Nevada/U.S. – GM of Nevada Rules ‘No Multiple Volumes of Sacred Law’ in Lodges
Over a month ago, the Grand Master of Nevada, Most Worshipful Steven A. Robinson, Jr., issued an Order that declares the use of any other Volume of Sacred Law (VSL) or book of faith besides the Bible during lodge ceremonies, meetings or degrees is a violation of Nevada’s Masonic code.
While the Old Testament of the Holy Bible is central to the origins and allegories of Masonic ritual, in recent decades most U.S. grand lodges have taken a broad approach (or turned a blind eye) to the use of alternative VSLs – especially when obligating new candidates who are not specifically Christian in their beliefs. According to GM Robison’s Order, that is not permitted in the Grand Lodge F&AM of Nevada’s Masonic…
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