Kuyini ingozi ye-altare lobuhedeni lobuqili leFreemasonry?
Kusuka kumlobi owenze iminyaka yocwaningo nge-Freemasonry - "Kubukeka sengathi abantu abalungile, ngaphandle kokukhumbula, bazithoba konkulunkulu bamaqaba uma sebeguqe ngamadolo e-altare leFreemasonry." (UCampbell 13) UMnu Campbell uqhubeka nokusho "Uma engikutholile kuqondile, iFreemasonry icacile ngokukhonza izithombe, futhi iziqalekiso ezihambisana nokubandakanyeka kuFreemasonry ziyingozi uma zingabulali bobabili iMasons nemindeni yabo." (ICampbell 13)
UCampbell ubhala ukuthi iFreemasonry iyi "Inhlangano enezingxenye eziningi futhi eziyinkimbinkimbi enezincazelo eziningi zezimpande zayo, izimpawu zayo namasiko ayo." (ICampbell 18) Uveza ukuthi imininingwane 'yomphakathi' oyitholayo ngeFreemasonry ibhekwa njengolwazi lwe- 'exoteric'. Isibonelo, yilokhu ozovezwa kukho uma uya emngcwabeni wakwaMasonic. Ku-Freemasonry, kanye naku-Mormonism nakwezinye izinhlangano zezenkolo okuyimimoya, kukhona imininingwane edalulwa kuphela kulabo abasunguliwe. Lolu lwazi ulwazi lwe-'esoteric 'noma' oluyimfihlo '. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi 'ulwazi lwamademoni', ngoba 'kufihliwe' noma 'kuyimfihlo' futhi kwembulwa kwilunga elisunguliwe kuphela. Uzodinga ukuba yilungu elithembekile lenhlangano ngaphambi kokuba ufundiswe lezi zinto. (ICampbell 18) Omunye uMason watshela uMnu. Campbell ukuthi amaMasons kwakungewona umphakathi oyimfihlo, kodwa umphakathi onezimfihlo. (ICampbell 24)
Amadoda amaningi ajoyina iFreemasonry ngoba kubonakala kukuhle ngekusasa labo nangomsebenzi wabo. Bangase bafune ukwenza abangane abengeziwe futhi babe nomuzwa wokuthi ukuzibandakanya eMasonry kungabasiza bona nemindeni yabo bavikeleke kakhudlwana. Bangase bafune inethiwekhi futhi benze oxhumana nabo abaningi bebhizinisi. (ICampbell 31-32)
UCampbell uveza ukuthi ebusweni, iFreemasonry 'ibonakala inomusa,' kepha ubuza ukuthi 'uthini ngeMystic Tie ehlanganisa abantu bazo zonke izizwe futhi inikeze abantu base-altare linye? (ICampbell 35) Owayengumbhali weKingdomason Mason, u-Edmond Ronayne, ubhala - "Kuwo wonke amaManuwali athandwayo weFreemasonry nasemisebenzini yayo ejwayelekile yeziphathimandla eziphezulu kanye nokufaneleka, kunezimangalo ezine ezifakazelwe kahle ezimiselwe leso sikhungo, ngale ndlela elandelayo: Okokuqala, ukuthi kuyifilosofi yenkolo, noma uhlelo lwesayensi yezenkolo. Okwesibili, ukuthi yavuselelwa kabusha 'ngohlobo lwayo lwangaphandle' ngo-1717. Okwesithathu, ukuthi yonke imikhosi yayo, izinkomba, kanye nenganekwane ehlonishwayo kaHiram ngeziqu zeMasters Mason ibibolekwe ngokuqondile ku-'Mfihlakalo yasendulo, 'noma ekukhulekeleni okuyimfihlo kaBali, u-Osiris, noma uTammuz. Ekugcineni, ukuthi ukulalela okuqinile ezimiyalweni nasekuzibopheni kwaso konke kuyadingeka ukukhulula umuntu esonweni futhi kumvikelele ukungafi okujabulisayo. ” (ICampbell 37)
UPowula uxwayise abaseKhorinte - “Maningaboshelwa ejokeni linye nabangakholwayo. Ngoba kulunga kunihlangana ngani ukulunga nokungabi namthetho? Futhi kunakuhlangana kuni nokukhanya nobumnyama? Futhi uvumelana ngani na uKristu noBheliyali? Noma, inasabelo sini okholwayo nongakholwayo? Futhi inakuvumelana kuni ithempeli likaNkulunkulu nezithombe? Ngoba uyithempeli likaNkulunkulu ophilayo. Njengoba uNkulunkulu eshilo: 'Ngizohlala kubo ngihambe phakathi kwabo. Ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami. (2 Khor. 6: 14-16)
IZINDABA:
ICampbell, uRon G. Mahhala kusuka kuFreemasonry. IVentura: Izincwadi Zez Regal, 1999.
Ubufakazi Bangaphambilini BeMason: