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Originally posted by DHgirl
Ah...I'm not very familiar with Masonic rituals, but I looked it up a little bit on the web, and I get the impression its sort of fringe cultist thing.
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Most of the Masonic ritual exposes on the WWW are published by anti-Masonic Christian fundamentalist groups, so at first one would get the impression that Freemasonry is a satanic cult.
Not only am I a GLO member, but a Freemason as well. If I had encountered anything in Freemasonry that was contrary to my beliefs, I would have left them long ago. Many fraternities and sororities borrowed elements from Masonic ritual and ceremony in the development of their rituals, some more heavily than others.
For many fraternities and sororities, the Greek initials conceal a motto whose meaning is known only to its initiates. Some will also assign public meanings to these same letters as well. These mottoes (public or private) may be in Greek, Latin, English or even other languages such as Hebrew.
I recommend the following Ph. D. dissertation:
A Content Analysis of the Esoteric Ritual Manuals of National College Fraternities for Men by Bobby Lawrence McMinn. You can order this dissertation online at
www.umi.com . This dissertation analyzes the commonality of content between the rituals of about 30 NIC fraternities and great steps were taken to conceal the identities of the fraternities that furnished copies of their rituals in McMinn's research.
If you have any questions or desire additional information, please feel free to reply or PM. Hope this helps.
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