I was immensely proud to attend the Freemasons’ National Service of Remembrance today.
A deeply moving and special occasion, made even more memorable by catching up with so many friends from across the country.
Lest we forget.
@RBLgardens@UGLE_GrandLodge@WorcsMasons
One year. No internet. Unlimited books 📚
A tiny whitewashed cottage with a pale blue door, a crooked chimney and a stone step to sit on with a cuppa.
No notifications, no scrolling, just a shelf of well thumbed paperbacks, a window seat and a year of rainy afternoons to get through.
Would you stay here?
Yes or No?
Currently on BBC iPlayer: The Man Who Would Be King (1975), directed by John Huston and adapted from Brother Rudyard Kipling's 1888 novella, is widely regarded as one of the most explicit and central treatments of Freemasonry in mainstream cinema.
@shanemcx12@ToriatheistTori Rather than letting the man walk away free while leaving the woman to bear the social stigma and loss of support, the law forced the man to bear the full social, financial, and lifelong commitment of marriage.
@shanemcx12@ToriatheistTori Translations & rabbinic/scholarly interpretations differ on whether the Hebrew text describes rape or consensual seduction/premarital intercourse, both Exodus & Deuteronomy share the core principle that the man must take responsibility by paying the bride price and marrying her