Sunday, October 25, 2009

Los Angeles Freemasonry - Adogmatic Masonry


I have posted a link at the bottom of the blog to Clipsas, the "Centre of Liaison and Information of Masonic Powers, Signatories of the Strasbourg Appeal", which can be accessed by clicking on the image of "Marianne", a symbol of Liberty and the French Republic.

Clipsas is an organization that was founded in 1961, and consists of some 60 Grand Lodges, and Grand Orients that subscribe to the Strasbourg Appeal. This appeal recognizes the absolute freedom of conscience that guides the member jurisdictions in their practice of Freemasonry.

Under this system, the member bodies do not require religious, or political committments by their members, allowing each to be guided by their personal beliefs in those areas.

Clipsas members recognize the right of humanity to practice Freemasonry, regardless of race, religion, or gender.

Masonic jurisdictions that belong to Clipsas have been in the forefront of working for human dignity, the end of social oppression, and the struggle to find peaceful resolutions to the many problems that face our world.

The Los Angeles lodges that are the focus of this blog all belong to Jurisdictions that are either members of Clipsas, or Simpa, "The International Secretariat of the Masonic Adogmatic Powers", a kindred organization, and support those values.

The photo above is of the "Declaration of the Rights of Man", a milestone in the evolution of Human progress, promulgated in 1789, during the French Revolution.
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4 comments:

  1. Jef TravisNovember 4, 2009 at 5:07 PM

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  2. Jef TravisNovember 4, 2009 at 5:13 PM

    Thank you for sharing this wonderful article Paul. Here's a link to an English translation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen: http://www.hrcr.org/docs/frenchdec.html

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  3. San Diego FreemasonNovember 5, 2009 at 10:50 AM

    Thank you for the link Jef, I appreciate the feedback.

    Peter

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  4. San Diego FreemasonNovember 5, 2009 at 12:04 PM

    Thank you again Jef,

    The Declaration of the Right's of Man, and the Declaration of Independence are such great documents, considering the time period in which they were written. Nothing comparable had existed before, at least not adopted by a nation-state.

    Peter

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