Theos-Talk Archives (September 1997 Message tt00023)

WmNGreer@aol.com wrote:

> << Let him utter no DISAGREEABLE TRUTH. >>
>
> I profoundly disagree. The above admonition is quite similar to
> an ostrich sticking its head in the sand. Truth is truth -- and
> the truth sometimes hurts. That is a fact of life. The above
> might usefully be altered to read, "Let him acknowledge -- not
> HARP on -- disagreeable truth, but consider healthful corrective
> measures."

I have been told that Dora Kunz used to not allow controversial
subjects to be discussed at meetings of the New York Lodge. The
reason was not to keep the truth from being said, but to keep the
atmosphere of brotherhood from being disturbed.