Freemasonary
Posted by: Bauldie216
15th Jun 2009 11:47pm
I am a Freemason. I donate to it by the way of the Festive Board, and other means. Sometimes, there is a requirement for a item to be purchased. We all give from our pockets or such like.
vanillaslice
- 8th Jul 2010 01:54pm
Perhaps we should go back to the original question. Why isn't Freemasonry mentioned as a charity to which people can donate online - I think thats the question! - ? Because Freemasons operate as a closed charity. They do good, but especially to their own.
I suppose that as a member you are obliged to support its causes. I do not have that obligation. In fact, I am not obliged to support any charity, I just give freely, without expecting some good in return. I donate to those organisations which are accountable and help in areas where I think help should be given. I am on limited income, so I set a fixed amount for charitable aid. I also reserve a set amount for emergency/disaster aid. All other requests go into the bin, regardless of how admirable work they do.
I don't think its helpful to discuss Freemasonry as such, because we'd have to do a lot of guessing about their beliefs, codes, and practices.
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