Path: shell.portal.com!svc.portal.com!sdd.hp.com!swrinde!news.sgi.com!news.msfc.nasa.gov!newsfeed.internetmci.com!netnews.nwnet.net!speakeasy.org!not-for-mail From: mimir@speakeasy.org (Al Billings) Newsgroups: alt.magick,alt.magick.tyagi,alt.freemasonry,alt.pagan,talk.religion.misc Subject: Re: Freemasonry was once Thelemite? (Was: Re: Freemasonry and Magic? A question) Followup-To: alt.magick,alt.magick.tyagi,alt.freemasonry,alt.pagan,talk.religion.misc Date: 24 Jul 1996 23:50:31 GMT Organization: Speakeasy Cafe Lines: 16 Message-ID: <4t6cs7$nhr@eve.speakeasy.org> References: <4rpnnh$7i1@dfw-ixnews3.ix.netcom.com> <01bb70f4.f9236c40$042470c2@mad-mac> <4schan$26l3@troy.la.platsol.com> <4sj2f5$khb@due.unit.no> <4sruvj$19f5@troy.la.platsol.com> <4t6206$6e6@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: eve.speakeasy.org X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Xref: shell.portal.com alt.magick:79812 alt.magick.tyagi:9764 alt.freemasonry:17231 alt.pagan:167685 talk.religion.misc:231401 XL355-Phantom@worldnet.att.net wrote: : What in the name of dying shit would anyone connected to Asatru be doing : in Freemasonry? : : That shit has a monotheistic focus, and there is NO one and only supreme : diety in the Norse/Teutonic religious view. : : The Freemasons to the Lions! You don't need to worship a singular deity to be a Mason. Hindus were Masons commonly enough during the British Empire's heydays. You need to believe in a deity that could be considered the Architect of the Universe. Odhinn qualifies with his two brothers. I'm an Odd Fellow and we have similar requirements. I'm also Asatru.