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From: musicman00873@aol.com (Lee Duncan)
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Subject: Re: Masonry and Supreme Beings (was Aleister Crowley ...)
Date: 19 Dec 2001 23:46:43 -0800
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"D.G. Porter" <dgporter@pacbell.net> wrote in message > >            communications to such a being are efficacious;
> 
> Well, "believers" believe that "He" listens to us alla time.  After all,
> are we not the center of "His" universe?  Didn't "He" make everything
> just for us special beings?

Here, it should be pointed out that "belief in a Supreme Being" as a
prerequisite to membership does not include belief in the affirmative
to the questions asked above. While Christian literalists, for
instance, would answer "yes" to those questions, the Taoist, Deist,
and Pantheist would probably disagree. Yet, they are all eligible for
Masonic privileges, should they be worthy. Masonry requires one to
believe in a Supreme Being, but leaves it up to the individual to
define that term.
Sincerely,
Lee Duncan
Judson Lodge No. 319 AFM
Greenville, SC