Liberal traditions

One of my regrets about Freemasonry is that it seems to have forgotten the liberal traditions on which it was founded. This is part of what originally attracted me to Freemasonry - the values espoused in the ritual.

The use of the phrase 'liberal tradition' is a deliberate oxymoron. Traditions are usually associated with normative organisations such as the armed forces schools and churches. Liberal thought is associated with independent thought. A liberal tradition evolves. Freemasonry is not evolving. Rather it is obssessed with its past.