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Originally posted by SoCalGirl:
But, I'm a little confused about something. Aren't Orthodox Jews considered fundamentalist? I ask because my great, great, great grandfather (I can't remember if it's two or three greats.  ) was not only an Orthodox Jew but also a Master Mason. Which has baffled me because Masons have a strong Chrisitian background.
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Actually, there are several branches of Orthodox Judaism. Some are truly fundamentalist in nature but most are traditional, not fundamentalist and that makes a huge difference.
As far as the Masonic thing. My father was a Mason for a while and I asked him about it. There are two types of Masonry. One is Christianity based and the other, Scottish Rite, is more Judeo-Christian oriented. They speak of a higher power, not a 'named' diety that would only be associated with a singular religion.
My father left the Masons, not because of his Judaism, but because he was a member in the 60's and they wouldn't admit an African-American friend he was sponsoring into the local group. Go, Dad!
Barb