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05-10-2008, 05:30 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: The Netherlands
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Greetings from the Netherlands
Hello Group,
I am Robert and I live in the Netherlands. I have just begun my first steps in joining the lodge in my hometown, Gouda. My first contact, at least that I know of, with a freemason was a friend of fy foster parents. His wife told me that he was a freemason and I should talk to him because she thought that it would be right for me. This was 15 or so years ago and I had some eye-opening talks with him about the brotherhood. I decided not to apply then, since I felt I had some maturing to do first. I was raised by atheist foster parents and so, I am not a Christian. I must however say that my foster parents would have made better Christians than many I have since come to know. As a young child, I have realized that there is a God, in whatever form and have 'felt' His presence in my life. I have always said that I am an Agnost in the sense that I do not know God nor can I prove or disprove His existance, but I am a Gnost in the sense that I have seen His work in my my life and I am positive He/She/It exists. It is my whish to know how He is present in the life of others and to investigate the extend in which we can know Him or of Him and how this can be reflected in our lifes. (I hope this all still makes sense). This is the reason I have petitioned the Lodge here in my home town. I will post any progress. |
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05-10-2008, 09:47 AM
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"Laus Deo"
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: #232 Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania
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Welcome to the forum, and welcome to the fraternity. Enjoy the journey and enjoy the forum.
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P.M. LaBelle Vallee Lodge #232 P.H.P. Lafayette Chapter #167 Sir Knight (Hospitallier Commandry) Prophet (Zafar Grotto) Enlightenment is for those who can open their blinds and realize, there is more to life and understanding. |
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05-10-2008, 12:45 PM
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Semper fidelis
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Welcome to Freemason Hall and enjoy
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Freemasonry is "veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols" because these are the surest way by which moral and ethical truths may be taught. It is not only with the brain and with the mind that the initiate must take Freemasonry but also with the heart. -C. H. Claudy 
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05-15-2008, 01:05 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: The Netherlands
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