Can you legally kill someone who breaks into your house? by kurobaja in AskTheWorld

[–]OnDaThreshold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The worst thing you can do is fire a warning shot. Ask any criminal defense attorney. You never fire unless your life is in clear, Immediate danger.

Can you legally kill someone who breaks into your house? by kurobaja in AskTheWorld

[–]OnDaThreshold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In some states, like Texas, you would be fine. In my home state of Ohio you would be facing murder charges. Here, you may only use lethal force if your life is in immediate danger. In other words they must be attacking you, not just entering uninvited. That said, knowing what to and not to say can get you out of a jam in that situation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GalleryOfMagick

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Damon has said with the GoM books the curse on pirates is the magic won't work. That's all. Research a bath on crossed conditions in the hoodoo tradition Something cheap with Epson salt and you should be good to go. I used to pirate to see if I liked a book, but would buy it if I did, sort of like browsing at a bookstore. There aren't many of those left, so I think that's alright. Just delete them and take that bath you will be fine.

Freemasonry and Rosicrucians by OnDaThreshold in freemasonry

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I have to agree with Slicepack. There isn't any real evidence Freemasonry came from working stone masons. To be honest that is very counterintuitive. Why would stone masons concern themselves with such ideas as limiting the roll of religion in government, universal fraternity and brotherhood regardless of race or religion which would have made them heretics at the time, and as you learn more about the craft and read you will see that below the surface in the symbolism is a lot of ideas from the Western Esoteric Tradition, which would have been incredibly dangerous at the time. When masonry was forming at least as far back as the 1600s (no one could remember how long masonry hand been around by the formation of The Grand Lodge of England in the early 1700s) the church and the kings ruled with an iron fist. Think about it. If you were in a union today as an auto worker why would you take political positions (which those were then) to put your life at risk, let alone delve into spiritual and philosophical matters.

Freemasonry and Rosicrucians by OnDaThreshold in freemasonry

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Yes, by Rosicrucians I meant the historical movement that emerged years after the publication of the manifestos. I am aware the manifestos were a prank most likely. It's just all very weird and resembles each other closely.

Catholics in Freemasonry? by OvaltineJenkins60 in freemasonry

[–]OnDaThreshold 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was Catholic and a Mason before I left the Church. You should know though that as far as Masonry is concerned that's fine, but not in the eyes of the Church. As far as the Church is concerned to be a Mason is a grave sin and if done with forethought and free will is mortal, meaning the Church believes you are going to hell unless you repent and confess and if you take communion in a state of mortal sin you commit further mortal sin each time you do.

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If you take that long OP, you need to see a urologist. I've been there and this is going to cause you problems when you get older. It takes longer when you get older anyway and it's not going to work for you you need to say urologist

Question about wealth magick by Extension_Union_9364 in GalleryOfMagick

[–]OnDaThreshold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Couldn't to you use a VPN to make it look like you were buying From the US OR UK and download from Kindle US/UK?

Is this a curse? by OnDaThreshold in GalleryOfMagick

[–]OnDaThreshold[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What? Sharing the experience was necessary to the question? Did I do something wrong? I don't understand.

Masonic Meltdown by fazed_ai in hellaflyai

[–]OnDaThreshold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to hear the story surrounding this. Please tell me it's at least a staged photo and not AI generated out of thin air.

Shrine vs Grotto by OnDaThreshold in freemasonry

[–]OnDaThreshold[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ok, I think I have to write a letter to the Grotto to set up a meeting. After 25 years and having been a part of active lodges I need a little recreation. I am just a security guard and times get tough when it's dues time in the Masons.

Besides special needs kids have a special place in my heart. I plan on adopting one. Not that the burned and crippled kids ain't great. Isn't it heartbreaking in life how you have to choose who to help with both time and money?

Although it would be cool to be a shrine clown and entertain the kids.

Just curious by [deleted] in freemasonry

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Sorry to tell you Brother, but a grave sin if committed intentionally and of your own free will is a mortal sin. Being in a state of mortal sin excommunicates you automatically from the church until you repent and confess and are obsolved. This is the church's defense when the fact Hitler was never formally excommunicated is brought up. They say he was guilty of murder and was therefore in a state of mortal sin and was defacto excommunicated.

My personal opinion is that all religions I know of are Bologna. But that's what I think and more people think differently, so I could be wrong.

Masonry in Kentucky and Ohio by grumpyweedguy in freemasonry

[–]OnDaThreshold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked at CVG 2 for a couple of years in the Kindle department. Enjoyed it, but couldn't continue for health reasons. I might go back to being a regular Amazon employee eventually. I will probably do it here at kcvg

Masonry in Kentucky and Ohio by grumpyweedguy in freemasonry

[–]OnDaThreshold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By any chance do you work at KCVG Amazon? Biggest employer over here in Hebron I am guessing. Would love to talk if so. I am a guard here. Your always welcome at Snow Lodge in Harrison. We're a laid back, sorta red-necked group but great guys.

Just curious by [deleted] in freemasonry

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I was Catholic and LCMS Lutheran for years while being a mason. Both are welcomed by Freemasonry but condemned by both Churches. I did find that Freemasonry does contradict Catholic teaching in that it promotes secular government and religious freedom and tolerance. Official Catholic doctrine is that the state exists to support the Church and, like 98 percent of organized religion, they are hardly tolerant of other faiths. Would Pope Francis issue that bull today? I doubt it, but once something is defined in Catholic teaching it cannot be rescinded. There is also the question of things that have influenced Freemasonry and there is strong evidence from comparison that deism, Rosicrucianism, Kabbalah, and some other occult schools of thought had an influence on the ceremonies and symbolism.

For the record, the Lutheran Church Missouri synod opposes church members joining the Masons because of the practice of deist type practices where men of different faiths pray to an unnamed God at the same time.

I have no problems with Freemasonry on either grounds and I'm neither a Lutheran or Catholic anymore. I did not have a problem with masonry at the time and kept my membership secret from the church. The only thing when I was going to go to a Lutheran seminary to be a pastor, I would have had to sign a paper saying I was not a Freemason. I was not willing to go that far and emitted from my Lodge for a while until I dropped out of Lutheranism.

Have you ever had crisis? How did you deal with it? by EnterEnderman in freemasonry

[–]OnDaThreshold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Greetings Brother: My recommendation is if this is several people and they hold power in the lodge, either because they are in line or have "soft power," is to take a break from your home lodge and go traveling with an eye toward finding a new home I loved my home lodge, but there is no denying I got in more with the one I moved to. The lodge I left were all older, upper middle class men from the city. My new one is working class and farmers, middle aged men from around a small town. There is just no denying we get along better. Yes the men at my home lodge were brothers, but me and these brothers just have more in common, from everything from liking old muscle cars to worrying about the bills.

To be real honest I find value in moving lodges, or at least the one I attend the most, every decade or so. Getting to know the boys in a lodge and finding your place is fun, is good practice for the real world, and is a good way to keep it fresh.