Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
updoot for the bravery! also I disagree 😬 bubble said it best I think
Q gave us an open ended question! SHOULD the bad apples spoil the bunch!?
no but I think they spoil the institution and allude to the larger point being: we know institutions on earth are highly prone, almost guaranteed, to be corrupted. How much moreso would a secret institution be prone to it? I think they're breeding grounds for wickedness and that JFK Sr. would agree. Nevertheless the right to assemble shall not be infringed, so I can't say for sure they wont exist, but perhaps nobody will want to be part of something like that in the future we are being given? Idk. At the least I can say from what I know about the FM in particular, it appears to be a blasphemous institution twisting Bible scriptures and not acknowledging the God they represent. They seem much more like the ancients who "worshipped the unknown God"
We're called to know God though. So I can see how the institution got corrupted---they don't know what God they worship
This video gave me quite an insight into the very heart of Freemasonry and the fruit they produce (this man in particular) https://youtu.be/Pd66s4jN88g