Order of the Eastern Star

Ordenens logo

Order of the Eastern Star er et broderskab, som både mænd og kvinder kan deltage i. Det blev etableret i 1850 af Rob Morris, en advokat og lærer fra Boston, Massachusetts, som havde været offentlig person for frimurerne. Broderskabet baseres på lærdom fra Bibelen,[1] men er åben for folk af alle guddommelige overbevisninger. Organisationen har omkring 10.000 afdelinger i tyve lande og omkring 500.000 medlemmer i alt. Medlemmer af ordenen er i alderen 18 år og opefter; mænd skal være mesterfrimurere og kvinder skal have særlige forbindelser til frimurere. Oprindeligt skulle kvinder være datter, enke, kone, søster eller mor til en mester, men ordenen tillader nu andre slægtninge[2] så vel som de tillader Jobs Døtre, Rainbow Girls, medlemmer af Organization of Triangle (kun NY) og medlemmer af Constellation of Junior Stars (kun NY) at blive medlemmer, når de bliver myndige.

Se også

  • Order of the Amaranth

Referencer

  1. ^ "Installation Ceremony". Ritual of the Order of the Eastern Star. Washington, DC: General Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. 1995 [1889]. s. 120-121.
  2. ^ "Eastern Star Membership". General Grand Chapter. Arkiveret fra originalen 12. juni 2010. Hentet 2010-06-03. Disse forbindelser inkluderer: * Affiliated Master Masons in good standing, * the wives * daughters * legally adopted daughters * mothers * widows * sisters * half sisters * granddaughters * stepmothers * stepdaughters * stepsisters * daughters-in-law * grandmothers * great granddaughters * nieces * great nieces * mothers-in-law * sisters-in-law and daughters of sisters or brothers of affiliated Master Masons in good standing, or if deceased were in good standing at the time of their death {{cite web}}: line feed character i |quote= på position 31 (hjælp)

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OrderEasternStar logo from saucer.jpg
The Order of the Eastern Star logo as shown on a porcelain cup and saucer. This form of the logo, displayed as a pentagram, seems to have been the most common form until it was superseded with this form in which the central pentagon has been twisted by 36°. Many examples of the older form of the logo can be found on a wide variety of objects, as seen here, for example. This particular image was based on this photo of a saucer, substantially retouched by me (without altering the distinguishing features of the logo), and I release it to the public domain.