>Not to mention the horrific treatment in the form of hangings, beatings, >unlawful imprisonment, etc. Not sure Jesus approves of that! LOL!!! oh oh weees in trouble now!!! Not sure ~~~ ??? ~~~ hmmm In Him, JMb <>< Bishop James - I Feel God - Brown www.1000churches.org www.victoryreport.com www.ifghosting.com Get Prayer! -> www.1000churches.org/prayer Pastoral Counseling -> www.keen.com/ifeelgod Suggest A Online Bible Class -> http://1000churches.org/pnContactForm.php Teach A Online Bible Class -> newteacher@... <>< ><> <>< ><> <>< ----Original Message Follows---- From: "DAVID POWELL" <dpowellaz@...> Reply-To: pastorsforum@... To: <pastorsforum@...> Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] Masons Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 20:44:34 -0800 Brian, while attending Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, I had a friend who had pastored a particular SBC church in the area for 3 years. He was a very evangelistic pastors and practiced what he preached. A black family moved into the area and he was the first to visit them. He led several of them to the Lord and invited them to make their professions public that Sunday at his church. The family did and even requested membership. The very next week the church fired my friend because of his invitation to this family to join his church! God Figure! Pastor David ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian To: PastorsForum Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 8:49 AM Subject: [PastorsForum] Masons Hey Gang, Please allow me to commend you for the civil manner in which this discussion is being held. It's obvious that agreement will probably not be reached, but that's okay. Disagreement is not a sin. My own personal take, not having read any of the links provided by Brother Vaughn and others, is that I am wary of organizations requiring oaths of secrecy, as I understand the Masons require. My denomination (Wesleyan) does not allow members of such societies to become members of the church, because of the "quasi-religious nature" (to quote our Discipline) and because of the oaths required. This would, of course, include groups such as the KKK. Speaking of the KKK, could someone explain to me why people can call themselves Christians yet spew hateful words toward blacks and Jews? Where is the Scriptural justification for that? Not to mention the horrific treatment in the form of hangings, beatings, unlawful imprisonment, etc. Not sure Jesus approves of that! Brian _________________________________________________________________ Frustrated with dial-up? Get high-speed for as low as $26.95. https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.)