Some twenty nine minutes after eights we’re talking about the Freemasonry here on the show this morning it’s about something that intend to do but I am also curious to know a few things about what they do and so I’ve got I benissa a Misaki whose districts ground Lodge of
Ghana districts ground almond are here to speak to us of course and this is what just I’ve read on the net that Freemasonry is one of the world’s oldest and largest non-religious non-political fraternal and charitable organizations that’s according to the United Grand Lodge of England’s website but beyond
That there are so many things that ordinary persons like us have heard about them so you know I think it’s an opportunity to also domestic I a few things so good morning to you thank you for your time here on the show good morning to you good morning viewers and
Listeners okay so can you first of all describe who you is if we say you are free mason who are you really thank you very much a freemason belongs to a body of members who are concerned with the welfare of humanity but above that they recognize the supremacy of God
Right and we are taught to be mindful of what we do we are taught to be mindful of how we relate and interact with our fellow human beings and above all we are taught to be mindful of how we live our lives generally and so this is pretty normal yes exactly
So what’s the whole secret thing about the Freemasons I wish I knew what we were talking about secrecy for me there is nothing secret about masonry I grew up in the Methodist Church and I belonged to the Boys Brigade now as a kid and I’m sure the Boy Scouts
Have the similar thing as a kid we had ways of identifying each other worldwide so if you don’t belong why do you want to know as a kid Boys Brigade we had ways of identifying each other what is wrong with that would you call that a secret I don’t but you call you
Call each other brothers yes and this is also strictly for men why is that I think recently not too long ago there was a talk about it being discriminatory in terms of the membership well I’m very happy you brought this up you know in our jurisdiction in this part of the
World we do not have an order for women but there are women freemasons yes in UK we have a female order and they do the same things we do in fact they address themselves as brothers not sisters so brothers brothers Brotherhood brotherly love I mean it’s just figurative okay
Yes but you’re all brothers would you say that this is a religion ah no no at all masonry Freemasonry cannot be equated to a religion you know why because Freemasonry will not promise salvation oona promised eternal life No and Freemasonry admits practitioners of different faiths we have Christians we have Muslims we
Have Jews we have other members of other religious backgrounds the critical thing is we all recognize the supremacy of God so in effect if you do not believe in God you cannot be a freemason it’s that simple so you can be a member and still single to ICGC or go to your
Presbyterian Church or anywhere else why are you asking if you could nothing stops anybody from sticking to their religions yes because it is not a religious organization okay it’s just that Freemasonry is founded on religious principles that’s a fact okay okay it is not a religion because it doesn’t promise salvation or eternal
Life or anything but masonry is founded on religious principles but unlike other okay well maybe not necessarily unlike your doors are not open to just anybody to join it’s a bit restricted how can a person be a member well um to become a member you must know
Somebody who is a member because it helps cause the person who have to vouch for you in terms of character okay this is a very old institution it has to the test of time and the only reason is because systems make sure that people can get in in code properly screwed on
For the lack of whatever yeah so yes we are selective in who we take because we just want to make sure that the image of the institution is upheld at all times no matter what happens okay yes can you can you leave Connie what you joined can
You leave can you decide to leave there is thing that prevents you from living Freemasonry there are several examples of people who have left Freemasonry finally before we get you see you come in freely and you can leave free okay right before we come because I know that
This weekend you’re the festival will be under way and there are lot of questionable things are you doing but do you make human sacrifices I guess that’s like the biggest one of the biggest things that I’ve interesting quite a number of sacrifices and you know you can control money in bags and
Things like that no we do not make any form of sacrifices we only sacrifice we do is charity charity we do not mix up if the human sacrifice is not possible in this day and age civilization no we don’t and it’s not true it’s not true hmm but most of your
Members are rich that’s true good if you say so well but we have a lot of poor guys among us as well mmm yes so what’s the benefit for an individual who is a member a benefit well we see that Freemasonry is supposed to make good men better and if you look
At the principles on which the order is founded which is brotherly love we live untruths and these are found or embodied in religious statements such as love your neighbor as thyself do unto others what you would wish they will do unto you you can find these three principles in
These I’m sure there are other religious books that project this the similar manner okay so masonry is supposed to make us better people and if we are able to live by the tenets then we affect society in a positive way and hopefully we make society better and the world a better
Place to live in so finally I get to ask you one personal question is it fun as a member you know quite rigid you know it is fun it is fun it is hmm yeah okay let’s talk about the festival that’s on this weekend what’s happening yeah now
We you know mystery mystery is the comprises of group okay that formed lodges ha and these lodges have specific places or designated places where they meet and we call those Masonic halls again you will find out that most lodges are named after virtues or departed the eminent
Masons okay okay who have a good track record whether I miss me or in private life but then they have something that one wish to emulate okay yes so so basically we have lodges mhm however we have some lodges we call institutional lodges the reason we call them institutional lodges is because
They were founded by members who belong to educational institutions or professional institutions okay okay so an example is the K and USD Lodge the University of Ghana Lodge and then the the last one being the University of Cape Coast launch okay and then we have the Medical Practitioners Lodge okay you
Have the pharmacist I mean I’m talking about professionals yeah is that one for journalists not currently okay not currently but it is a possibility okay so these institutional lodges come together once every other year okay to have this festival where the owner departed eminent Mason’s and Masonic institutions okay in the way of
Operations citations representations and lectures of high scholastic volume okay yeah and the beautiful thing is that as missings we are taught to go out of our way to identify and go to the aid of people who I need this is what is expected of us so this festival is seen
As an opportunity for the institutional lodges to come together and have a charity project okay so normally they ensure that the this charity project is timed to be handed over at the same time that the festival is taking place okay yes okay so what are some of the things
That you’re doing specifically this work this year this year they have identified the unnormal a cluster of schools which is in Aceh Mota okay and they have refurbished actually we novated completely the library okay okay and God willing on Saturday this will be handed over to the authorities the cluster so
Is this being done by one institution no okay I said a group so the different lodges and this institutional warden’s yeah that’s so that’s the reference I’m making the institution because you mentioned quite a number of institutions on other yes actually be all these lodges and institutional ologies belong to a
District okay so I would say that this is a program that is being organized by the district okay so this is your districts the specific mission of the school yes all right so your hand in are you what’s going to happen you’re handing it over because there’s a completed project it’s been completed
And this is monies for the renovation was mainly from the Free Masons free masons and for your information monies for charity in masonry is from Mason’s individual misses so after the projects that I want to bring to your attention as a citizen what can I do to
You do you allow for lobbying from ordinary people not lobbying but you can present a petitioner okay and based on the merits yes I mean in the past few years we’ve taken on projects some in the north we’ve also limited special medical equipment to the medical school that’s
Very this very last year we’ve done some in the western region gem quanta hospital you know in other places okay yes all right and so what time what time is it on Saturday is this open – yes it is open to the public okay but it will be nice to have a lot
Of people around during this handing over so from what time on Saturday from 9 o clock in the morning the morning ok all right in the absence of any other thing that you want to share with us so like I cannot be a member I look forward to the
Day when we’re going to have a similar order in this country because you’re not the first to express interest yeah I really look forward to that day all right thank you for this conversation I think it’s opened my mind to a number things that I didn’t know about it I
Don’t think it’s so mysterious this is like people make it just make it wrong okay except that you hardly talk so perhaps that’s why thanks for your time this morning eben is a misaki’s district ground-launched of Ghana Oh ground districts ground almoner of their district landlord of time okay
Alright thank you so much we’ve got entertainment coming your way and of course the national science math quiz schools across the country are arriving in a craft for the CS national science and math quiz which kicks off on Monday so ahead of the contest will take you to
The volta region for a special report on the road leading to the national events The national science and math squeeze tested the knowledge of students in physics chemistry biology and mathematics disciplines there were moments of joy shocks and disappointments some underdog senior high schools and first-timers pooled surprises st. Mary’s seminary Senior High School has been constant reps other national science and math squeeze the
Beats competition from quando liquid and the four senior high schools to pit the first pots with 34 points Ksenia high technical school which was represented by Asha Mata Hari and zaga their Ericsson we recorded one of the higher scores in the first round with 20 points he finished their content scoring
48 points to book a place in the national events they are competitive with his senior high technical julu and vocational high schools had 16 5 and 7 points respectively at the end of the context sunrise christian senior high school one of the new entrants Champa st. Paul’s crotchy and the quanta senior
High schools two winners Lourdes one of the representatives of sunrise a believer Molly indicated they are women was as a result of intense training and preparation Meanwhile a physics teacher at st. Paul’s in your high school when it’s in safar attributes their defeat to Europe operations due to lack of resources [Applause] I did do my senior high school which participated in last year’s national events wasn’t able to qualify for the 2018 edition though they won the first
Round so called senior high technical which was seen as an underdog money to pick a spot within with 20 points the quiz hall was flooded with euphoria well so Coniston a high technical was announced the winner [Applause] one one two and three or depend on the last wrong with the Riddick
What if unless people have plans our everyday life at least my riddle to me I never talk on – I will talk about the sinister it’s ancient senior high schools from the volatile region will be participating other national event that qualia sorry reporter for join news from who [Applause] You
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