Without regard to our differences of opinion, I would still sit in Lodge with you, my Brother.

















(See how that works. Egalitarian fraternity as it should be.)

I am the Secretary of a small lodge in GA. When I received this letter from the GL I didn't think much of this. I read it off at the next meeting and no one seem to care anything about it.

My personal view is that you took a oath before God with hands rested and kissed the (in My Lodge) KJV of the Holy Bible. In that same bible it contains Leviticus 18:22. So you should try your best to live accordingly to Gods Holy Word.

With that said I seriously doubt that we will ever have a openly Gay individual in our lodge.


As a side note. Every Rural lodge I have had the chance to visit in GA does not like the GA GL. Most of them feel that the GL of GA is operated like our Government spend spend spend and increase Taxes. In the past 4 years the GL of Ga has increased our total fees we owe them by 39.53%. Our dues are already the highest in the area at $100.00. With this steady rise in fees we will evenly have to raise our dues to $135-150 to off set the difference. At which point most of our members could no longer afford.

I only know of one of my ties by which I have obligated myself to prevent and sit in judgement of the action of others.  The rest are how I promise to behave and things I will do or will not do.  None of the others stated I would not violate anything other than those ties.  Those vows are between myself and my Brethren, taken before G-d.  Everything else in that Book is between me and G-d himself.  There is no way I can adhere to all contained therein.  I'm human.  As I'm certainly not without sin, the rock is not mine to throw.

Do I agree that homosexual behavior goes against the will of G-d?  Yes.  Do I believe there will be consequences for those that behave in that manner?  Yes.  Just as there will be consequences for my behavior.  Is it for me to make that judgement?  No.

Very nicely said. I agree!

Goes both ways.