{"id":611088,"date":"2019-04-29T01:35:06","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T01:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Monday, 29 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>primenewsghana.com<\/p>\n2019-04-29\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04\/4893"},"modified":"2019-04-29T01:35:06","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T01:35:06","slug":"charity-is-a-distinguishing-characteristic-of-freemason-daasebre-oti-boateng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/29\/charity-is-a-distinguishing-characteristic-of-freemason-daasebre-oti-boateng\/","title":{"rendered":"Charity is a distinguishing characteristic of Freemason \u2013 Daasebre Oti Boateng"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Monday, 29 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>primenewsghana.com<\/p>\n<p>2019-04-29<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/48932591.295.jpg\" alt=\"Daasebre Professor Emeritus Oti Boateng New Juaben Omanhene\" title=\"Daasebre Professor Emeritus Oti Boateng New Juaben Omanhene\" width=\"295\" height=\"227\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Daasebre Prof. Emeritus Oti Boateng<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The Omanhene of the New Juaben Traditional area Daasebre Prof. Emeritus Oti Boateng says charity is a distinguishing characteristic of Freemason and individuals should stop spreading \u201cfake news\u201d about Freemasonry as a spiritual organization that gets wealth from human sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, this misconception is unfortunate and baseless.  He said this Saturday when he was honoured as a founding father for the 2019 Masonic year by the Grand Lodge of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the system of Freemasonry as a whole and the interdependence of its several parts, it is intended partly to dispel the unfortunate misconceptions, delusions and downright fake news about Freemasonry which are baseless and without an iota of truth whatsoever\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCharity is a distinguishing characteristic of Freemason. Freemasonry is also defined by its charity which blesses those who give as well as those who receive\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><b>Former President John Kufuor speaks about Freemason<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In 2017, former President John Kufuor, who a senior member of the group, also rejected rumours that it is a secretive organisation which thrives on evil activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFreemasonry is an ancient craft and hitherto, it was almost a taboo to talk about it publicly because this is because they did not understand the principles underpinning it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMembers of the Fraternity at that time, kept the craft undercover, in order to protect its sanctity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the Church, the high-and-mighty in terms of politics, suspected this craft because they didn\u2019t know much about it so the \u2018\u2018Brethren of Old\u2019\u2019 decided to keep the craft undercover to protect it, not out of malice or evil intentions\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Monday, 29 April 2019 Source: primenewsghana.com 2019-04-29 Daasebre Prof. Emeritus Oti Boateng The Omanhene of the New Juaben Traditional area Daasebre Prof. Emeritus Oti Boateng says charity is a distinguishing characteristic of Freemason and individuals should stop spreading \u201cfake news\u201d about Freemasonry as a spiritual organization that gets wealth from human sacrifice. 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