Subj : Re: Do The Illuminati Exist? What Want?
To   : shitty
From : k9zw
Date : Wed Sep 04 2024 15:55:26

On 04 Sep 2024, shitty said the following...
 
 sh>  k9> Masonic Activity is best thought of as several distinct yet overlappi
 sh>  k9> activities under the same mantle.  Some very community orientated (th

 sh> What do they all have in common though? Are they some sort of elitist
 sh> group that tries to assemble the most intelligent members of a town?

As they recruit for various sub-groups from many segments of society and it may be that not all members/sub-groups are fully "in the know," the commonality is perhaps pretty simple - that the overall organization influences all of the sub-groups.

Other than running membership programs, some with pledges and tasks, are they elitist?  For many members perhaps no more elitist than the Boy Scouts - specially sub-groups like Boy Scouts "Eagle Scouts" and "Order of the Arrow?"

 
 sh> I get that different chapters have different goals, but what is their
 sh> common philosophy? Why do they call themselves "Masonic?" (They
 sh> obviously aren't all masonry experts.)

Why must they have a uniform philosophy?  Wouldn't syncopathic harmony offer more advantages?

There are lots of references on Masonic terms, names and origins, so perhaps it is time to go primary in your research?  

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