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Originally posted by MysticCat81
I doubt there are many signed contracts out there where initiates agree not to reveal secrets.
No, I imagine that members of most GLOs took an oath, a solemn promise not to reveal the secrets of our fraternity.
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I think a lot of the garbage on sites like those have proven to be just that, garbage. The stuff is simply not true in many cases.
Now, for our brothers and sisters who are members of the bar, I have a question and would be interested in your opinion.
There is a lot of rumble about "verbal contracts," particularly in the hiring/firing/laying off arena. "My boss has talked to me about attending an industry meeting in September, so he has led me to believe that I'll be employed AT LEAST until that meeting."
My question: Can a sworn oath (fraternal oath) be considered a verbal contract, and can someone who divulges secrets from a closed ritual be sued for revealing that information?
Also, I would suspect that an organization who copyrights it's ritual might have some recourse through the copyright laws.
Of course, the law often doesn't make much sense to the layman, so what do you attorneys think?
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