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 Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ireland Eric Waller makes some incredible admissions in a speech made in Belfast on 30th October 2004, which he entitled: My vision for the future. This speech came after the RTE debacle, in which their intended PR exercise back-fired and ended up exposing the spurious nature of Freemasonry. In this oration, which was clearly designed to rally a wilting Masonic fraternity, he laments the sick condition that Irish Freemasonry finds itself in. He censures the Irish brethren on several fronts for their apathy, desperately trying to motivate this ageing body into action. Waller bemoans the sorry state that Irish Freemasonry finds itself in today, admitting that the Masonic Lodge suffers from a dismal reputation amongst the general public throughout Ireland. Moreover, he blames the membership for this widespread perception. He concedes, “It is almost entirely our own fault that the public see us as sinister, secretive, sectarian and self-interested.” This notable admission shows that Irish Masonry has finally recognised it poor public standing. Waller’s frustration at the apathy of the Irish Masons is seen throughout his speech. He rebukes the membership for concealing their membership of the Lodge from others. He said, “Brethren will talk freely in public about their membership of the Rotary, Round Table, Lions, Probus, and sports clubs but most will not admit to being Freemasons and indeed many will go to great lengths to hide that fact.” With the public exposure of many of Masonry’s degrading and blasphemous practices it is fully understandable why Masons would conceal their membership. Many of Irish Masonry’s members are old and the institution is clearly in terminal decline. Whilst Waller stops short of admitting that Irish Freemasonry is in freefall, he did acknowledge that American Freemasonry was in crisis. He confirmed, “There is serious concern that American Freemasonry is totally preoccupied with fund raising for non-Masonic causes presumably in a desperate attempt to achieve popularity and reverse the trend of drastically falling numbers.” Mr Waller then tries to rationalise why the Masonic Lodge membership in Ireland is in such a rapid decline in recent years, explaining, “There have been dramatic changes in society in recent times. There are fewer so-called ‘9 to 5’ jobs. Work practices have changed to the extent that many folks work long hours and often shifts at anti-social times. Both partners work and there is constant pressure on limited leisure time.” These reasons are probably true, but they are surely only the thin edge of the wedge. Freemasonry has been so discredited over this past 15 to 20 years, with the many public exposures, that there is undoubtedly shame attached to being a member. Also, being a Mason used to automatically open doors for men in society, this has largely disappeared. Equal opportunities and public awareness has neutralised the secret schemes of the Masons within business, politics, the Police and the Judiciary Mr Waller also acknowledged that both the Church and the media “are highly suspicious and even antagonistic” towards Freemasonry. He challenged the brethren to change that perception. Does Mr Waller ever consider why such a position exists? The true Church objects to Freemasonry on the grounds that it is anti-biblical in its teaching, practices and innovations. It is a religion that brings worship and praise to its own god. It has its own teaching, its own practices and its own symbolism – a concoction that is (when examined) more akin to ancient witchcraft than biblical Christianity. Also, it is an extra-biblical brotherhood unknown to the pages of Scripture. The Word of God only knows of one brotherhood – the brotherhood of redeemed saints throughout time. Every other brotherhood is a counterfeit of the real. In short, Freemasonry is a man-made religion designed to propagate secret anti-biblical esoteric teaching. It is deeply occultic. Irish Masons anticipated PR Coup Evangelical Truth Expose Freemasonry on RTE televison
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