...So, who is right and who is wrong? Who does and does not 'understand the code'?
Okay Brother Patrick, I'll bite. Let's have some fun here.
The title of the thread is:
What do you consider Masonic Education to be?
I've shared my thoughts on this and I believe that they (my thoughts) are backed by sufficient suitable research to claim justifiable validity within the definition(s) I put forth.
I've found that Freemasonry is not way too big as too claim that it cannot be limited in the manner I put forth. However, it is way too fuzzy in the minds of most who have not taken the time to perpend it sufficiently.
But, this direction is a red herring. I am
not limiting Freemasonry. Indeed, I'm saying very little about "Freemasonry." I am focusing more on "Masonry" and taking the time to differentiate it from "Freemasonry.
And, in this effort I am merely describing Masonry's education, which is very different from that which is provided for within Freemasonry, as big as it might be seen. In this respect, what I claimed:
It (Freemasonry) is not directly "Building Better Men" in its current USA manifestation.
In its current USA "mainstream" manifestation, it is only preserving the Code that points toward the Work that Builds better men. It is doing a very good job in that respect.
Unfortunately, most members do not recognize, understand and execute this Code.
I firmly believe that
most members do not recognize, understand and execute this Code. So, if each is doing it in his own way, I don't believe that it's done very effectively based on the evidence thus presented. I don't believe it's not a matter of judging things right or wrong. It's a matter of looking at the Code provided, looking at the intended results and asking oneself, "What true progression is actually made?"
I've seen the results of well executed Code. I've also seen haphazard undirected code execution. I know the difference.
As I said before, there is a difference between "Freemason Education" and "Masonic Education." I don't think I'm the only one who sees it this way. For those who don't, they are not playin' in the same ballpark so the point is truly moot.
F&S,
Coach N