[Magdalen] Curse on Masons

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Someone told her stuff which is not true. There is a lot of it going around.

There's no curse on Masons. Masons have done nothing to merit curses.

Some try to say it's a religion, and it certainly is not. I was master of
my lodge, and if something like that were going on, I think I would know
about it.  I should also add that a large number of Masons I knew were good
fundamentalist Christians.  Sorry but your friend is just completely
uninformed.

She may or may not respect the truth, but all we can do is tell her.  You
should not try to change her because the more you try, the more she will
dig in her heels and insist she's right. In such an instance, it is best to
simply change the subject, and not take no for an answer.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 2:12 AM, Clarissa Canning <canplum at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a friend here.  Some kind of Pentecostal who take scripture literal
> & she has been taught to believe that Masons are evil and these curses
> exist. And for heR these symbolic ritual secrets are blasphemous to God.
> she reads all these Web site slanted to this.  She thinks their membership
> give them privslidges in military etc.   I really can't believe all that.
> I had told her I had family that were masons so she said a prayer to break
> the curse on me.  She is also against Muslims Aboriginal and their
> symbolism.   we have an odd friendship.  Have not seen her for some weeks
> lately.     excuse the text mistakes. Clara  <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu>
> wrote:
> >
> > My father was also very active in the Blue Lodge and Knights Templar, and
> > was chaplain of his lodge for several years.  My mother was in Eastern
> > Star, and later Amaranth and Rebekahs.  I was a Job's Daughter for a
> couple
> > of years, and belonged to the Eastern Star on and off -- my mother wanted
> > to install me as a member during her term as Worthy Matron.  I've never
> > been active, though, so don't know what happens in Buffalo.  We spent a
> lot
> > of time at the Masonic Temple in Terre Haute, a big imposing building.
> It
> > was adjacent to the church we attended, and on Sunday we sometimes parked
> > in their small parking lot.  I have very good memories of hanging out in
> > the very large ladies' cloakroom, stroking all the furs that the ladies
> > wore to the meetings.  My mother told me which types of fur went with
> which
> > animals.
> >
> > Ann
> >
> > The Rev. Ann Markle
> > Buffalo, NY
> > ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
> > blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 4:44 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > My father was very active in Masonry, and I was a Rainbow Girl.
> > >
> > > A friend who's a Mason now was an RC seminarian at one time. He told me
> > > that if a RC priest sees a Catholic wearing a Masonic apron, the priest
> > > will refuse to bury him according to the rites of the church!
> > >
> > > Masonry is huge north of Boston (Cape Ann to Portland, Maine). I heard
> > > there were a thousand people in attendance at some ceremony last Fall.
> And,
> > > of course, Shriner's Burns Unit next to MGH does incredible work every
> day,
> > > and at no cost whatsoever to its patients. If that's not curse-lifting
> good
> > > works, I don't know what is.
> > >
> > > One funny thing. One year we were interviewing for a position and one
> of
> > > the candidates slipped me the "secret handshake." I was flabbergasted.
> The
> > > only time that ever happened to me.
> > > -M
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tuesday, January 12, 2016, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Knowing the vast amount of knowledge in this group, I've been meaning
> to
> > > > pose a question put to me by a parishioner a few weeks ago.  this
> > > morning I
> > > > googled it--and was horrified at what I found
> > > >
> > >
>