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Confessions of a Born Again Fundamentalist, Freemason
by
Nelson King, FPS
I confess that I am a Born
Again, Fundamentalist, Freemason.
Now before you have a cardiac
arrest, or a stroke, let me explain what a Born Again, Fundamentalist,
Freemason is. I used to be a very [for want of a better word] liberal
Mason. I am now a very Conservative or Traditionalist, Freemason.
Therefore, I am Born Again. By Fundamentalist, I mean that I believe that
no one has a right to be a Freemason.
I believe those who want to be
Freemasons must be good and true men, free born and of a mature and discreet
age and sound judgment, no bondsmen, no women, no immoral or scandalous men,
only men of good report.
I believe that a man who wants
to be a Freemason must believe in the existence of God, and take his
Obligation on Volume of The Sacred Law of his choice and that he owes a duty
to that God and to his fellow man no matter what their creed, color, or
religion.
I believe that a Freemason is
obliged to obey the moral and civil law.
I believe that a man's
religion or mode of worship should not exclude him from the Order of
Freemasonry, provided he also believes in the existence of a Supreme Being,
and that Supreme Being will punish vice and reward virtue.
I believe that a Freemason is
bound never to act against the dictates of his conscience.
I believe that Freemasonry is
the center of union between honest men and the happy means of conciliating
friendship amongst those who must otherwise have remained at a perpetual
distance.
I believe a Freemason"s Lodge
is the temple of peace, harmony, and brotherly love; nothing is allowed to
enter this Lodge which has the remotest tendency to disturb the quietude of
its pursuits.
I believe all preferment among
Masons is grounded upon real worth and personal merit only, therefore no
Brother should be passed chair to chair, whether it is in a Lodge or a Grand
Lodge, just because he knows the right people or has held the previous
office for one year, no Grand Master, Master or Warden is chosen by
seniority, but only for his merit .
I believe that there is
nothing wrong with Freemasonry, as laid down for our instruction in our
Ancient Charges.
I am a Born Again
Fundamentalist, Freemason.

Nelson King was born June 13,
1945 in Montreal, received his primary education in Perth Ontario, and
graduated from Banting Institute, University of Toronto, 1967. Married to
Ellen, and has two children, Christopher, and Victoria and two
granddaughters. Nelson was appointed Assistant Editor in 1992 and Editor
in August 1994 of The Philalethes Society Journal of Masonic Research and
Letters, the first non-United States Citizen to hold these positions.
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