Winter
I've been here before
We're getting a bit far afield. The basic discussion revolves around a few points.
1. Certain jurisdictions codify and regulate personal behavior in a Freemasons life that many of us (apparently) find distasteful.
2. A GL has the right to do this if the resolution is legally proposed and enacted.
3. While Freemasonry is a system of morality, should it dictate specific actions such as marriage?
Yes, if that is stated in the Code for that jurisdiction that a Mason cannot live with a woman out of wedlock than by all means you must adhere to the Code. But I think an interesting topic would be to consider "why" the GL felt the need to put this rule in their Code when the overwhelming majority of jurisdictions do not.
1. Certain jurisdictions codify and regulate personal behavior in a Freemasons life that many of us (apparently) find distasteful.
2. A GL has the right to do this if the resolution is legally proposed and enacted.
3. While Freemasonry is a system of morality, should it dictate specific actions such as marriage?
Yes, if that is stated in the Code for that jurisdiction that a Mason cannot live with a woman out of wedlock than by all means you must adhere to the Code. But I think an interesting topic would be to consider "why" the GL felt the need to put this rule in their Code when the overwhelming majority of jurisdictions do not.