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RW DGM's Message for Aug 2003

As Masons we are enjoined to abstain from every reference to Politics or Religion, very obviously to keep contentious subjects or the least possibility of any such disagreements from vitiating our fraternal harmony and the good order of our Society.

However every organisation is in danger of being exposed to politics of an indigenous origin, that is by such actions that emanate from within the organisation itself and the exercise of its own power.

Therefore it is necessary for even organisations such as Freemasons or any other social service entity to reflect upon this facet, and for their hierarchy to ensure that such political emanations are avoided altogether or at any rate minimised to an extent to make them ineffectual.

Generally speaking, Politics is the exercise of power through an authority structure to enforce the will of the hierarchy of the organization in the pursuit of its goals. However in an organisation such as Freemasonry, built on the purest principles of piety and virtue, the exercise of such power rests on moral authority, and not on any other grounds. The discipline called for within the Order is a moral and ethical rigour and not commanded or directed by a power source other than that which derives its authority from a moral law.

Therefore, the relationships in our fraternity between its members should be based on trust, goodwill and a spirit of Charity. Anyone who transgresses this understanding and code of conduct is guilty of being untrue to his obligations, solemnly entered into at his initiation.

May the GAOTU keep us all steadfast in these solemn obligations, and long preserve the harmony for which we are justly renowned.