May the patience, acceptance, generosity, gratitude and goodwill expressed during of this Holiday Season remain with all of us throughout the year!
Peace and Good will to everyone, whenever it is you celebrate. Especially the brothers on Freemason Hall, and our service men and women who are defending our freedoms.
I am a member of the human race, so I will be celebrating Brother/Sisterhood this holiday season, I will accept your happy, merry, joyous wishes for whatever holiday you are celebrating, and will wholeheartedly return them without making religious commentary as all religions have value in my eyes. Whatever you're having, I hope it's a good one.
Brother Duncan, Never be ashamed of the faith that you belong to and the manner that you connect with the Divine. But rest assured that your Brothers here will respect How you connect and will respond with the appropriate greeting. We are Freemasons. It matters not what you believe, but that you believe.
I am not ashamed about my beliefs, they are a bit more eclectic than most, however I truly believe that all belief systems have value as they illuminate yet another aspect of the Deity. Now if you want to discuss something interesting, we could talk about monotheism and its effect on western civilization.....
These books pretty much explain that topic: The Power of Myth, Joseph Campbell Psychology and Religion, C. G. Jung Moses and Monotheism, Sigmund Freud
