Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis

The Rosicrucian Order, Ancient Mystical Order Rosæ Crucis (AMORC) is a worldwide mystical, Rosicrucian, educational, humanitarian and fraternal organization founded by Harvey Spencer Lewis in 1915. The worldwide headquarters are located in San Jose, CA.

Criticism

AMORC has become the target of some criticisms.

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Other Rosicrucian organisations, such as FUDOFSI and Fraternitas Rosæ Crucis have criticised AMORC's authenticity.

Related Topics:
FUDOFSI - Fraternitas Rosæ Crucis

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Gary L. Stewart of the Confraternity of the Rose Cross believes that the modern AMORC is very different from its past and its nature is now different than Harvey Spencer Lewis's legacy. The same view is held by other organisations which started as "forks" from AMORC after its 1990s corporate reorganization.

Related Topics:
Gary L. Stewart - Confraternity of the Rose Cross - Harvey Spencer Lewis - 1990s

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AMORC, like many other similar organisations, has been criticised by some Christian groups. The PanHellenic Parents Union has included the AMORC in a list of 422 organizations which considered as incompatible with the Eastern Orthodox tradition by the "7th Panorthodox Conference" of 1995 and its president Metropolite Hieronymus of Theba and Levadia.

Related Topics:
PanHellenic Parents Union - Eastern Orthodox - 1995

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Some theologians have tried to classify it as a secret society. For an example, see the ECWA case below.

Related Topics:
Theologians - Secret society

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ECWA

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In 1984, the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) sought to outlaw AMORC in Nigeria. ECWA claimed that AMORC is a secret society and published relevant claims on its publications. AMORC filed a libel suit against ECWA and the Lower Court decided against ECWA and ordered the church to pay one million naira to AMORC in 1988. Then, the ECWA appealed against the court's decision. AMORC appealed to the Supreme Court and ECWA counter-appealed. The Supreme Court dismissed both appeals. In 1999 ECWA filed a new suit against AMORC, requesting from the Registrar General of CAC and the IG of Police to withdraw AMORC's registration certificate and seal its offices in Nigeria. ECWA also requested AMORC to be declared a secret society. The new ECWA's lawsuit was dismissed by the Supreme Court in June 2000.

Related Topics:
1984 - Evangelical Church of West Africa - Nigeria - Secret society - Naira - 1988 - 1999 - June - 2000

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