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First off, this is a really cool thread. I live in a small college town, and I live about a block away from the Mason's Lodge in town. I always wondered about it. I've seen them do inductions before, and I even got into a long conversation with some Masons one night when I was out drunk. They wanted me and my friend to join, but couldn't tell me much of what they did besides Charity. But I neither had the time, nor probably the level of conservatism of this lodge (I'm in South Carolina).Baronjutter posted:"well we aren't sexist, we just really like being a traditional boys club with the trappings of sexism and sexist rules." The Junior League. Just because it exists and is segregating does not mean it has no place in modern society. fake edit: Also, what if there was a social organization called the Men's Women's Rights Defense League. Men only. Purpose was to uphold and defend women and their rights and statuses in society. Their initiation rite was to receive a brutal beating at the hands of other members. The very act of admitting a woman would perpetuate violence on a woman, thus nullifying the membership of the beating-members, and thus nullifying the membership of the inducted member. That's the vibe I get from their response to inducting women / atheists. The very act of their ritual preserves the status of its members when performed correctly and within the tradition, and nullifies the membership of all those involved when not. Let me know if you guys want me to remove this as it's sort of aside from the discussion, but I just thought of tradition preserving tradition de facto interesting as well.
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