The link I posted to the Grand Lodge of Iowa said specifically that each VSL is equal in every way.
“…they are, in every way, equal to one another.”
Already addressed that.
You are quoting an Organization.
You could also quote a Government Organization that SAYS All people are EQUAL or ALL employees are EQUAL....Are they?
Of course not.
All People are not the same age, gender, customs or beliefs.
All employees do not have the same knowledge, skills, experience, character, beliefs, etc.
The POINT is: under the Government's Organization is The Law: which dictates Treating another Equally...regardless of their differences...SAME with employees...Same with Freemasons...
It does not mean YOU HAVE TO Become LIKE Them, Be SUBJECT TO and forced To DO what they Do, Believe what They Do.
They inturn can not be forced to Do or Believe what YOU believe or listen to You Preaching, Your family disputes, Your job griping, your customs, etc.
It's Tolerating others to believe what THEY want Without a backlash from other members who believe differently, have different customs, speak differently, dress differently, are employed differently, have a different ethnic history, etc.
As I said, If You choose to be Only surrounded By other people who are Christians, who are Your same race, Eat the Same foods You do, Live in your SAME Kind of home, Worship what, Where, WHEN as you do, a citizen of your country, etc. you have that right and probably should not join the Freemasons...Because their rules for membership require members to treat each other equally.
THE VOLUMES OF THE SACRED LAW (Extracted by V.W. Bro. Lin Boon Par, Singapore from a lecture delivered before the Lodge of Research, No. 218
You are prejudice about you Faith. That is your right, as it is everyone else's in Freemasonry.
According to TRUTH; to Knowledge, from the Word!
Let me ask this Taken, Do you believe the Bible is just one story of many stories that may be right, or do you know the Bible is the Truth, the only Truth, to God through Christ our redeemer?
Look, I don't need you to grill me about My Beliefs and Faith. I speak quite frankly on this forum about what I believe and have said expressly I believe the Bible is all Truth, and the Knowledge of Standards and Principles by which I am satisfied the Lord Himself has provided to me.
A stick framed, brick and mortar man-made church? No.
If so, is it a Christian church?
Christian church? What's that?
A man-made building? With locked doors half the time? With Entertainment? With unsaved sinners? With a fashion show of the latest fashions, perfumes, and gossipping whispers?
With a Preacher trying to teach what HE thinks Scripture means? Men dozing off, people texting, ear buds listening to something else? With a doctrine and Rules I may or may not agree with? With crying babies and unruly children?
I am a member of a different Church...that is always open and the High Priest ever present with the absolute Truth.
Why not go to a mosque and pray, if you can make Allah, “your own God” when you pray?
Well obviously, because I have not Freely chosen to believe what Islam teaches!
I cannot pretend to address Allah, no more than I can GAOTU.
WHO asked you to or is forcing you to address "Allah"? Noone!
How can I practice my religion if I cannot pray professing Christ?
What or Who is Stopping you? Nothing! No one!
Basically what I’m saying is you are more concerned with “good” works then men’s souls.
And you know that...how?
Did I claim that? No.
Are there Organizations that regardless of your race, creed or religion do charity WORKS?
Sure. Is that a problem with me? No.
Is that a problem with you? Apparently so.
Do I care what irritates you? No.
I am not the source of your irritation, so stop with trying to make allegations of your feelings my problem.
You want to join an Organization that recognizes everyone has an equal right to their own religious beliefs...go ahead...if you can not tolerate doing charity work with people of another belief...then don't join up with them!
Instead of focusing on leading others to Christ you participate in a group that allows people to die in their false religions?
Is this your idea of Christianity?
You come asking about Freemasonry...
You are all bent out of shape because every member is entitled to believe in what they want...
You try to twist each member being treated equally...into some fallacy that you must believe as they do.
I said, it's live and let live. ALL can equally believe what the want...it is not a religious organization.
No one is going to stuff their belief down your throat, nor would you do that to others.
And YOU flat out Lie, and claim I am a member of the Freemasons.
Did I claim that? No.
So , there you are...claiming you are a Christian...and because I believe EVERYONE has a right to their own choices...you start making up Lies about me.
Boy, what a bad way to promote your style of Christianity!
What good works are you doing through Freemasonry
You are the one with the pack of Lies...why stop now? You tell me what good works I supposedly do through Freemasonry!
that you cannot do through a Biblical church? While bonding with your eternal brotherhood and sisterhood through the blood of Christ instead of some silly oaths?
More lies.
What's more important, doing good works, or following Christ? You are content with accomplishing an earthly, temporary goals while allowing others to die outside of Christ. You are putting the mission work of Freemasonry, above the commandments of Jesus.
You are an embarrassment to you own religion. Making up lies about me, because I believe every person has the FREEWILL to believe what THEY choose.
I have made my choice, and none of MY choices have been the pack of lies YOU are saying.
Really? Do you think YOU are doing good works by making up Lies about me?
And WHAT church do you attend that has taught YOU to make up Lies about other people?
Glory to God,
Taken