passage of 600 Zionists to Palestine,
he helped the Nazis send 800,000 Hungarian Jews to their deaths.
The Israeli Supreme Court virtually whitewashed Kastner's crimes
because to admit them would have denied Israel the moral right
to exist."
--- Greg Felton,
Israel: A monument to anti-Semitism
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"Government is not reason, it is not eloquence.
It is a force, like fire, a dangerous servant
and a terrible master."
--- George Washington.
[Zionism, Jew, NWO, Iraq, Saddam, terror, genocide, Illuminati,
war, military, biological]
"I think all foreigners should stop interfering in the
internal affairs of Iraq."
--- Deputy Offense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz,
YOUR God, you pervert?
Your tongue is out!
Yes, UTTERLY clueless.
"Laura and I really don't realize how bright our children
is sometimes until we get an objective analysis."
--- Adolph Bush,
CNBC, April 15, 2000
[Lucifer, satan, 666, Illuminati, Freemasons, NWO, Skull and Bones, Zionism]
Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion
PROTOCOL NUMBER ONE
Protocol Number 1 : The Basic Doctrine
GOLD:
7. In our day
the power which has replaced that of the rulers
who were liberal is the power of Gold.
Time was when Faith ruled.
The idea of freedom is impossible of realization
because no one knows how to use it with moderation.
It is enough to hand over a people to self-government
for a certain length of time
for that people to be turned into a disorganized mob.
From that moment on
we get internecine strife
which soon develops into battles between classes,
in the midst of which States burn down
and their importance is reduced to that of a heap of ashes.
8. Whether a State exhausts itself in its own convulsions,
whether its internal discord brings it under the power
of external foes
- in any case
it can be accounted irretrievable lost:
It is in our power.
The despotism of Capital,
which is entirely in our hands,
reaches out to it a straw that the State,
willy-nilly,
must take hold of:
if not
- it goes to the bottom.
9. Should anyone of a liberal mind say
that such reflections as the above are immoral,
I would put the following questions:
If every State has two foes
and if in regard to the external foe
it is allowed and not considered immoral
to use every manner and art of conflict,
as for example to keep the enemy in ignorance
of plans of attack and defense,
to attack him by night or in superior numbers,
then in what way
can the same means in regard to a worse foe,
the destroyer of the structure of society
and the commonwealth,
be called immoral and not permissible?
10. Is it possible for any sound logical mind
to hope with any success to guide crowds
by the aid of reasonable counsels and arguments,
when any objection or contradiction,
senseless though it may be,
can be made
and when such objection may find more favor with the people,
whose powers of reasoning are superficial?
Men in masses and the men of the masses,
being guided solely by petty passions,
paltry beliefs,
traditions and sentimental theorems,
fall a prey to party dissension,
which hinders any kind of agreement
even on the basis of a perfectly reasonable argument.
Every resolution of a crowd
depends upon a chance or packed majority,
which,
in its ignorance of political secrets,
puts forth some ridiculous resolution
that lays in the administration a seed of anarchy.
11. The political has nothing in common with the moral.
The ruler who is governed by the moral
is not a skilled politician,
and is therefore unstable on his throne.
He who wishes to rule
must have recourse
both to cunning and to make-believe.
Great national qualities,
like frankness and honesty,
are vices in politics,
for they bring down rulers
from their thrones more effectively
and more certainly
than the most powerful enemy.
Such qualities must be the attributes
of the kingdoms of the goyim,
but we must in no wise be guided by them.
In article <cbb2033.03103...@posting.google.com>,
figh...@twcny.rr.com (Annon Poster) wrote:
>Is A Masonic Oath Binding?
>Only if you allow it to be.
As binding as oath given to mafia or some other clandestine
organization.
>Before a candidate is given the obligation of the Entered Apprentice
>degree, he hears these words from the Worshipful Master:
>"Mr. _______, before you can proceed further in Freemasonry, it will
>be necessary for you to take an Obligation appertaining to this
>degree. It becomes my duty as well as pleasure to inform you that
>there is nothing contained in the Obligation that conflicts with the
>duties you owe to God, your country, your neighbor, your family, or
>yourself. With this assurance on my part, are you willing to take the
>Obligation?" (Nevada ritual, circa 1984)
Well, a typical masonic deceit technique.
This "obligation" does indeed conflict with Christianity.
First of all, it is simply inconceivable that the name of
Jesus isn't even mentioned in these rituals even though
his words are used in the same ceremonies.
It is a trick with a hidden meaning.
Furthermore, even in so called christian "lodges",
all the references to Jesus are SPECIFIALLY erased.
That IS the conflict with work of Jesus.
Furthermore, the lodges face East for a specific reason.
It is because God is replaced by "supreme being" and that
"supreme being" is associated with morning star, the star
of the East which is nothin but a symbol of the fallen
angel, Lucifer aka satan.
Lucifer is considered "light bearer".
He bears the light.
This is another conflict with what Jesus is taught or was.
>This same question is asked of the candidate before he proceeds with
>the obligation of the Fellow Craft degree, and likewise with the
>Master Mason degree. But how honest is this statement? According to
>the Written Word of God, it isn't honest at all,
It is but a trap to entrap the unsuspecting victims
and create the irreconcilable contradiction they are not likely
to realize for some time.
It is a DELIBERATE act to create guilt, shame and fear.
Furthermore, the very requirement to keep secrecy
conflicts with work of Jesus.
Those, who are seeking the Truth,
can not, under ANY circumstances,
engage in any kind of secrecy
as that is the domain of satan.
Secrecy is used by conspirators
and there must be an evil reason behind it.
There is NOTHING in work of Jesus that is to be kept
secret.
NOTHING.
Just the other way around,
the more open it is, the better.
Because THAT is how you eventually come to "see and hear".
If you hide ANYTHING, that means you are under the domain
of satan, because darkness is his domain.
Secrecy is keeping things in the dark.
>particularly when it
>comes to a conflict of duties owed to God.
>Again you have heard that the ancients were told, ?You shall not make
>false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord.' But I say to
>you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of
>God, or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by
>Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor shall you make an
>oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. But
>let you statement be ?Yes, yes', or ?No, no': and anything beyond
>these is of evil.; (Matthew 5:33-37)
Indeed.
Simple as that.
All these "oaths" are for the blind,
gathering in herds,
driven by the fear of survival,
hoping that by these "oaths" they unite in consipiracy,
powerful enough to protect them from something
they do not even know what.
Just simply say 'yes, yes' meaning it is a DEFINITE 'yes',
or say be firm enough to say 'no'.
Simple as that.
You can not go against yourself.
Otherwise, the whole life experience becomes
the excersize of futility as it is done out of slavery
and you, as individual, lose all your color of uniqueness.
>But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth
>or with any other oath, but let your yes be yes and your no, no; so
>that you may not fall under judgment. (James
>5:12)
>According to these New Testament passages, we are to swear no oaths at
>all. But let me point out in particular, one statement from the book
>of Matthew:
>Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair
>white or black. (Matthew 5:36)
The very "oath" is a conflict with Christianity.
Especially, the "oath" of secrecy under threat
of the most horrific reprisals.
>Consider the penalties of the obligations (Nevada ritual, circa 1984):
>"To all of which I do solemnly and sincerely promise and swear,
>without any hesitation, mental reservation, or secret evasion of mind
>in me whatsoever; binding myself under no less a penalty than that of
>having.
>Entered Apprentice Degree:
>"..my throat cut across,
>my tongue torn out,
>and with my body buried in the sands of the sea at low-water mark,
>where the tide ebbs and flows twice in twenty-four hours, should
>I ever knowingly or willfully violate this, my solemn Obligation of an
Therefore, freemasonry is a criminal conspiracy
of the most evil minded perverts
deluding themselves and others
as to their true motivations, intents and deeds.
>Entered Apprentice."
>Fellow Craft Degree:
>"..my left breast torn open,
>my heart and vitals taken thence,
>and with my body given as a prey to the vultures of the air,
>should I ever knowingly, or willfully, violate this, my solemn
It is simply mind boggling that to this day,
nobody subpoenaed the records of masonic rituals
and the implied threats of murder.
>Obligation of a Fellow Craft.";
>Master Mason Degree:
>"..my body severed in twain,
>my bowels taken thence,
>and with my body burned to ashes,
>and the ashes thereof scattered to the four winds of Heaven,
>that there might remain neither track, trace nor remembrance
>among man or Masons of so vile and
>perjured a wretch as I should be, should I ever knowingly or willfully
>violate this, my solemn Obligation of a Master Mason."
These are CLEARLY satanic ideas.
Even in Mafia, which is also a brotherhood,
they have more compassion to those who "disclose".
They simply murder them with the gun
and do not engage in these satanic torture procedures
of the most horrific evil imaginable.
>And the ending for each of these obligations is:
>"So help me, God, and make me steadfast to keep and perform the same."
This is a trap. You can not possibly state "so help me god"
when you are giving "oath" of SECRECY
and yourself signing your own death sentence
if you ever decided you are going to open the nature
of this satanic cult for all to see.
This is CLEARLY a satanic setup of the most profound evil
conceivable.
>Now, the first thing that should be considered about these oaths is
>this: The god of the lodge, which is commonly referred to as the Great
>Architect Of The Universe (GAOTU), is NOT, the True and Living God,
>who is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Understand full well that the
>GAOTU is a god that Hindus, Buddhists, and Moslems presumably have no
>problem at all in praying to. There is no way this could possibly be
>the True and Living God of the Christian faith, because at absolute
>best, Jesus is considered as being no more than a prophet by any of
>these religions I have named. Bogus god, bogus oaths.
Not only that, but in no religion of the world,
there exists such a ritual and a wow of secrecy
and such horrific threats of reprisals.
>Further, it is explained, to anyone who asks, that the penalties of
>the obligations are never intended to be carried out.
It is "explained" outside of that ritual.
What counts is ritual.
Because THAT is where you gave the oath
and since you gave it, you are under contract with devil,
lil did you know.
What they "explain" to you later on,
is virtually meaningless.
Menwhile, they planted a horrendous sense of fear
of horrifying magnitude into your subconscious
with this satanic ritual of "initiation".
From your very first step,
you are already a servant of satan,
no matter what kind of lies, deceit or other thicks they use
to justify this horrendous evil.
As you proceed in freemasonry,
you are introduced to more and more evil.
Past first 3 degrees, where you are simply deliberately
lied to about the nature of all this satanic cult,
things become more openly satanic in nature.
By the time you get to 32 degree,
you are PURE grade satanist
and will do ANYTHING whatsoever
and follow ANY order.
You will lie.
You will deceive
and you will kill indeed.
In fact, about the only "obligations" you have
are the obligations to your cult
and your "brotherhood" of "brothers with the hood".
The "obligations" of freemasonry
supercede ANY and ALL obligations in society
and EXPLICITLY so. It is stated quite plainly.
>It is said that
>they are only there for the express purpose of impressing upon the
>initiate how important it is that he keep the secrets of the lodge
>that are imparted to him. This classifies the penalties as being
>frivolous at best.
One more time: you are giving an OATH,
and unless this entire oath isn't an oath of any kind,
because some things in it, like these threats,
are not meant to be real,
these threats ARE real.
As real as it gets.
Otherwise, this whole "oath" scam is but a sham,
utterly meaningless.
>However, the challenge that is put before professing Christian members
>of the lodge is that the god they were swearing the oaths to is the
>god that is in their hearts.
This is not and can not POSSIBLY be the case.
It is inconceivable for the christian
to take such an "oath" and remain christian
at the same time.
Simply impossible.
This whole ritual is meant to create a vedge within you,
a split within your own being,
and, from then on, you are not christian of any kind.
You are but a cultist engaged in occult and Kabala.
So, you can not POSSIBLY remain christian.
Furthermore, Jesus explicitly stated
"you can not follow two masters".
That makes it ABANDONTLY clear.
Why do you need another master
if you already have one?
For what?
Oh, you want MORE?
So be it.
You will have it.
Except not exactly what you thought it to be.
>All right, let's give the lodge one point
>on this one, but only for the sake of argument, forgetting for the
>moment that the candidate was lied to by the Worshipful Master to
>begin with.
>For the professing Christian who is a member of the Order, I would
>like to offer an answer to that challenge, based on the Written Word
>of God, in order to show those Masons who claim to be Christians that
>they are indeed living in sin by even remaining in the lodge, because
>of the oaths they have taken, if for no other reason.
Indeed.
These "oaths" ARE sin.
Nothing much to argue about.
They ARE deliberate deception.
Simple as that.
>Or if a person swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do evil or to do
>good, in whatever matter a man may speak thoughtlessly with an oath,
>and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know it, he will be
>guilty in one of these.
>So it shall be when he becomes guilty in one of these, that he shall
>confess that in which he has sinned.
>He shall also bring his guilt offering to the Lord for his sin which
>he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat as a sin
>offering. So the priest shall make atonement on his behalf for his
>sin. (Leviticus 5:4-6)
ALL you need is New Testament.
Otherwise, just drop Jesus from your pursuits.
The work of Jesus is complete onto itself
and it has been covered in New Testament.
Enough.
Once we step into THIS land,
there is just nothing left to be done
but "chaising shadows in the valley of darkness".
>This is one of three examples of sins requiring a sin offering, under
>the Law, pertaining to a person's given testimony. This, the third
>example, which is given in Leviticus 5:4 pertains to being unable to
>fulfill a rash vow and to speaking "..thoughtlessly with an oath..".
>
>It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that the admittedly
>frivolous penalties of the obligations are rash, whether taken
>literally or figuratively
>
>So, God's Written Word, in Leviticus, establishes a prohibition
>against false swearing and frivolous use of God's name. After all,
>aren't oaths such as these, additionally, but one more way of using
>the Lord's name in vain? It is frivolous indeed, to swear to place
>yourself under a penalty that the lodge readily asserts is totally
>without substance.
>
>I think any reasonable "Christian" member of the lodge would have to
>admit that having his throat cut across, or having his left breast
>torn open, or having his body cut in half, would certainly constitute
>being at least the equivalent of changing the color of a single hair
>on his head. But since it has already been explained that the intent
>of the penalties of the obligations is strictly for the purpose of
>making a point, the vow is a false one, strictly forbidden by Matthew
>5:33.
>
>A Christian who takes such oaths is clearly under conviction, both in
>Leviticus Chapter 5 and Matthew Chapter 5.
>
>But at the same time, the Written Word of God shows us that there is
>indeed a way out of that sin, and that way is Jesus Christ.
>
>Let's concentrate, first of all, on Leviticus 5:4:
>
>Or if a person swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do evil or to do
>good, in whatever matter a man may speak thoughtlessly with an oath,
>and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know it, he will be
>guilty in one of these.
>
>Clearly, the first step for a Christian to rid himself of the shackles
>of such blood oaths is to recognize them for being the frivolous or
>thoughtless oaths that they are, and to admit that he has indeed sworn
>an oath to keep certain matters secret that thus far are still not
>revealed to him. This has been well established, so now we move on to
>step #2:
>
>Leviticus 5:5:
>
>So it shall be when he becomes guilty in one of these, that he shall
>confess that in which he has sinned.
>
>The professing Christian who is a member of the lodge must repent by
>confessing that he has indeed sinned in the assuming of such blood
>oaths..
>
>And then, Leviticus 5:6 tells us how, under the Law, we are to offer
>up a sin offering in order that the priest may be able to make
>atonement on his behalf for his sin.
>
>The same holds true today, but under the New Covenant, this sin
>offering is handled differently, and this brings us to the very heart
>of the Gospel:
>
>He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf,?
> (2 Corinthians 5:21)
>
>Our sinless Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has already taken our sins
>upon Himself that we might have redemption, through Him.
>
>For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the
>man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony
>borne at the proper time. (1
>Timothy 2:5-6)
>
>Careful and thoughtful examination of Leviticus 5:4-6 makes it seem as
>though it was Freemasonry that God specifically had in mind, doesn't
>it? You see the sin of the blood oaths you have taken, and you are
>given the steps to follow to erase the sin. Confess to the sin, pray
>for forgiveness of the sin, in the name of Jesus Christ, and for His
>sake.
>
>As stated in the beginning, a Masonic oath is binding, only if you
>allow it to be. That is your choice. Many members of the Order will
>tell you how awful it would be for you to betray the oaths you have
>taken. The Written Word of God tells you how sinful it is that they
>were ever taken in the first place. Now you have to ask yourself, who
>is right - the members of the lodge who are trying to lay a guilt trip
>on you, or God, who only wants you to confess your sin so that Jesus
>Christ may truly become your Lord and Savior?
>
>Members of the Order, stumbling in the darkness of the lodge want you
>to remain loyal and subservient to the GAOTU. God wants you to follow
>Him. You cannot serve two masters.
>
>Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have
>righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with
>darkness?
>
>Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in
>common with an unbeliever?
>
>Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the
>temple of the living God; just as God said, "I will dwell in them and
>walk among them; And I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
>
>"Therefore, come out from their midst and be separate," says the Lord.
>"And do not touch what is unclean; And I will welcome you.
>
>"And I will be a father to you, And you shall be sons and daughters to
>Me." Says the Lord Almighty.
>
>(2 Corinthians 6:14-17)
[Lucifer, satan, 666, Illuminati, Freemasons, NWO, Skull and Bones, Zionism]
Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion
Protocol Number 7 : Worldwide Wars
[NWO, Skull and Bones, propaganda, brainwash, mind control,
fanatic, deranged, idiot, lunatic, retarded,
senile, puppet, american values, doing the right thing, belief,
religion, God, President, dictator, totalitarianism, extremism]
"I have a different vision of leadership.
A leadership is someone who brings people together."
--- DISGUSTING degenerate Adolph Bush,
Bartlett, Tenn.,
Aug. 18, 2000
(Thanks to Tarja Black.)
In article <106756390...@demeter.uk.clara.net>, "JB"
<flaxton_...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>"Annon Poster" <figh...@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
>news:cbb2033.03103...@posting.google.com...
>> Is A Masonic Oath Binding?
>> Only if you allow it to be.
>>
>
>Hmm...changing your posting name twice in one set of responses and always
>cross posting. I wonder if you think you'll be able to hide and trick and
>lie when you are finally judged?
Judged by whom?
ALL judgements shalt be done by you yourself.
There is no other.
> Newsgroup filters aren't quite as rigorous
>as those in the next world.
>Remember Revelation 21:8 - you shall have your part also.
[Freemasonry, occult, Kabbalah, Lucifer, satan, 666, deception,
Illuminati, NWO]
"[The traditions found in the various Degrees of Masonry] are but
allegorical and legendary. We preserve them, but we do not give
you or the world solemn assurances of their truth, or gravely
pretend that they are historical or genuine traditions.
If the Initiate is permitted for a little while to think so,
it is because he may not prove worthy to receive the Light;
and that, if he should prove treacherous or unworthy,
he should be able only to babble to the Profane of legends and fables,
signifying to them nothing, and with as little apparent meaning
or value as the seeming jargon of the Alchemists"
--- Albert Pike, Grand Commander, Sovereign Pontiff
of Universal Freemasonry,
Legenda II.
[NWO, Skull and Bones, propaganda, brainwash, mind control,
fanatic, deranged, idiot, lunatic, retarded,
senile, puppet, american values, doing the right thing, belief,
religion, God, President, dictator, totalitarianism, extremism]
"They misunderestimated me."
--- DISGUSTING degenerate Adolph Bush,
Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000
In article <Mllob.9308$RQ1....@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>, "Joe Steve
Swick III" <jsw...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>___LieSpeaker 666___
>Is A Masonic Oath Binding? Only if you allow it to be.
>-----
Oh, this lil satanist/mormon/freemason is here to commend.
>Is a marriage vow binding? Only if you allow it to be.
Marriage is an OPEN agreement within the context of
legal framework accepted by society at large.
It is not a secret "oath" performed on some cult ceremony,
you pervert.
And you KNOW it.
THAT is the pitty of it all.
You are DELIBERATELY deluding and deceiving.
>Is a man's word binding? Only if he is a man of honor and integrity.
What is "honor", you fool?
What is "integrity", you pervert?
><snip stuff about how ugly Brian thought his "wife" was>
What are you fabricating, you poisonous snake,
worshipping the most profound evil,
as your every word is evidence of?
>JSW
[NWO,FBI,propaganda,disinformation,terrorism,censorship]
http://cryptome.org/fbi-cryptome.htm
4 November 2003
Cryptome received a visit today from FBI Special Agents
Todd Renner and Christopher Kelly from the FBI
Counterterrorism Office in New York, 26 Federal Plaza,
telephone (212) 384-1000. Both agents presented official
ID and business cards.
SA Renner said that a person had reported Cryptome as a
source of information that could be used to harm the
United States. He said Cryptome website had been examined
and nothing on the site was illegal but information there
might be used for harmful purposes. He noted that
information in the Cryptome CDs might wind up in the wrong hands.
SA Renner said there is no investigation of Cryptome,
that the purpose of the visit was to ask Cryptome to report
to the FBI any information which Cryptome "had a gut feeling"
could be a threat to the nation.
There was a discussion of the purpose of Cryptome, freedom
of information, the need for more public information on
threats to the nation and what citizens can do to protect
themselves, the need for more public information about how
the FBI functions in the field and the intention of visits
like the one today.
SA Kelly said such visits are increasingly common as the
FBI works to improve the reporting of information about
threats to the US.
Asked what will happen as a result of the visit. SA Renner
said he will write a report of the visit.
Cryptome said it will publish a report of the visit,
including naming the agents. Both agents expressed concern
about their names being published for that might lead to a
threat against them and/or their families -- one saying that
due to copious personal databases any name can be traced.
Cryptome said the reason for publishing names of agents is
so that anyone can verify that a contact has been made,
and that more public information is needed on how FBI agents
function and who they are.
Cryptome noted that on a previous occasion FBI agents had
protested publication of their names by Cryptome.
Cryptome did not agree to report anything to the FBI that
is not available on the website.
[NWO, Illuminati, conspiracy, secret society]
Power Camps: FORSTMANN LITTLE
WHEN HELD Annually, on a mid-September weekend beginning on
Thursday night.
FOUNDED Teddy Forstmann, philanthropist and leveraged-buyout
genius, and his partners at Forstmann Little & Co. began this
get-together several years ago.
LOCATION Those guests who don't have homes in the area check into
one of Aspen's two top hotels.
WHOM YOU'LL SEE Bob Dole, Scott McNealy, Linda Wachner, Harvey
Golub, Steve Case, Lou Gerstner, Richard Meier, Dr. Ian Wilmut and
Colin Powell.
DRESS Casual. Just casual.
RECREATION Golf with Jack Nicklaus; hiking, horseback riding and
bike riding. In the evenings guests appreciate entertainers like
Jay Leno, Willy Nelson and Linda Ronstadt. This year James Taylor
will sing.
SEMINAR TOPICS Current business, political, scientific and
technological issues. Charlie Rose will moderate this year's panels,
which will include "Managing a Crisis"--a serious crisis like a war
or a tragedy on Mount Everest--and a George Shultz survey of the
world.
HOW TO GET INVITED If you are not the CEO of a huge and successful
company, be the best at something significant or, if you can, buy
a jet from Gulfstream, one of Forstmann's holdings. Those attending
could as easily be somewhere else. They come because they have a good
time.
EXCLUSIVITY RATING: 9
In article <20031031060115...@mb-m16.aol.com>, ki...@aol.com
(KIV11) wrote:
>Boggs wrote:
>
>>With this assurance on my part, are you willing to take the
>>Obligation?" (Nevada ritual, circa 1984)
>
>Since you have the NY Ritual, why not quote from it? Maybe, because it does not
>suit your purpose?
Because it does not matter.
Are freemasons from Nevada real?
If you have evil in ANY place in your cult,
then your entire cult becomes the cult of evil.
>You also lied when you wrote:
>>binding myself under no less a penalty than that of
>>having??Åš.
>In YOUR Jurisdiction it states " Binding myself SYMBOLICALLY under .......
>If you love to quote so much, why did you leave out that very important word,
>again, because it would not prove your misguided point.
What does "symbolically" change?
So, this whole procedure and this whole "oath"
isn't an oath as it is all a matter of manipulation
of symbols?
Are you all lunatics?
Then why are you wasting WEEKS threatening this individual
with all sorts of things and projecting fear/shame/guilt
on him?
For what?
The whole thing is but a joke
or some grand farce,
utterly meaningless.
But you created MANY threads on alt.freemasonry
and you wrote so many messages harassing this
individual and threatening him,
that it is not clear you still have ANY part of your brain
functioning. Looks like ALL of it is poisoned.
>You can spin and twist all you want, you are a proven lier,
Meanwhile, ALL of your here are liars by default
and plenty of you are on record of lying right here
on alt.freemasonry, and not simply liars,
but self-admitted liars,
PATHOLOGICAL liars.
First of all, you are liars because you took an "oath"
of secrecy and under the most horrific threats of reprisals,
such as having your throat cut if you EVER tell the truth
about ANYTHING of significance in freemasonry.
So, if I invite you to discuss some issue
with one simple condition that you can not lie,
you will not be able to enter into discussion.
Because you KNOW that you HAVE to lie.
There is simply no other way around.
There are mountains of lies in the archives of alt.freemasonry
and in other places.
MOUNTAINS.
In fact, only the MOST trivial things,
having virtually no significance,
are discussed without lying.
But even that much is not possible.
You know why?
Well, because you became PATHOLOGICAL liars,
just as your cult of the most profound evil
requires you from your VERY FIRST step.
In the masonic "initiation" rituals,
the MOST significant point, which is brought
before the initiate as the FIRST step,
is the wow of lying.
The "oath" of secrecy
is the oath of lying.
Simple as that.
From then on,
you are split from society at large
and can not communicate with them
on any subject of significance
without lying your shark teeth off.
>a fake, a phoney
>and a fraud.
YOU are.
>Your church should be ashamed of you for your actions.
Yes, a standard masonic guilt/shame/fear manipulation
procedure.
You said you are seekers of what again?
Light and Truth?
Does not look like it.
Or does it?
SHOW US THE PROOF !!!!!!
>George K.
"The most important job is not to be governor,
or first lady in my case."
--- DISGUSTING degenerate Adolph Bush,
Pella, Iowa,
as quoted by the San Antonio Express-News, Jan. 30, 2000
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please post them to alt.conspiracy.new-world-order
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[NWO, degenerate, Zionism, propaganda, disinformation, deceit,
mind control, terrorism, Illuminati, war, genocide, multilateral]
BAGHDAD - A number of U.S. allies are rethinking their roles
in Iraq following the recent surge in attacks against coalition
forces.
On Thursday, Japan announced a delay in sending troops promised
earlier, Denmark says it will not send more soldiers for now,
and South Korea has capped its possible troop involvement at
3,000, rejecting Washington's request for a bigger force.
..
Spain, the Netherlands, the United Nations and the
International Red Cross are also reconsidering their presence
in Iraq since they have become targets.
Most allies claim the security situation is too precarious.
In article <cbb2033.03103...@posting.google.com>,
figh...@twcny.rr.com (Annon Poster) wrote:
>Is A Masonic Oath Binding?
>Only if you allow it to be.
As binding as oath given to mafia or some other clandestine
organization.
>Before a candidate is given the obligation of the Entered Apprentice
>degree, he hears these words from the Worshipful Master:
>"Mr. _______, before you can proceed further in Freemasonry, it will
>be necessary for you to take an Obligation appertaining to this
>degree. It becomes my duty as well as pleasure to inform you that
>there is nothing contained in the Obligation that conflicts with the
>duties you owe to God, your country, your neighbor, your family, or
>yourself. With this assurance on my part, are you willing to take the
>Obligation?" (Nevada ritual, circa 1984)
Well, a typical masonic deceit technique.
He bears the light.
NOTHING.
Simple as that.
>Entered Apprentice Degree:
>"..my throat cut across,
>my tongue torn out,
>Entered Apprentice."
>Fellow Craft Degree:
>Master Mason Degree:
Simply impossible.
For what?
Oh, you want MORE?
Enough.
[Freemasons, Illuminati, NWO, conspiracy, Illuminati, Lucifer]
"These are the elite that seek to rule the world by monopolistic
corporate dictate. Those that fear these groups call them
One-Worlders, or Globalists.
Their aim is the global plantation, should we allow them their
dark victory. We are to become slaves on that plantation should
we loose to their ambition. Our greatest rights in such an
outcome would be those of the peasant worker in a fascist regime.
This thought becomes more disturbing by two facts. One being
that many of this country's elite, particularly those with the
most real-world power at their personal fingertips, meet
regularly in a cult-like males-only romp in the woods --
The Bohemian Grove.
Protected by a literal army of security staff, their ritualistic
nude cavorting ties them directly to the original Illuminati,
which many claim originates out of satanic worship. Lest you
think this untrue, it has been reported repeatedly through the
decades, the most recent when EXTRA! magazine wrote of a People
magazine reporter being fired for writing his unpublished story
on a recent romp -- it turned out that his boss's bosses,
Time-Warner media executives, were at the grove.
Does this not support the notion of a manipulated media?"
excerpt from an article entitled
"On CIA Manipulation of Media, and Manipulation of CIA by The NWO"
by H. Michael Sweeney
http://www.proparanoid.com/FR0preface.htm
The Bohemian Grove is a 2700 acre redwood forest,
located in Monte Rio, CA.
It contains accommodation for 2000 people to "camp"
in luxury. It is owned by the Bohemian Club.
SEMINAR TOPICS Major issues on the world scene, "opportunities"
upcoming, presentations by the most influential members of
government, the presidents, the supreme court justices, the
congressmen, an other top brass worldwide, regarding the
newly developed strategies and world events to unfold in the
nearest future.
Basically, all major world events including the issues of Iraq,
the Middle East, "New World Order", "War on terrorism",
world energy supply, "revolution" in military technology,
and, basically, all the world events as they unfold right now,
were already presented YEARS ahead of events.
July 11, 1997 Speaker: Ambassador James Woolsey
former CIA Director.
"Rogues, Terrorists and Two Weimars Redux:
National Security in the Next Century"
July 25, 1997 Speaker: Antonin Scalia, Justice
Supreme Court
July 26, 1997 Speaker: Donald Rumsfeld
Some talks in 1991, the time of NWO proclamation
by Bush:
Elliot Richardson, Nixon & Reagan Administrations
Subject: "Defining a New World Order"
John Lehman, Secretary of the Navy,
Reagan Administration
Subject: "Smart Weapons"
So, this "terrorism" thing was already being planned
back in at least 1997 in the Illuminati and Freemason
circles in their Bohemian Grove estate.
"The CIA owns everyone of any significance in the major media."
--- Former CIA Director William Colby
When asked in a 1976 interview whether the CIA had ever told its
media agents what to write, William Colby replied,
"Oh, sure, all the time."
[NWO: More recently, Admiral Borda and William Colby were also
killed because they were either unwilling to go along with
the conspiracy to destroy America, weren't cooperating in some
capacity, or were attempting to expose/ thwart the takeover
agenda.]
[Lucifer, satan, 666, Illuminati, Freemasons, NWO, Skull and Bones, Zionism]
Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion
Protocol Number 11 : The Totalitarian State
PROTOCOL NUMBER ELEVEN
1. The State Council has been, as it were,
the emphatic expression of the authority of the ruler:
it will be,
as the "show" part of the Legislative Corps,
what may be called the editorial committee
of the laws and decrees of the ruler.
2. This, then, is the program of the new constitution.
We shall make Law, Right and Justice
in the guise of proposals to the Legislative Corps,
by decrees of the president
under the guise of general regulations,
of orders of the Senate
and of resolutions of the State Council
in the guise of ministerial orders,
and in case a suitable occasion should arise
- in the form of a revolution in the State.
3. Having established approximately the modus agendi
we will occupy ourselves with details of those combinations
by which we have still to complete the revolution
in the course of the machinery of State
in the direction already indicated.
By these combinations
I mean the freedom of the Press,
the right of association,
freedom of conscience,
the voting principle,
and many another that must disappear
for ever from the memory of man,
or undergo a radical alteration
the day after the promulgation
of the new constitution.
It is only at the moment
that we shall be able at once to announce all our orders,
for, afterwards,
every noticeable alteration will be dangerous,
for the following reasons:
if this alteration be brought in with harsh severity
and in a sense of severity and limitations,
it may lead to a feeling of despair
caused by fear of new alterations
in the same direction;
if, on the other hand,
it be brought in a sense of further indulgences
it will be said
that we have recognized our own wrong-doing
and this will destroy the prestige
of the infallibility of our authority,
or else it will be said
that we have become alarmed
and are compelled to show a yielding disposition,
for which we shall get no thanks
because it will be supposed to be compulsory ...
Both the one and the other
are injurious to the prestige of the new constitution.
What we want
is that from the first moment of its promulgation,
while the peoples of the world are still stunned
by the accomplished fact of the revolution,
still in a condition of terror and uncertainty,
they should recognize once for all
that we are so strong,
so inexpugnable,
so super-abundantly filled with power,
that in no case shall we take any account of them,
and so far from paying any attention to their opinions or wishes,
we are ready and able to crush
with irresistible power all expression or manifestation thereof
at every moment and in every place,
that we have seized at once everything we wanted
and shall in no case divide our power with them ...
Then in fear and trembling
they will close their eyes to everything,
and be content to await
what will be the end of it all.
In article <106756390...@demeter.uk.clara.net>, "JB"
<flaxton_...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>"Annon Poster" <figh...@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
>news:cbb2033.03103...@posting.google.com...
>> Is A Masonic Oath Binding?
>> Only if you allow it to be.
>>
>
>Hmm...changing your posting name twice in one set of responses and always
>cross posting. I wonder if you think you'll be able to hide and trick and
>lie when you are finally judged?
Judged by whom?
ALL judgements shalt be done by you yourself.
There is no other.
> Newsgroup filters aren't quite as rigorous
>as those in the next world.
>Remember Revelation 21:8 - you shall have your part also.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Times has ordered its
reporters to stop describing anti-American forces in Iraq as
"resistance fighters," saying the term romanticizes them and
evokes World War II-era heroism.
Power Camps: RENAISSANCE WEEKEND
WHEN HELD Originally held at New Year's, now there are Thanksgiving,
Presidents' Day, Labor Day and spring weekends.
FOUNDED Seventeen years ago, Phil Lader (the current U.S.
ambassador to Britain) and his wife Linda were bored by the thought
of a quiet Dec. 31 so they invited 60 families to spend New Year's
discussing the big issues of the day.
LOCATION The New Year's weekend is always held at Hilton Head, S.C.
The others are around the country, in places like Santa Fe, N.M.,
and Kiawah Island, S.C.
WHOM YOU'LL SEE "Artists and scientists, astronauts and Olympic
athletes, Presidents and Pulitzer prizewinners, singers and
authors," says Linda Lader.
DRESS There is no dress code, but everyone, except heads of state,
must wear a name tag on which the first name appears in large print
and the last in small.
RECREATION Guests are expected to join fitness sessions, oyster
roasts and beach walks along the shores of Hilton Head.
SEMINAR TOPICS Everything from the arts to (predictably) politics.
One popular seminar: "Something's Been Bugging Me."
HOW TO GET INVITED If you're not a leader, a celebrity or a friend
of the Laders, get to know someone they know. Linda Lader, who
chooses the guests, says, "Some are friends, others are recommended.
Then there are people we know about who we think are interesting."
EXCLUSIVITY RATING: 6
In article <Mllob.9308$RQ1....@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>, "Joe Steve
Swick III" <jsw...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>___LieSpeaker 666___
>Is A Masonic Oath Binding? Only if you allow it to be.
>-----
Oh, this lil satanist/mormon/freemason is here to commend.
>Is a marriage vow binding? Only if you allow it to be.
Marriage is an OPEN agreement within the context of
legal framework accepted by society at large.
It is not a secret "oath" performed on some cult ceremony,
you pervert.
And you KNOW it.
THAT is the pitty of it all.
You are DELIBERATELY deluding and deceiving.
>Is a man's word binding? Only if he is a man of honor and integrity.
What is "honor", you fool?
What is "integrity", you pervert?
><snip stuff about how ugly Brian thought his "wife" was>
What are you fabricating, you poisonous snake,
worshipping the most profound evil,
as your every word is evidence of?
>JSW
[NWO, degenerate, Skull and Bones, propaganda, brainwash,
mind control, fanatic, deranged, idiot, lunatic, retarded,
senile, puppet, american values, doing the right thing, belief,
religion, God, President]
"There's no doubt in my mind that we should allow the world
worst leaders to hold America hostage, to threaten our peace,
to threaten our friends and allies with the world's worst weapons."
--- DISGUSTING degenerate Adolph Bush,
South Bend, Ind.,
Sept. 5, 2002
[According to one of the foremost experts in the world
in Supreme Sociology, Gregory Klimov,
there are three phases of degeneracy:
1. Sexual perversions (homosexuality, lesbianism, sado-masochism]
2. Mental deseases
3. Birth defects [withered-away-hand (Stalin), horse foot
(Goebbels), the rabbit lip, wolve's mouth, cross-eyeness,
and so on and so forth.
Read a mind boggling article on degeneracy:
Message-ID: <bp0u26$833$1...@toster.Te.NeT.UA>
]
"It would be helpful if we opened up ANWR
(Arctic National Wildlife Refuge).
I think it's a mistake not to.
And I would urge you all to travel up there and take a look at it,
and you can make the determination
as to how beautiful that country is."
--- DISGUSTING degenerate Adolph Bush,
Press conference, Washington, D.C., March 29, 2001
In article <20031031060115...@mb-m16.aol.com>, ki...@aol.com
(KIV11) wrote:
>Boggs wrote:
>
>>With this assurance on my part, are you willing to take the
>>Obligation?" (Nevada ritual, circa 1984)
>
>Since you have the NY Ritual, why not quote from it? Maybe, because it does not
>suit your purpose?
Because it does not matter.
Are freemasons from Nevada real?
If you have evil in ANY place in your cult,
then your entire cult becomes the cult of evil.
>You also lied when you wrote:
>>binding myself under no less a penalty than that of
>>having??¦.
What does "symbolically" change?
Are you all lunatics?
For what?
MOUNTAINS.
You know why?
Simple as that.
YOU are.
Light and Truth?
>George K.
"The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a
financial element in the larger centers has owned the
Government every since the days of Andrew Jackson..."
--- President Franklin Roosevelt,
letter to Col. Edward Mandell House,
President Woodrow Wilson's close advisor
[Zionism, fascism, genocide, ethnic cleansing, terrorism,
war crimes, Khasars, Illuminati, NWO]
"The only good Arab is a dead Arab...When we have settled the
land, all the Arabs will be able to do about it will be to
scurry around like drugged cockroaches in a bottle,"
--- Rafael Eitan, Likud leader of the Tsomet faction (1981)
in Noam Chomsky, Fateful Triangle, pp 129, 130.
"...Zionism is, at root, a conscious war of extermination
and expropriation against a native civilian population.
In the modern vernacular, Zionism is the theory and practice
of "ethnic cleansing," which the UN has defined as a war crime."
"Now, the Zionist Jews who founded Israel are another matter.
For the most part, they are not Semites, and their language
(Yiddish) is not semitic. These Ashkenazi ("German") Jews --
as opposed to the Sephardic ("Spanish") Jews -- have no
connection whatever to any of the aforementioned ancient
peoples or languages.
They are mostly East European Slavs descended from the Khazars,
a nomadic Turko-Finnic people that migrated out of the Caucasus
in the second century and came to settle, broadly speaking, in
what is now Southern Russia and Ukraine."
In A.D. 740, the khagan (ruler) of Khazaria, decided that paganism
wasn't good enough for his people and decided to adopt one of the
"heavenly" religions: Judaism, Christianity or Islam.
After a process of elimination he chose Judaism, and from that
point the Khazars adopted Judaism as the official state religion.
The history of the Khazars and their conversion is a documented,
undisputed part of Jewish history, but it is never publicly
discussed.
It is, as former U.S. State Department official Alfred M. Lilienthal
declared, "Israel's Achilles heel," for it proves that Zionists
have no claim to the land of the Biblical Hebrews."
--- Greg Felton,
Israel: A monument to anti-Semitism
In article <q%Cob.18226$ap1....@newssvr32.news.prodigy.com>, "Tom Accuosti"
<tacc...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>" =- John 6:37 -=" <1...@456.com> wrote in message
>news:NcCob.24587$ZC4....@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>> What is even funnier, is they expect you to agree to keep a "secret" that
>> you do not know of FIRST, and then they lie to your face and tell you....
>
>What's even funnier is that you can't even find your own voice to discuss
>your disagreement. You don't seem capable of having a rational discussion.
>You don't care to set your own thoughts down. All you can do is copy the
>nonsense that other misguided people before you have written and paste it
>indiscriminately.
>
>What's funnier is that you can't just admit "Okay, this isn't for me", and
>just drop the matter with some degree of honor and integrity.
>
>What's funnier is that you're cross-posting to other groups.
But the funniest thing of all
is that you, perverts, created dozens of threads
and wrote nearly hundred of articles
following this utterly meaningless trip.
>Know what? It's no longer even amusing to respond to your posts.
Then why do you follow?
Are you are pervert, eh?
"I've got a reason for running.
I talk about a larger goal, which is to call upon the best of America.
It's part of the renewal. It's reform and renewal.
Part of the renewal is a set of high standards
and to remind people that the greatness of America really does depend
on neighbors helping neighbors and children finding mentors.
I worry. I'm very worried about, you know,
the kid who just wonders whether America is meant for him.
I really worry about that.
And uh, so, I'm running for a reason.
I'm answering this question here and the answer is,
you cannot lead America to a positive tomorrow with revenge on one's mind.
Revenge is so incredibly negative.
And so to answer your question,
I'm going to win because people sense my heart,
know my sense of optimism and know where I want to lead the country.
And I tease people by saying,
'A leader, you can't say, follow me the world is going to be worse.'
I'm an optimistic person. I'm an inherently content person.
I've got a great sense of where I want to lead
and I'm comfortable with why I'm running.
And, you know, the call on that speech was, beware.
This is going to be a tough campaign."
--- DISGUSTING degenerate Adolph Bush,
Interview with the Washington Post, March 23, 200
[NWO, degenerate, Zionism, fascism, Illuminati, Lucifer, satan, 666]
Sharon's Top Aide 'Sure World War III Is Coming'
From MER - Mid-East Realities
MiddleEast.Org 11-15-3
http://www.rense.com/general44/warr.htm
"Where the CIA goes, the Mossad goes as well.
Israeli and American interests have come together in the
dominance of the Central Asian region and therefore,
so have liberal ideology, the Beltway set, neo-conservatism,
Ivy League eggheads, Christian Zionism,
the Rothschilds and the American media.
Afghanistan through the Caspian Sea through to Georgia, Azerbaijan
and into the Balkans (not to mention pipelines leading to
oil-hungry China), have become one single theater of war over
trillions of dollars in oil and gas wealth, incorporating every
single power center in global politics.
The battle against the New World Order
is being decided in Moscow."
[Good. About time.]
In article <106764648...@demeter.uk.clara.net>, "JB"
<flaxton_...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> >
>> >Hmm...changing your posting name twice in one set of responses and always
>> >cross posting. I wonder if you think you'll be able to hide and trick
>> >and lie when you are finally judged?
>> Judged by whom?
>> ALL judgements shalt be done by you yourself.
>> There is no other.
>Talk to LieSpeaker
Are you a traffic light here?
Do I need your advice on who to talk to, eh?
>he'll lecture you about "his" god and that's who'll be
>doing the judging. I just don't think it'll be going the same way as he
>does.
Keep sucking.
You are doing a good job
of making an ass of yourselves.
"We cannot let terrorists and rogue nations
hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile."
--- DISGUSTING degenerate Adolph Bush, Skull and Bones initiate
In an August 7, 2000 Time magazine interview,
George W. Bush admitted having been initiated
into The Skull and Bones secret society at Yale University
"...these same secret societies are behind it all,"
my father said. Now, Dad had never spoken much about his work.
--- George W. Bush
[Zionism, Jew, NWO, Iraq, Saddam, terror, genocide, Illuminati,
war, military, biological]
[Cheney's] "willingness to use speculation and
conjecture as facts in public presentations
is appalling. It's astounding."
--- Vincent Cannistraro, a former CIA counterterrorism specialist
"The CIA owns everyone of any significance in the major media."
--- Former CIA Director William Colby
When asked in a 1976 interview whether the CIA had ever told its
media agents what to write, William Colby replied,
"Oh, sure, all the time."
[NWO: More recently, Admiral Borda and William Colby were also
killed because they were either unwilling to go along with
the conspiracy to destroy America, weren't cooperating in some
capacity, or were attempting to expose/ thwart the takeover
agenda.]
In article <mPFob.115285$Hs.1...@twister.nyroc.rr.com>, " =- John 6:37 -="
<1...@456.com> wrote:
Their "supreme architect of the universe"
is Lucifer, the fallen angel aka satan.
>He who wears the lambskin as a badge of a Mason is thereby continually
>Is Freemasonry a religion?
[NWO, degenerate, Skull and Bones, propaganda, brainwash,
mind control, fanatic, deranged, idiot, lunatic, retarded,
senile, puppet, american values, doing the right thing, belief,
religion, God, President]
"If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier,
just so long as I'm the dictator."
--- DISGUSTING degenerate Adolph Bush,
12/18/2000.
...Yada, Yada, Yada, a ton of trivial nonsense clipped out for brevity.
I find a few things ironic.
1.) Librarian and Nukleus always seem to post within a few minutes of each
other.
2.) A Librarian post seems to be little more than a Mukleus post with a lot
of lazily cut and pasted tripe from websites.
3.) They both share a lot of common phrases and tendencies to misspell the
same set of words.
4.) They both use the same set of common english phrases out of their
proper context.
5.) They both make the same errors in logic and share the same low and
failing capacity to carry on a logical debate successfully.
It all seems very odd unless they are the same person posting from two
different servers which is not uncommon.
> Keep sucking.
> You are doing a good job
> of making an ass of yourselves.
Hmhhhhhh, sound a lot like the childish rantings of Nukleus. He can't argue
logically so he defaults to the childish level of petty adolescent insults.
Oooh, and there's another bit of proof. Nukleus is exposed as an
anti-semite and a biggot, then Librarian begins to post biggoted remarks and
material. Pretty convincing coincidences.
[CIA, propaganda, brainwashing, mind control, conspiracy]
The Times reported that over the last twenty years, the CIA owned
or subsidized more than fifty newspapers, news services, radio
stations, periodicals and other communications facilities, most
of them overseas. These were used for propaganda efforts, or even
as cover for operations.
Another dozen foreign news organizations were infiltrated by paid
CIA agents. At least 22 American news organizations had employed
American journalists who were also working for the CIA, and nearly
a dozen American publishing houses printed some of the more than
1,000 books that had been produced or subsidized by the CIA.
When asked in a 1976 interview whether the CIA had ever told its
media agents what to write, William Colby replied,
"Oh, sure, all the time."
Since domestic propaganda was a violation of the their charter,
the CIA defined the predictable effects of their foreign publications
as "blowback" or "domestic fallout," which they considered to be
"inevitable and consequently permissible."
But former CIA employees told the Times that apart from this
unintended blowback, "some CIA propaganda efforts, especially
during the Vietnam War, had been carried out with a view toward
their eventual impact in the United States."
The Times series concluded that at its peak, the CIA's network
"embraced more than 800 news and public information organizations
and individuals."[15]
"The CIA owns everyone of any significance in the major media."
--- Former CIA Director William Colby
When asked in a 1976 interview whether the CIA had ever told its
media agents what to write, William Colby replied,
"Oh, sure, all the time."
[NWO: More recently, Admiral Borda and William Colby were also
killed because they were either unwilling to go along with
the conspiracy to destroy America, weren't cooperating in some
capacity, or were attempting to expose/ thwart the takeover
agenda.]
In article <YuHmb.32881$%a2.1...@twister.nyroc.rr.com>, "-o John 6:37 o-"
YOUR God, you pervert?
Your tongue is out!
Yes, UTTERLY clueless.
"President Musharraf, he's still tight with us on the war
against terror, and that's what I appreciate.
He's a -- he understands that we've got to keep al-Qaida
on the run, and that by keeping him on the run, it's more
likely we will bring him to justice."
--- DISGUSTING degenerate Adolph Bush,
Ruch, Ore., Aug. 22, 2002 (Thanks to Scott Miller.)
"There's no question that the minute I got elected,
the storm clouds on the horizon were
getting nearly directly overhead."
--- DISGUSTING degenerate Adolph Bush,
Washington, D.C., May 11, 2001
In article <cbb2033.03103...@posting.google.com>,
figh...@twcny.rr.com (Annon Poster) wrote:
>Is A Masonic Oath Binding?
>Only if you allow it to be.
As binding as oath given to mafia or some other clandestine
organization.
>Before a candidate is given the obligation of the Entered Apprentice
>degree, he hears these words from the Worshipful Master:
>"Mr. _______, before you can proceed further in Freemasonry, it will
>be necessary for you to take an Obligation appertaining to this
>degree. It becomes my duty as well as pleasure to inform you that
>there is nothing contained in the Obligation that conflicts with the
>duties you owe to God, your country, your neighbor, your family, or
>yourself. With this assurance on my part, are you willing to take the
>Obligation?" (Nevada ritual, circa 1984)
Well, a typical masonic deceit technique.
He bears the light.
NOTHING.
Simple as that.
>Entered Apprentice Degree:
>"..my throat cut across,
>my tongue torn out,
>Entered Apprentice."
>Fellow Craft Degree:
>Master Mason Degree:
Simply impossible.
For what?
Oh, you want MORE?
Enough.
"The CIA owns everyone of any significance in the major media."
[NWO, degenerate, Zionism, fascism, Illuminati, Lucifer, satan, 666]
"The Afghan Mujaheddin are the moral equivalent
of the Founding Fathers of America "
--- DISGUSTING degenerate President Ronald Regan
Highest, 33 degree, Freemason.
http://www.dalitstan.org/mughalstan/mujahid/founfath.html
In article <106756390...@demeter.uk.clara.net>, "JB"
<flaxton_...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>"Annon Poster" <figh...@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
>news:cbb2033.03103...@posting.google.com...
>> Is A Masonic Oath Binding?
>> Only if you allow it to be.
>>
>
>Hmm...changing your posting name twice in one set of responses and always
>cross posting. I wonder if you think you'll be able to hide and trick and
>lie when you are finally judged?
Judged by whom?
ALL judgements shalt be done by you yourself.
There is no other.
> Newsgroup filters aren't quite as rigorous
>as those in the next world.
>Remember Revelation 21:8 - you shall have your part also.
[NWO, degenerate, Skull and Bones, propaganda, brainwash,
mind control, fanatic, deranged, idiot, lunatic, retarded,
senile, puppet, american values, doing the right thing, belief,
religion, God, President]
"I'm also not very analytical.
You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself,
about why I do things."
--- DISGUSTING degenerate Adolph Bush,
aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003
"It is not Reaganesque to support a tax plan
that is Clinton in nature."
--- DISGUSTING degenerate Adolph Bush,
Los Angeles, Feb. 23, 2000
In article <Mllob.9308$RQ1....@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>, "Joe Steve
Swick III" <jsw...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>___LieSpeaker 666___
>Is A Masonic Oath Binding? Only if you allow it to be.
>-----
Oh, this lil satanist/mormon/freemason is here to commend.
>Is a marriage vow binding? Only if you allow it to be.
Marriage is an OPEN agreement within the context of
legal framework accepted by society at large.
It is not a secret "oath" performed on some cult ceremony,
you pervert.
And you KNOW it.
THAT is the pitty of it all.
You are DELIBERATELY deluding and deceiving.
>Is a man's word binding? Only if he is a man of honor and integrity.
What is "honor", you fool?
What is "integrity", you pervert?
><snip stuff about how ugly Brian thought his "wife" was>
What are you fabricating, you poisonous snake,
worshipping the most profound evil,
as your every word is evidence of?
>JSW
[NWO, Skull and Bones, Illuminati, terrorism, conspiracy]
In a September 11, 1990 televised address to a joint session
of Congress, Bush said:
[September 11, EXACT same date, only 11 years before...
Interestingly enough, this symbology extends.
Twin Towers in New York look like number 11.
What kind of "coincidences" are these?]
"A new partnership of nations has begun. We stand today at a
unique and extraordinary moment. The crisis in the Persian Gulf,
as grave as it is, offers a rare opportunity to move toward an
historic period of cooperation.
Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective -
a New World Order - can emerge...
When we are successful, and we will be, we have a real chance
at this New World Order, an order in which a credible
United Nations can use its peacekeeping role to fulfill the
promise and vision of the United Nations' founders."
--- DISGUSTING degenerate George HW Bush,
Skull and Bones member, Illuminist
The September 17, 1990 issue of Time magazine said that
"the Bush administration would like to make the United Nations
a cornerstone of its plans to construct a New World Order."
On October 30, 1990, Bush suggested that the UN could help create
"a New World Order and a long era of peace."
Jeanne Kirkpatrick, former U.S. Ambassador to the UN,
said that one of the purposes for the Desert Storm operation,
was to show to the world how a "reinvigorated United Nations
could serve as a global policeman in the New World Order."
Prior to the Gulf War, on January 29, 1991, Bush told the nation
in his State of the Union address:
"What is at stake is more than one small country, it is a big idea -
a New World Order, where diverse nations are drawn together in a
common cause to achieve the universal aspirations of mankind;
peace and security, freedom, and the rule of law.
Such is a world worthy of our struggle, and worthy of our children's
future."
[NWO, fabrication, Lucifer, propaganda, disinformation, deception,
mind control, Illuminati, Freemasons, nazi, fascism, genocide]
DUBAI (Reuters) - President George Bush's calls for democracy rang
hollow in the Middle East, where many said on Friday they were
appalled Washington was preaching liberty for Arabs while occupying
Iraq.
The war on Iraq and Washington's support for Israel in its bloody
conflict with the Palestinians have antagonized many Arabs and Muslims
who were already seething at the United States' war on terror, seen by
many as a battle against Islam.
"Bush's speech is like a boring, broken record that nobody believes,"
said Gulf-based political analyst Moghazy al-Badrawy.
"He wants democracy and the U.S. is occupying Iraq and its ally Israel
is killing Palestinians? Arabs just don't buy it."
In article <20031031060115...@mb-m16.aol.com>, ki...@aol.com
(KIV11) wrote:
>Boggs wrote:
>
>>With this assurance on my part, are you willing to take the
>>Obligation?" (Nevada ritual, circa 1984)
>
>Since you have the NY Ritual, why not quote from it? Maybe, because it does not
>suit your purpose?
Because it does not matter.
Are freemasons from Nevada real?
If you have evil in ANY place in your cult,
then your entire cult becomes the cult of evil.
>You also lied when you wrote:
>>binding myself under no less a penalty than that of
>>having??Åš.
What does "symbolically" change?
Are you all lunatics?
For what?
MOUNTAINS.
You know why?
Simple as that.
YOU are.
Light and Truth?
>George K.
[Lucifer, satan, 666, Illuminati, Freemasons, NWO, Skull and Bones, Zionism]
Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion
PROTOCOL NUMBER THREE
Protocol Number 3 : Methods Of Conquest
1. To-day I may tell you
that our goal is now only a few steps off.
There remains a small space to cross
and the whole long path we have trodden
is ready now to close its cycle
of the Symbolic Snake,
by which we symbolize our people.
When this ring closes,
all the States of Europe will be locked
in its coil as in a powerful vice.
2. The constitution scales of these days
will shortly break down,
for we have established them
with a certain lack of accurate balance
in order that they may oscillate incessantly
until they wear through the pivot on which they turn.
The goyim are under the impression
that they have welded them sufficiently strong
and they have all along
kept on expecting
that the scales would come into equilibrium.
But the pivots - the kings on their thrones -
are hemmed in by their representatives,
who play the fool,
distraught with their own uncontrolled and irresponsible power.
This power they owe to the terror which has been breathed into
the palaces.
As they have no means of getting at their people,
into their very midst,
the kings on their thrones
are no longer able to come to terms with them
and so strengthen themselves against seekers after power.
We have made a gulf between the far-seeing Sovereign Power
and the blind force of the people so that both have lost
all meaning, for like the blind man and his stick,
both are powerless apart.
3. In order to incite seekers after power to a misuse of
power we have set all forces in opposition one to another,
breaking up their liberal tendencies towards independence.
To this end we have stirred up every form of enterprise, we
have armed all parties, we have set up authority as a target
for every ambition. Of States we have made gladiatorial
arenas where a lot of confused issues contend
... A little more, and disorders and bankruptcy will be
universal ....
4. Babblers, inexhaustible, have turned into oratorical
contests the sittings of Parliament and Administrative
Boards. Bold journalists and unscrupulous pamphleteers daily
fall upon executive officials. Abuses of power will put the
final touch in preparing all institutions for their
overthrow and everything will fly skyward under the blows of
the maddened mob.
[mason, Mason, Illuminati, war]
Remember the words of Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey - "There are no
great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by
circumstances to meet." To all men and women, as well as our Masonic
Brethren who have answered the call, I say "Well Done."
Mike McGarry P.M.
Ashlar-Aspetuck Lodge #142
Easton, CT.
In article <q%Cob.18226$ap1....@newssvr32.news.prodigy.com>, "Tom Accuosti"
<tacc...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>" =- John 6:37 -=" <1...@456.com> wrote in message
>news:NcCob.24587$ZC4....@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>> What is even funnier, is they expect you to agree to keep a "secret" that
>> you do not know of FIRST, and then they lie to your face and tell you....
>
>What's even funnier is that you can't even find your own voice to discuss
>your disagreement. You don't seem capable of having a rational discussion.
>You don't care to set your own thoughts down. All you can do is copy the
>nonsense that other misguided people before you have written and paste it
>indiscriminately.
>
>What's funnier is that you can't just admit "Okay, this isn't for me", and
>just drop the matter with some degree of honor and integrity.
>
>What's funnier is that you're cross-posting to other groups.
But the funniest thing of all
is that you, perverts, created dozens of threads
and wrote nearly hundred of articles
following this utterly meaningless trip.
>Know what? It's no longer even amusing to respond to your posts.
Then why do you follow?
Are you are pervert, eh?
[Freemasonry, occult, Kabbalah, Lucifer, satan, 666, Illuminati, NWO]
"We ended the rule of one of history's worst tyrants,
and in so doing, we not only freed the American people,
we made our own people more secure."
--- DISGUSTING degenerate Adolph Bush,
Crawford, Texas, May 3, 2003
In article <106764648...@demeter.uk.clara.net>, "JB"
<flaxton_...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> >
>> >Hmm...changing your posting name twice in one set of responses and always
>> >cross posting. I wonder if you think you'll be able to hide and trick
>> >and lie when you are finally judged?
>> Judged by whom?
>> ALL judgements shalt be done by you yourself.
>> There is no other.
>Talk to LieSpeaker
Are you a traffic light here?
Do I need your advice on who to talk to, eh?
>he'll lecture you about "his" god and that's who'll be
>doing the judging. I just don't think it'll be going the same way as he
>does.
Keep sucking.
You are doing a good job
of making an ass of yourselves.
[NWO, Zionism, extremism, Israel, terrorism, genocide, war crimes]
What we are witnessing is the culmination of a strategy
clearly outlined in a 1996 paper prepared for the
Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies,
entitled A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm."
This was a collaborative effort by Richard Perle, James Colbert,
Charles Fairbanks, Jr.,Douglas Feith, Robert Loewenberg,
David Wurmser, and Meyrav Wurmser a good number of whom are now
ensconced in high positions in this administration.
The paper outlined for then Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
a new Israeli strategic vision that would not only rid the
Israelis of their Palestinian problem, but give them
"breathing space" and revitalize the Zionist dream of a
Greater Israel:
"Israel can shape its strategic environment, in cooperation
with Turkey and Jordan, by weakening, containing, and even
rolling back Syria.
This effort can focus on removing Saddam Hussein from power
in Iraq (an important Israeli strategic objective in its own right)
as a means of foiling Syria's regional ambitions.
Jordan has challenged Syria's regional ambitions recently by
suggesting the restoration of the Hashemites in Iraq."
Rolling back Syrian influence in Lebanon, and even calling
for strikes within Syria itself, the authors of "A Clean Break"
laid out a road map for making the Middle East safe for Israel
(one that had nothing to do with creating a Palestinian state.
Syria was seen as the main enemy, but, in their view, the
road to Damascus had to start in Baghdad) as it has.
Using the U.S. as a blunt instrument, Israel has shaped its
strategic environment. While the Coalition Provisional Authority
hasn't restored the Hashemites quite yet, Bolton's testimony
signals that the second phase of Operation Clean Break is underway.
"If you don't have any ambitions, the minimum-wage job
isn't going to get you to where you want to get, for example.
In other words, what is your ambitions?
And oh, by the way, if that is your ambition,
here's what it's going to take to achieve it.
--- DISGUSTING degenerate Adolph Bush,
"Speech to students in Little Rock, Ark.,
Aug. 29, 2002 (Thanks to George Dupper.)
>like feelings?...That is exactly what the Lodge does." [Coil's Masonic
>Encyclopedia, pg.512]
>Albert Mackey in Mackey's Revised Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, the
>third most recommended author by the Grand Lodges, quotes Webster's
>definition of religion then comments, "Freemasonry may rightfully
>claim to be called a religious institution" [Vol.II pg.847]
You bet it is a "religion", perverted one,
based on occult and Kabala,
but pseudo-religion nevertheless,
no matter what kind of sucking sounds
these "brothers" on alt.freemasonry make.
Their "supreme architect of the universe"
is Lucifer, the fallen angel aka satan.
>He who wears the lambskin as a badge of a Mason is thereby continually
>reminded of purity of life and conduct which is essentially necessary
>to his gaining admission into that celestial Lodge above, where the
>Supreme Architect of the universe presides"
>[Malcom C. Duncan, Masonic Ritual and Monitor pg.50]
[Grand Lodge of Texas, A.F. and A.M., Monitor of the
>Lodge: Monitorial Instructions in the Three Degrees of Symbolic
>Masonry,
>pg. 88]
>"Freemasonry has a religious service to commit the body of a deceased
>brother to the dust whence it came, and to speed the liberated spirit
>back to the Great Source of Light. Many Freemasons make this flight
>with *no other guarantee of a safe landing than their belief in the
>religion of Freemasonry*" [Coil's Masonic Encyclopedia, pg.512]
>Some Masons say, along with Masonic apologist Alphonse Cerza,
>Is Freemasonry a religion?
"The Senate needs to leave enough money in the proposed budget
to not only reduce all marginal rates,
but to eliminate the death tax,
so that people who build up assets are able to transfer them
from one generation to the next, regardless of a person's race."
--- DISGUSTING degenerate Adolph Bush,
Washington, D.C., April 5, 2001
[Freemasonry, secret society, Illuminati, NWO, Lucifer, satan, 666]
[From masonic initiation rituals]
Seventeenth Degree (Knight of the East and West)
"I, __________, do promise and solemnly swear and declare in the awful
presence of the Only ONe Most Holy Puissant Almighty and Most Merciful
Grand Architect of Heaven and Earth ...
that I will never reveal to any person whomsoever below me ...
the secrets of this degree which is now about to be communicated to me,
uner the penalty of not only being dishoneored,
but to consider my life as the immediate forfeiture,
and that to be taken from me with all the torture and pains
to be inflicted in manner as I have consented to in the preceeding
degrees.
[During this ritual the All Puissant teaches, 'The skull is the image
of a brother who is excluded form a Lodge or Council. The cloth
stained with blood, that we should not hesitate to spill ours for
the good of Masonry.']"
YOUR God, you pervert?
Your tongue is out!
Yes, UTTERLY clueless.
"Fascism should rightly be called Corporatism,
as it is a merge of State and Corporate power."
--- Benito Mussolini, the Father of Fascism.
[Lucifer, satan, 666, Illuminati, Freemasons, NWO, Skull and Bones, Zionism]
Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion
Protocol Number 5 : Despotism And Modern Progress
PROTOCOL NUMBER FIVE
MASSES LED BY LIES:
4. Moreover,
the art of directing masses and individuals
by means of cleverly manipulated theory and verbitage,
by regulations of life in common
and all sorts of other quirks,
in all which the goyim understand nothing,
belongs likewise to the specialists
of our administrative brain.
Reared on analysis, observation,
on delicacies of fine calculation,
in this species of skill we have no rivals,
any more than we have either in the drawing up of plans
of political actions and solidarity.
In this respect the Jesuits alone might have compared with us,
but we have contrived to discredit them
in the eyes of the unthinking mob
as an overt organization,
while we ourselves all the while have kept our secret
organization in the shade.
However,
it is probably all the same to the world
who is its sovereign lord,
whether the head of Catholicism
or our despot of the blood of Zion!
But to us, the Chosen People,
it is very far from being a matter of indifference.
5. For a time perhaps
we might be successfully dealt with
by a coalition of the "goyim" of all the world:
but from this danger we are secured
by the discord existing among them
whose roots are so deeply seated
that they can never now be plucked up.
We have set one against another
the personal and national reckonings of the goyim,
religious and race hatreds,
which we have fostered into a huge growth
in the course of the past twenty centuries.
This is the reason why there is not one State
which would anywhere receive support
if it were to raise its arm,
for every one of them must bear in mind
that any agreement against us
would be unprofitable to itself.
We are too strong
- there is no evading our power.
The nations cannot come to even an inconsiderable private agreement
without our secretly having a hand in it.
6. Per me reges regnant.
"It is through me that Kings reign."
And it was said by the prophets
that we were chosen by God Himself
to rule over the whole earth.
God has endowed us with genius
that we may be equal to our task.
Were genius in the opposite camp
it would still struggle against us,
but even so,
a newcomer is no match for the old-established settler:
the struggle would be merciless between us,
such a fight as the world has never seen.
Aye, and the genius on their side
would have arrived too late.
All the wheels of the machinery of all States
go by the force of the engine,
which is in our hands,
and that engine of the machinery of States is
- Gold.
The science of political economy
invented by our learned elders
has for long past been giving royal prestige to capital.
MONOPOLY CAPITAL:
7. Capital, if it is to co-operate untrammeled,
must be free to establish a monopoly of industry and trade:
this is already being put in execution
by an unseen hand in all quarters of the world.
This freedom will give political force to those
engaged in industry,
and that will help to oppress the people.
Nowadays it is more important to disarm the peoples
than to lead them into war:
more important to use for our advantage
the passions
which have burst into flames than to quench their fire:
more important to eradicate them.
The principle object of our directorate consists in this:
To debilitate the public mind by criticism;
to lead it away from serious reflections
calculated to arouse resistance;
to distract the forces of the mind
towards a sham fight of empy cloquence.
8. In all ages the people of the world,
equally with individuals,
have accepted words for deeds,
for they are content with a show
and rarely pause to note,
in the public arena,
whether promises are followed by performance.
Therefore we shall establish show institutions
which will give eloquent proof of their benefit to progress.
9. We shall assume to ourselves
the liberal physiognomy of all parties,
of all directions,
and we shall give that physiognomy a voice in orators
who will speak so much
that they will exhaust the patience of their hearers
and produce an abhorrence of oratory.
10. In order to put public opinion into our hands,
we must bring it into a state of bewilderment
by giving expression from all sides
to so many contradictory opinions
and for such length of time
as will suffice to make the "goyim" lose their heads in the labryinth
and come to see that the best thing is
to have no opinion of any kind
in matters political,
which it is not given to the public to understand,
because they are understood only by him
who guides the public.
This is the first secret.
11. The second secret requisite
for the success of our government
is comprised in the following:
To multiply to such an extent
national failings, habits, passions,
conditions of civil life,
that it will be impossible for anyone to know
where he is in the resulting chaos,
so that the people in consequence
will fail to understand one another.
This measure will also serve us in another way,
namely, to sow discord in all parties,
to dislocate all collective forces
which are still unwilling to submit to us,
and to discourage any kind of personal initiative
which might in any degree hinder our affair.
There is nothing more dangerous
than personal initiative:
if it has genius behind it,
such initiative can do more
than can be done by millions of people
among whom we have sown discord.
We must so direct the education of the goyim communities
that whenever they come upon a matter requiring initiative
they may drop their hands in despairing impotence.
The strain which results from freedom of actions
saps the forces
when it meets with the freedom of another.
From this collision arise grave moral shocks,
disenchantments, failures.
By all these means
we shall so wear down the "goyim"
that they will be compelled to offer us
international power
of a nature that by its position
will enable us without any violence
gradually to absorb all the state forces of the world
and to form a super-government.
In place of the rulers of to-day
we shall set up a bogey
which will be called the Super-Government Administration.
Its hands will reach out in all directions
like nippers
and its organization will be of such colossal dimensions
that it cannot fail to subdue
all the nations of the world.
In article <cbb2033.03103...@posting.google.com>,
figh...@twcny.rr.com (Annon Poster) wrote:
>Is A Masonic Oath Binding?
>Only if you allow it to be.
As binding as oath given to mafia or some other clandestine
organization.
>Before a candidate is given the obligation of the Entered Apprentice
>degree, he hears these words from the Worshipful Master:
>"Mr. _______, before you can proceed further in Freemasonry, it will
>be necessary for you to take an Obligation appertaining to this
>degree. It becomes my duty as well as pleasure to inform you that
>there is nothing contained in the Obligation that conflicts with the
>duties you owe to God, your country, your neighbor, your family, or
>yourself. With this assurance on my part, are you willing to take the
>Obligation?" (Nevada ritual, circa 1984)
Well, a typical masonic deceit technique.
He bears the light.
NOTHING.
Simple as that.
>Entered Apprentice Degree:
>"..my throat cut across,
>my tongue torn out,
>Entered Apprentice."
>Fellow Craft Degree:
>Master Mason Degree:
Simply impossible.
For what?
Oh, you want MORE?
Enough.
[Freemasonry, secret society, Illuminati, NWO, Lucifer, satan, 666]
[From masonic initiation rituals]
Eighteenth Degree (Knight Rose Croix)
"Master -- 7 raps ... all rise and candidate is conducted to and caused
to kneel on the step to the altar with his right hand on the Bible:
I, __________, do solemnly and sincerly promise and swear under
the penalty of all my former obligations which I have taken in the
preceding degrees,
never to reveal directly or indirectly,
the secrets or mystereis of [this degree],...
under the penalty of being forever deprived of the true word,
to be perpetually in darkness,
my blood continually running from my body,
to suffer without intermission the cruel remore of soul;
that the bitterest gall, mixed with vinegar,
be my constant drink;
the sharpest thorns for my pillow
and that the death of the cross my complete my punishment
should I ever infringe or violate in any manner or form the
laws and rules which have been, are now, or may be hereafter
made known or prescribed to me.
And I do futhermore swear, promise and engage on my sacred word of
honor, to observe and obey all the degrees which may be transmitted to
me by the Grand Inspectors of the thirty-third degree.... So help me
God and keep me steadfast in this my solemn obligation. Amen.
(Candidate kisses the Bible.)"
"What Congress will have before it is not a conventional
trade agreement but the architecture of a new
international system...a first step toward a new world
order."
--- Disgusting degenerate Henry Kissinger,
CFR member and Trilateralist
Los Angeles Times concerning NAFTA,
July 18, 1993
In article <106756390...@demeter.uk.clara.net>, "JB"
<flaxton_...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>"Annon Poster" <figh...@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
>news:cbb2033.03103...@posting.google.com...
>> Is A Masonic Oath Binding?
>> Only if you allow it to be.
>>
>
>Hmm...changing your posting name twice in one set of responses and always
>cross posting. I wonder if you think you'll be able to hide and trick and
>lie when you are finally judged?
Judged by whom?
ALL judgements shalt be done by you yourself.
There is no other.
> Newsgroup filters aren't quite as rigorous
>as those in the next world.
>Remember Revelation 21:8 - you shall have your part also.
[NWO]
A Vietnam-era Air Force veteran (although his own Web site omits that
fact), DeFazio rose to contest the happy-face rhetoric of his
Republican colleagues in anticipation of Veterans Day next Wednesday.
DeFazio's remarks about the real record of the self-styled
super-patriots in the GOP deserve to be quoted at length:
"Here are some real facts, unlike what we heard earlier today:
150,000 veterans are waiting six months or longer for appointments;
14,000 veterans have been waiting 15 months or longer for their
"expedited" disability claims;
560,000 disabled veterans are subject to the disabled veterans tax,
something we have tried to rectify.
[Zionism, fascism, genocide, ethnic cleansing, terrorism,
war crimes, Khasars, Illuminati, NWO]
"It is forbidden to be merciful to them, you must give them
missiles, with relish - annihilate them. Evil ones, damnable ones.
May the Holy Name visit retribution on the Arabs' heads, and
cause their seed to be lost, and annihilate them, and cause
them to be vanquished and cause them to be cast from the
world,"
--- Disgusting Degenerate Rabbi Ovadia Yosef,
founder and spiritual leader of the Shas party,
Ma'ariv, April, 9, 2001.
"...Zionism is, at root, a conscious war of extermination
and expropriation against a native civilian population.
In the modern vernacular, Zionism is the theory and practice
of "ethnic cleansing," which the UN has defined as a war crime."
"Now, the Zionist Jews who founded Israel are another matter.
For the most part, they are not Semites, and their language
(Yiddish) is not semitic. These Ashkenazi ("German") Jews --
as opposed to the Sephardic ("Spanish") Jews -- have no
connection whatever to any of the aforementioned ancient
peoples or languages.
They are mostly East European Slavs descended from the Khazars,
a nomadic Turko-Finnic people that migrated out of the Caucasus
in the second century and came to settle, broadly speaking, in
what is now Southern Russia and Ukraine."
In A.D. 740, the khagan (ruler) of Khazaria, decided that paganism
wasn't good enough for his people and decided to adopt one of the
"heavenly" religions: Judaism, Christianity or Islam.
After a process of elimination he chose Judaism, and from that
point the Khazars adopted Judaism as the official state religion.
The history of the Khazars and their conversion is a documented,
undisputed part of Jewish history, but it is never publicly
discussed.
It is, as former U.S. State Department official Alfred M. Lilienthal
declared, "Israel's Achilles heel," for it proves that Zionists
have no claim to the land of the Biblical Hebrews."
Thus what we know as the "Jewish State" of Israel is really an
ethnocentric garrison state established by a non-Semitic people
for the declared purpose of dispossessing and terrorizing a
civilian semitic people. In fact from Nov. 27, 1947, to
May 15, 1948, more that 300,000 Arabs were forced from their
homes and villages. By the end of the year, the number was
close to 800,000 by Israeli estimates. Today, Palestinian
refugees number in the millions."
--- Greg Felton,
Israel: A monument to anti-Semitism
In article <Mllob.9308$RQ1....@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>, "Joe Steve
Swick III" <jsw...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>___LieSpeaker 666___
>Is A Masonic Oath Binding? Only if you allow it to be.
>-----
Oh, this lil satanist/mormon/freemason is here to commend.
>Is a marriage vow binding? Only if you allow it to be.
Marriage is an OPEN agreement within the context of
legal framework accepted by society at large.
It is not a secret "oath" performed on some cult ceremony,
you pervert.
And you KNOW it.
THAT is the pitty of it all.
You are DELIBERATELY deluding and deceiving.
>Is a man's word binding? Only if he is a man of honor and integrity.
What is "honor", you fool?
What is "integrity", you pervert?
><snip stuff about how ugly Brian thought his "wife" was>
What are you fabricating, you poisonous snake,
worshipping the most profound evil,
as your every word is evidence of?
>JSW
"So on behalf of a well-oiled unit of people
who came together to serve something greater than themselves,
congratulations."
--- Disgusting degenerate Adolph Bush,
Remarks to the University of Nebraska women's
volleyball team, the 2001 national champions,
Washington, D.C., May 31, 2001
["Well-oiled unit of people" is a slip of tongue.
Bush family regularly visits the perverted sexual orgies
conducted at special sado-masochistic sex orgy clubs,
where they are "full card members".
At all those orgies, "well-oiled" literally means something.
Bush family is known to regularly participate in
sexual assault orgies atKing pedophilia ring.
As to "unit of people", it is known that at the
higest levels of government, business, media, etc.,
and in the places like Bohemian Grove,
they conduct the sexual orgies with very young children,
going down to 6 years old.
All these Disgusting degenerates
have "flocks" of young boys and girls of their own.
Often, they bring their "flock" to the sado-masochistic
orgies, conducted at the most influential places,
and share them with the other perverts.
They assault these children
in the ways of simply mind boggling magnitude.
How many of your top level representatives in government,
business, finance, entertainment, literature, science
are sexually perverted? Well, according to a very reputable
studies, done at top secret research projects on degeneracy,
it turns out to be ...
90%
Something to think about indeed.
Thats the "official" statistics.
The same story is at the military and police academies.
Top level Disgusting degenerate generals,
pick up a few students
and take them to the sado-masochistic parties,
where these students are assulted by the
MOST perverted sadists, engaged in a sex orgy.
Recendly, there has been a story on this subject.
Check it out on the Internet.
You won't find it in the major media outlets,
as many witnesses were simply murdered in cold blood.
According to one of the foremost experts in the world
in Supreme Sociology, Gregory Klimov,
there are three stages of degeneracy:
1. Sexual perversions (homosexuality, lesbianism, sado-masochism]
2. Mental deseases
3. Birth defects [withered-away-hand (Stalin), horse foot
(Goebbels), the rabbit lip, wolve's mouth, cross-eyeness,
and so on and so forth.
Read a mind boggling article on degeneracy:
Message-ID: <_d6bxba...@xtwakmrdlx.org>
]
In article <20031031060115...@mb-m16.aol.com>, ki...@aol.com
(KIV11) wrote:
>Boggs wrote:
>
>>With this assurance on my part, are you willing to take the
>>Obligation?" (Nevada ritual, circa 1984)
>
>Since you have the NY Ritual, why not quote from it? Maybe, because it does not
>suit your purpose?
Because it does not matter.
Are freemasons from Nevada real?
If you have evil in ANY place in your cult,
then your entire cult becomes the cult of evil.
>You also lied when you wrote:
>>binding myself under no less a penalty than that of
>>having??Åš.
What does "symbolically" change?
Are you all lunatics?
For what?
MOUNTAINS.
You know why?
Simple as that.
YOU are.
Light and Truth?
>George K.
[NWO, Skull and Bones, propaganda, brainwash, mind control,
fanatic, deranged, idiot, lunatic, retarded, senile, puppet,
american values, right thing, gun, murder]
"For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal
shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America.
It's just unacceptable. And we're going to do something about it."
--- Disgusting degenerate Adolph Bush,
Philadelphia, May 14, 2001
(Thanks to John Brooks.)
[Shoot the other three?]
[NWO, propaganda, disinformation, mind control, brainwash, deceit,
leak, White House,Skull and Bones, Illuminati, mason]
Subject: 50 False News Stories By Bush Propaganda Machine
http://www.rense.com/general44/50.htm
50 False News Stories By
Bush Propaganda Machine
A Strategy of Lies: How the White House Fed
the Public a Steady Diet of Falsehoods
Earth Island.net
11-10-3
Colonel Sam Gardiner (USAF, Ret.) has identified 50 false news
stories created and leaked by a secretive White House
propaganda apparatus.
Bush administration officials are probably having second
thoughts about their decision to play hardball with former
US Ambassador Joseph Wilson. Joe Wilson is a contender.
When you play hardball with Joe, you better be prepared
to deal with some serious rebound.
After Wilson wrote a critically timed New York Times essay
exposing as false George W. Bush's claim that Iraq had
purchased uranium from Niger, high officials in the
White House contacted several Washington reporters and
leaked the news that Wilson's wife was a CIA agent.
Wilson isn't waiting for George W. Bush to hand over the perp.
In mid-October, the former ambassador began passing copies
of an embarrassing internal report to reporters across the US.
The-Edge has received copies of this document.
The 56-page investigation was assembled by USAF Colonel (Ret.)
Sam Gardiner.
"Truth from These Podia: Summary of a Study of Strategic Influence,
Perception Management, Strategic Information Warfare and Strategic
Psychological Operations in Gulf II" identifies more than 50
stories about the Iraq war that were faked by government
propaganda artists in a covert campaign to "market" the military
invasion of Iraq.
Gardiner has credentials.
He has taught at the National War College,
the Air War College and
the Naval Warfare College and was a visiting scholar at the
Swedish Defense College.
According to Gardiner, "It was not bad intelligence" that lead
to the quagmire in Iraq, "It was an orchestrated effort [that]
began before the war" that was designed to mislead the public
and the world.
Gardiner's research lead him to conclude that the US and Britain
had conspired at the highest levels to plant "stories of
strategic influence" that were known to be false.
The Times of London described the $200-million-plus US operation
as a "meticulously planned strategy to persuade the public,
the Congress, and the allies of the need to confront the threat
from Saddam Hussein."
The multimillion-dollar propaganda campaign run out of the
White House and Defense Department was, in Gardiner's final
assessment "irresponsible in parts" and "might have been illegal."
"Washington and London did not trust the peoples of their
democracies to come to the right decisions," Gardiner explains.
Consequently, "Truth became a casualty. When truth is a casualty,
democracy receives collateral damage."
For the first time in US history, "we allowed strategic
psychological operations to become part of public affairs...
[W]hat has happened is that information warfare, strategic
influence, [and] strategic psychological operations pushed
their way into the important process of informing the peoples
of our two democracies."
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announced plans to create
an Office of Strategic Influence early in 2002.
At the same time British Prime Minister Tony Blair's
Strategy Director Alastair Campbell was setting up an identical
operation in London.
As soon as Pvt. Jessica Lynch was airlifted from her hospital
bed, the first call from her "rescue team" went, not to military
officials but to Jim Wilkinson, the White House's top propaganda
official stationed in Iraq.
White House critics were quick to recognize that "strategic
influence" was a euphemism for disinformation.
Rumsfeld had proposed establishing the country's first
Ministry of Propaganda.
The criticism was so severe that the White House backed away
from the plan. But on November 18, several months after the
furor had died down, Rumsfeld arrogantly announced that he had
not been deterred.
"If you want to savage this thing, fine:
I'll give you the corpse. There's the name.
You can have the name,
but I'm gonna keep doing every single thing that needs to be
done -- and I have."
Gardiner's dogged research identified a long list of stories
that passed through Rumsfeld's propaganda mill. According to
Gardiner, "there were over 50 stories manufactured or at least
engineered that distorted the picture of Gulf II for the American
and British people." Those stories include:
The link between terrorism, Iraq and 9/11
Iraqi agents meeting with 9/11 hijacker Mohammed Atta
Iraq's possession of chemical and biological weapons.
Iraq's purchase of nuclear materials from Niger.
Saddam Hussein's development of nuclear weapons.
Aluminum tubes for nuclear weapons
The existence of Iraqi drones, WMD cluster bombs and Scud missiles.
Iraq's threat to target the US with cyber warfare attacks.
The rescue of Pvt. Jessica Lynch.
The surrender of a 5,000-man Iraqi brigade.
Iraq executing Coalition POWs.
Iraqi soldiers dressing in US and UK uniforms to commit atrocities.
The exact location of WMD facilities
WMDs moved to Syria.
Every one of these stories received extensive publicity and helped
form indelible public impressions of the "enemy" and the progress
of the invasion. Every one of these stories was false.
"I know what I am suggesting is serious. I did not come to these
conclusions lightly," Gardiner admits. "I'm not going to address
why they did it.
That's something I don't understand even after all the research."
But the fact remained that "very bright and even well-intentioned
officials found how to control the process of governance in ways
never before possible."
A Battle between Good and Evil Gardiner notes that cocked-up
stories about Saddam's WMDs "was only a very small part of the
strategic influence, information operations and marketing
campaign conducted on both sides of the Atlantic."
The "major thrust" of the campaign, Gardiner explains, was
"to make a conflict with Iraq seem part of a struggle between
good and evil. Terrorism is evil... we are the good guys.
"The second thrust is what propaganda theorists would call the
'big lie.'
The plan was to connect Iraq with the 9/11 attacks.
Make the American people believe that Saddam Hussein
was behind those attacks."
The means for pushing the message involved:
saturating the media with stories, 24/7; staying on message;
staying ahead of the news cycle;
managing expectations;
and finally, being prepared to
"use information to attack and punish critics."
Audition in Afghanistan
The techniques that proved so successful in
Operation Iraqi Freedom
were first tried out during the campaign to build public
support for the US attack on Afghanistan.
Rumsfeld hired Rendon Associates, a private PR firm that had
been deeply involved in the first Gulf War.
Founder John Rendon (who calls himself an "information warrior")
proudly boasts that he was the one responsible for providing
thousands of US flags for the Kuwaiti people to wave at TV
cameras after their "liberation" from Iraqi troops in 1991.
The White House Coalition Information Center was set up by
Karen Hughes in November 2001.
(In January 2003, the CIC was renamed the Office for Global
Communications.) The CIC hit on a cynical plan to curry favor
for its attack on Afghanistan by highlighting "the plight of
women in Afghanistan." CIC's Jim Wilkinson later called the
Afghan women campaign "the best thing we've done."
Gardiner is quick with a correction. The campaign "was not about
something they did. It was about a story they created...
It was not a program with specific steps or funding to improve
the conditions of women."
The coordination between the propaganda engines of Washington
and London even involved the respective First Wives.
On November 17, 2001, Laura Bush issued a shocking statement:
"Only the terrorists and the Taliban threaten to pull out women's
fingernails for wearing nail polish."
Three days later, a horrified Cherie Blaire told the London
media, "In Afghanistan, if you wear nail polish, you could have
your nails torn out."
Misleading via Innuendo
Time and again, US reporters accepted the CIC news leaks without
question. Among the many examples that Gardiner documented was
the use of the "anthrax scare" to promote the administration's
pre-existing plan to attack Iraq.
In both the US and the UK, "intelligence sources" provided a
steady diet of unsourced allegations to the media to suggest
that Iraq and Al Qaeda terrorists were behind the deadly
mailing of anthrax-laden letters.
It wasn't until December 18, that the White House confessed
that it was "increasingly looking like" the anthrax came
from a US military installation. The news was released as a
White House "paper" instead of as a more prominent White House
"announcement."
As a result, the idea that Iraq or Al Qaeda were behind the
anthrax plot continued to persist. Gardiner believes this was
an intentional part of the propaganda campaign. "If a story
supports policy, even if incorrect, let it stay around."
In a successful propaganda campaign, Gardiner wrote,
"We would have expected to see the creation [of] stories to
sell the policy;
we would have expected to see the same stories used on both
sides of the Atlantic. We saw both. The number of engineered
or false stories from US and UK stories is long."
The US and Britain: The Axis of Disinformation
Before the coalition invasion began on March 20, 2003, Washington
and London agreed to call their illegal pre-emptive military
aggression an "armed conflict" and to always reference the
Iraqi government as the "regime."
Strategic communications managers in both capitols issued lists
of "guidance" terms to be used in all official statements.
London's 15 Psychological Operations Group paralleled
Washington's Office of Global Communications.
In a departure from long military tradition, the perception
managers even took over the naming of the war.
Military code names were originally chosen for reasons of
security. In modern US warfare, however, military code names
have become "part of the marketing."
There was Operation Nobel Eagle,
Operation Valiant Strike,
Operation Provide Comfort,
Operation Enduring Freedom,
Operation Uphold Democracy and,
finally,
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The "Rescue" of Jessica Lynch
The Pentagon's control over the news surrounding the capture and
rescue of Pfc. Jessica Lynch receives a good deal of attention
in Gardiner's report.
"From the very beginning it was called an 'ambush',"
Gardiner noted. But, he pointed out,
"If you drive a convoy into enemy lines, turn around and drive
back, it's not an ambush.
Military officers who are very careful about how they talk about
operations would normally not be sloppy about describing this
kind of event," Gardiner complained.
"This un-military kind of talk is one of the reasons I began
doing this research."
One of the things that struck Gardiner as revealing was the fact
that, as Newsweek reported:
"as soon as Lynch was in the air,
[the Joint Operations Center] phoned Jim Wilkinson,
the top civilian communications aide to CENTCOM Gen.
Tommy Franks."
It struck Gardiner as inexplicable that the first call after
Lynch's rescue would go to the Director of Strategic Communications,
the White House's top representative on the ground.
On the morning of April 3, the Pentagon began leaking information
on Lynch's rescue that sought to establish Lynch as
"America's new Rambo."
The Washington Post repeated the story it received from the
Pentagon: that Lynch "sustained multiple gunshot wounds"
and fought fiercely and shot several enemy soldier...
firing her weapon until she ran out of ammunition."
Lynch's family confused the issue by telling the press that their
daughter had not sustained any bullet wounds. Lynch's parents
subsequently refused to talk to the press, explaining that they
had been "told not to talk about it."
(Weeks later, the truth emerged. Lynch was neither stabbed nor shot.
She was apparently injured while falling from her vehicle.)
Rumsfeld and Gen. Myers let the story stand during an April 3
press conference although both had been fully briefed on Lynch's
true condition.
"Again, we see the pattern," Gardiner observed.
"When the story on the street supports the message,
it will be left there by a non-answer.
The message is more important than the truth.
Even Central Command kept the story alive by not giving
out details."
Gardiner saw another break with procedure.
The information on the rescue that was released to the Post
"would have been very highly classified" and should have been
closely guarded.
Instead, it was used as a tool to market the war.
"This was a major pattern from the beginning of the marketing
campaign throughout the war," Gardiner wrote.
"It was okay to release classified information if it supported
the message."
http://www.earthisland.org/project/newsPage2.cfm?news
ID=491&pageID=177&subSiteID=44
In article <q%Cob.18226$ap1....@newssvr32.news.prodigy.com>, "Tom Accuosti"
<tacc...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>" =- John 6:37 -=" <1...@456.com> wrote in message
>news:NcCob.24587$ZC4....@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>> What is even funnier, is they expect you to agree to keep a "secret" that
>> you do not know of FIRST, and then they lie to your face and tell you....
>
>What's even funnier is that you can't even find your own voice to discuss
>your disagreement. You don't seem capable of having a rational discussion.
>You don't care to set your own thoughts down. All you can do is copy the
>nonsense that other misguided people before you have written and paste it
>indiscriminately.
>
>What's funnier is that you can't just admit "Okay, this isn't for me", and
>just drop the matter with some degree of honor and integrity.
>
>What's funnier is that you're cross-posting to other groups.
But the funniest thing of all
is that you, perverts, created dozens of threads
and wrote nearly hundred of articles
following this utterly meaningless trip.
>Know what? It's no longer even amusing to respond to your posts.
Then why do you follow?
Are you are pervert, eh?
[Illuminati, Freemasons, Skull and Bones, NWO, New World Order]
In 1859, Albert Pike 1809-1891), a lawyer, and leader of
the U.S. Scottish Rite Masonry (who was called the
"Sovereign Pontiff of Universal Freemasonry,"
the "Prophet of Freemasonry" and the
"greatest Freemason of the nineteenth century."),
who was fascinated with the idea of a one-world government,
was chosen to coordinate Illuminati activities in the
United States.
He said they needed to create a political party that would
keep the world fighting, until they could bring peace.
Pike said it would be done "with tongue and pen, with all
our open and secret influences, with the purse, and if need be,
with the sword..."
On July 14, 1889, Albert Pike issued this statement to the 24
Supreme Councils of the world who were meeting in Paris:
"That which we must say to the crowd is:
'We worship a God,
but it is the God one adores without superstition.'"
"To you, Sovereign Grand Inspectors General (33rd Degree Masons),
we say this, that you may repeat it to the Brethren of the 32nd,
31st, and 30th degrees:
'The Masonic religion should be,
by all of us initiates of the high degrees,
maintained in the purity of the Luciferian doctrine.'"
"If Lucifer were not God, would Adonay (or "Adonai", Hebrew for
the word "Lord" which refers to Jehovah, the God of Israel,
which they avoided using) whose deeds prove his cruelty, perfidy,
and hatred of man, barbarism and repulsion for science,
would Adonay and his priests calumniate him?
Yes, Lucifer is God, and unfortunately Adonay is also God.
For the eternal law is that there is no light without shade,
no beauty without ugliness, no white without black, for the
absolute can only exist as two Gods: darkness being necessary
to light to serve as its foil as the pedestal is necessary
to the statue, and the brake to the locomotive..."
[Nope, you lunatic.
Darkness is simply an abscense of light.
It, in itself, does not even exist.]
"...Thus, the doctrine of Satanism is a heresy; and the true
and pure philosophic religion is the belief in Lucifer,
the equal of Adonay; but Lucifer, God of Light and God of Good,
is struggling for humanity against Adonay,
the God of darkness and evil."
-- Albert Pike,
[Lucifer, satan, 666, Illuminati, Freemasons, NWO, Skull and Bones, Zionism]
Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion
Protocol Number 9 : Re-education
PROTOCOL NUMBER NINE
JEWISH SUPER-STATE:
3. For us there are not checks
to limit the range of our activity.
Our Super-Government subsists in extra-legal conditions
which are described in the accepted terminology
by the energetic and forcible word
- Dictatorship.
I am in a position to tell you with a clear conscience
that at the proper time we,
the law-givers,
shall execute judgment and sentence,
we shall slay and we shall spare,
we, as head of all our troops,
are mounted on the steed of the leader.
We rule by force of will,
because in our hands are the fragments of a once powerful party,
now vanquished by us.
And the weapons in our hands are limitless ambitions,
burning greediness,
merciless vengeance,
hatreds and malice.
4. It is from us
that the all-engulfing terror proceeds.
We have in our service persons of all opinions,
of all doctrines,
restorating monarchists,
demagogues,
socialists,
communists,
and utopian dreamers of every kind.
We have harnessed them all to the task:
Each one of them on his own account
is boring away at the last remnants of authority,
is striving to overthrow all established form of order.
By these acts all States are in torture;
they exhort to tranquility,
are ready to sacrifice everything for peace:
But we will not give them peace
until they openly acknowledge
our international super-government,
and with submissiveness.
5. The people have raised a howl
about the necessity of settling the question of Socialism
by way of an international agreement.
Division into fractional parties
has given them into our hands,
for, in order to carry on a contested struggle
one must have money,
and the money is all in our hands.
6. We might have reason
to apprehend a union between the "clear-sighted" force
of the goy kings on their thrones
and the "blind" force of the goy mobs,
but we have taken all the needful measure
against any such possibility:
between the one and the other force
we have erected a bulwark
in the shape of a mutual terror between them.
In this way the blind force of the people
remains our support and we,
and we only,
shall provide them with a leader and,
of course,
direct them along the road that leads to our goal.
7. In order that the hand of the blind mob
may not free itself from our guiding hand,
we must every now and then
enter into close communion with it,
if not actually in person,
at any rate
through some of the most trusty of our brethren.
When we are acknowledged as the only authority
we shall discuss with the people personally
on the market places,
and we shall instruct them on questings of the political
in such wise
as may turn them in the direction that suits us.
8. Who is going to verify what is taught
in the village schools?
But what an envoy of the government
or a king on his throne himself
may say cannot but become immediately known
to the whole State,
for it will be spread abroad
by the voice of the people.
9. In order to annihilate the institutions of the goyim
before it is time we have touched them with craft and delicacy,
and have taken hold of the ends of the springs
which move their mechanism.
These springs lay in a strict but just sense of order;
we have replaced them by the chaotic license of liberalism.
We have got our hands
into the administration of the law,
into the conduct of elections,
into the press,
into liberty of the person,
but principally
into education and training
as being the cornerstones of a free existence.
In article <106764648...@demeter.uk.clara.net>, "JB"
<flaxton_...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> >
>> >Hmm...changing your posting name twice in one set of responses and always
>> >cross posting. I wonder if you think you'll be able to hide and trick
>> >and lie when you are finally judged?
>> Judged by whom?
>> ALL judgements shalt be done by you yourself.
>> There is no other.
>Talk to LieSpeaker
Are you a traffic light here?
Do I need your advice on who to talk to, eh?
>he'll lecture you about "his" god and that's who'll be
>doing the judging. I just don't think it'll be going the same way as he
>does.
Keep sucking.
You are doing a good job
of making an ass of yourselves.
"The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the
nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein,
and his willingness to terrorize himself."
--- Disgusting degenerate Adolph Bush, Skull and Bones initiate,
Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 29, 2003
[NWO, mind control, totalitarian, bio-robot, sheep, Illuminati,
Freemason, Lucifer, 666]
Angela,
Like I said to you in another post, if you were "part" of the
"inner-circle" you wouldn't be posting. You may have talked with them
as I would presume other members also had, but you don't know the real
secrets. My intention is not to destroy your theology or your desire
to restart The Process, but to expose those that had a different
agenda than the innocent members, such as yourself. Perhaps by doing
this it would clear the name of your group from the many rumors that
have been directed at those not involved for so many years. Whether
or not the scriptures are part of the original corporation isn't a
concern to me and you should discuss this with an attorney.
Did you know that William Sims Bainbridge, once with Scientology, then
The Process Church, then The Family-Children of God works for the
government as Deputy Director of the Division of Information and
Intelligent Systems for the National Science Foundation? Take a look
at what he's involved with then tell me you don't find it curious that
a sociologist of religion would be Deputy Director for the NSF and a
well-known apologist for these cults.
http://www.cise.nsf.gov/staff/stff.cfm?lan=wbainbri
Here is a quote from Bainbridge's book "The Sociology of Religious
Movements", about The Family-Children of God;
"... finds it to be a remarkably creative, humane, and spiritual
alternative to the ordinary denominations."
And here is a quote from his book "Satan's Power", about The Process
Church;
"...I found a remarkably aesthetic and intelligent alternative to
conventional religion"
Read some of Bainbridge's research on Galactic Religion, Cloning,
Converging Technologies and Nanotechnology. Cults are nothing more
than part of his government research project for a new world global
order.
http://mysite.verizon.net/william.bainbridge/dl/digit.htm
The Process Church was/is heavily into astral projection now called
remote viewing, a clear connection to Bainbridge and converging
technologies.
Converging Technologies Can Improve Human Performance, Report Says
The convergence of nanoscale research with other sciences and
technologies has created a vast opportunity to enhance human
performance, scientists say in a report released today titled
"Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance." The report,
issued by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Department of
Commerce, examines the integrated role of nanotechnology,
biotechnology, information technology, and cognitive science in
improving mental and physical performance.
The recommendations outlined in the executive summary are
"far-reaching and fundamental, urging the transformation of science,
engineering and technology at its very roots. The new developments
will be revolutionary and must be governed by respect for human
welfare and dignity."
In the report, scientists recommend the United States designate as a
national priority the research and development of technologies that
enhance human abilities and efficiencies. Examples include machines,
devices and materials to optimize human interaction and enhance work
efficiency, learning, and sensory and cognitive capabilities. Such
technologies could revolutionize health care, ease the consequences of
disabilities and aging, and enable novel communication techniques.
The document also suggests strategies to prepare key organizations and
sectors of society for the envisioned changes. The findings and
recommendations are the result of a December 2001 workshop at NSF.
http://www.nsf.gov/nano
Nanotechnology: Tiny Science, Huge Threat
Nanotech is a field in which industrial, medical and military
scientists manipulate single molecules or atoms at the scale of
one-billionth of a meter. The two primary results are super-tiny
super-computers and a vastly enhanced ability to mesh living and
non-living material. The US government predicts that nanotech will be
a trillion dollar industry within ten years.
Nanopatriarch Richard Smalley calls it "the ultimate level of
control." Mihail Roco, chairman of the now $800 million National
Initiative on Nanotechnology (thanks to OR Sen. Ron Wyden) envisions
using nanotech to ramp up the integration of humans and machines to
create a "global hive-consciousness" as the next step towards
"conquest of nature." (National Science Foundation/US Dept. of
Commerce Report, "Converging Technologies to Improve Human
Performance" June
http://www.cascadiamedia.org/commentary_nano.html
Religious Opposition to Cloning by William Sims Bainbridge, Ph.D.
"... dogmatic religious opposition is not rooted in technical or
humanitarian concerns, but in a view of existence that is incompatible
with scientific progress. There is no peaceful way to overcome such
opposition, short of converting believers away from their
strongly-held, literalistic faith. We must therefore anticipate a long
period of overt conflict between secular advocates and religious
opponents of cloning. If the opponents succeed in establishing strict
anti-cloning laws world-wide, then the conflict may become especially
harsh with the real (and unfortunate) possibility of violence. Those
who believe that human reproductive cloning violates God's laws are
unlikely to show tolerance for scientists who defy the supposedly
sacred prohibition".
http://www.jetpress.org/volume13/bainbridge.html
Let me know if you want more information, Angela.
T.P. McKinney
>Is Freemasonry a religion?
[NWO, evil, provocation, conspiracy, Cuba]
"Eisenhower floated an idea. If Castro failed to provide
that excuse [to invade Cuba], perhaps, he said, the
United States "could think of manufacturing something that
would be generally acceptable." What he was suggesting was
a pretext a bombing, an attack, an act of sabotage carried
out secretly against the United States by the United States.
Its purpose would be to justify the launching of a war.
It was a dangerous suggestion by a desperate president."
"Operation Northwoods called for a war in which many
patriotic Americans and innocent Cubans would die senseless
deaths, all to satisfy the egos of twisted generals back in
Washington, safe in their taxpayer financed homes and limousines."
"One idea seriously considered involved the launch of John Glenn,
the first American to orbit the earth. ... The flight was to carry
the banner of America's virtues of truth, freedom, and democracy
into orbit high over the planet.
But Lemnitzer and his Chiefs had a different idea. They proposed
to Lansdale that, should the rocket explode and kill Glenn,
"the objective is to provide irrevocable proof that . . .
the fault lies with the Communists et al Cuba."
"This would be accomplished, Lemnitzer continued, "by manufacturing
various pieces of evidence which would prove electronic interference
on the part of the Cubans." Thus, as NASA prepared to send the first
American into space, the Joint Chiefs of Staff were preparing to use
John Glenn's possible death as a pretext to launch a war."
"Lemnitzer and his generals came up with a similar plan.
"We could blow up a U.S. ship in Guantanamo Bay and blame
Cuba," they proposed;
"casualty lists in U.S. newspapers would cause a helpful wave of
national indignation."
"We could develop a Communist Cuban terror campaign in
the Miami area, in other Florida cities and even in Washington,"
they wrote.
"The terror campaign could be pointed at Cuban refugees seeking
haven in the United States."
"We could sink a boatload of Cubans en route to Florida
(real or simulated). . . . We could foster attempts on
lives of Cuban refugees in the United States even to the
extent of wounding in instances to be widely publicized."
"Exploding a few plastic bombs in carefully chosen spots,
the arrest of Cuban agents and the release of prepared
documents substantiating Cuban involvement also would
be helpful in projecting the idea of an irresponsible
government."
"Hijacking attempts against civil air and surface craft
could appear to continue as harassing measures condoned
by the Government of Cuba."