I'd be happy to point out a few for you.ChristianMasonJim said:
MI is quoting from the preface of Steven’s book, but the above is not what he wrote. Here are the relevant passages:
Note three things: 1) Steven did not directly refer to Freemasonry as being 'evil.' I'd guess he, like me, made such a conclusion, but he did not describe it as such in his preface. 2) He didn’t come to a position about Freemasonry until after he had studied it’s literature. Based on what he heard on the program, he was certainly concerned and related his concerns to his father. 3) Steven does not say that he tried to convince his father to leave Masonry right after the program; rather, he raised his concerns with his father about what the program had to say. One can assume the issue of membership came up, but MI goes too far in its assumptions.
Here is what Steven wrote in the same preface:
Steven does not say he convinced his father to leave, nor is any ‘great pride’ indicated in his comment. He probably did have much to do with his father’s decision, but the MI folks put words into his mouth for their own reasons.
The above is an outright lie, followed by a falsehood. In the first place, Steven did properly cite the quote in his footnote 17 on page 39 of his book (he also referenced Coil's in footnote 11, same page, and in the book's bibliography). The MI statement is an example of intentional deception, which they have left intact. They ignored his cite and substituted instead the 2nd edition of Coil’s Masonic Encyclopedia which came out the same year as Masonic Rites and Wrongs. The 2nd edition was a hatchet job intended to remove the embarrassing conclusions reach by Coil. As to the falsehood, the MI statement implies that Steven corrected the cite, when in fact he didn’t: it was correct from the beginning, as they well knew.
In the first place, it’s not “T. A.; rather, it’s “T.N.”. Secondly, they avoided the issue. I never said “the amount spent by Masons per year is far too small!” That is a complete fabrication and has not been withdrawn.
There is no ‘tax avoidance’ involved in the group’s funding. The truth of the matter is that Ephesians 5-11 is a 501(C)(3) entity, meaning it has met all the requirements to become one. In seeking such a status, the organization must state its purpose and file annual returns of its income. If MI is so interested in the organization’s funding, they only need to ask the IRS for a copy of its tax return.
The comment above is untrue. Ephesians 5-11 is in full compliance with the copyright laws of this nation, as MI knows. MI also implies that the age of the Masonic document somehow impacts on its veracity. Yet I have a 1997 NC GL Monitor (Bahnson) that is a direct copy of the original, which was published in 1892. For Masonic rituals and monitors, changes occur very slowly over time; thus older documents are usually good references.
