tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post6121599249151433221..comments2024-03-27T18:18:11.525-06:00Comments on American Creation: Three minutes on C-Span with Gordon WoodBrad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-72436112491089056552010-09-14T19:34:54.890-06:002010-09-14T19:34:54.890-06:00.
I want you to know how great I think it is that ....<br />I want you to know how great I think it is that your scholarship is recognized by Gordon Wood. <br />.<br />Wood is one of my favorites.<br />.Phil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06756814849309388483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-16821307584076906792010-09-14T16:17:47.456-06:002010-09-14T16:17:47.456-06:00Fascinating as always, Ray. Thanks.Fascinating as always, Ray. Thanks.Brad Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-57662825907656809602010-09-14T14:40:36.938-06:002010-09-14T14:40:36.938-06:00I was trying to be careful. I'm glad you point...I was trying to be careful. I'm glad you pointed out the meaning of being <i>hoodwinked</i>.Ray Sollerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07950061062767093373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-43617950305388753092010-09-14T13:29:03.628-06:002010-09-14T13:29:03.628-06:00.
We have to be careful how we make disparaging re....<br />We have to be careful how we make disparaging remarks about such facts that say being blindfolded is a Masonic ritual. It could reflect on our honesty among the informed.<br />.<br />Masonry is symbolic and the blindfolded condition (hoodwinked) bespeaks the ignorance of the unenlightened that we all are at some time in our existence. <br />.<br />The blindfold is removed and the first thing the initiate sees is the Holy Bible.<br />.Phil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06756814849309388483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-76794587286019794192010-09-14T11:33:45.974-06:002010-09-14T11:33:45.974-06:00Pinky, swearing on a Bible, saying "So help m...Pinky, swearing on a Bible, saying "So help me God," and concluding the oath by kissing the Bible are parts of <i>secret</i> Masonic initiatory rituals. So is wearing a blindfold and other ceremonial steps that are entirely incompatible with the public administration of the presidential oath. It appears that Washington's actual attendance at Masonic lodges was limited to the much earlier colonial period in his life. I think the higher positions such as <i>Master</i> of his Lodge were granted as honorary titles. So, it's hard to say whether his earlier Masonic oath-taking experiences would have carried over to when he took the presidential oath. Still, the main question is whether GW would have favored a Masonic-styled oath over the constitutional oath. <br /><br />The same comment can be made about the ceremonial coronation of British monarchs, which also concludes with <i>So help me God</i> and one's kissing the Bible. Again, we need to ask whether this is the precedent that Washington wanted to set for future presidents.<br /><br />My thought is that the <i>unplanned</i> introduction of the Masonic Bible was initiated by Chancellor Livingston, because of his responsibility as the chief magistrate of New York State required that he administer an oath according to the legislated statutes of that state. I gave my reasons <a href="http://americancreation.blogspot.com/2009/05/new-york-state-usual-mode-of.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />My perception of what was in the air is that Washington's inaugural ceremony of April 30, 1789 is the first clear example of how the issue of state sovereignty was resolved to overrule the reach of a limited federal government.Ray Sollerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07950061062767093373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-61576304756486660692010-09-14T07:40:14.167-06:002010-09-14T07:40:14.167-06:00I seem to recall that "kissing the Bible"...I seem to recall that "kissing the Bible" is part of Masonic ritual. G.W. was the Master of his lodge, right?<br />.Phil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06756814849309388483noreply@blogger.com