It is our hope that the information contained on this site goes some way to answering any questions or doubts which you may have had regarding your membership of the RAP.
There are several points which are worth bearing in mind:

(1)
The RAP is NOT a counterfeit religion or an alternative means of salvation. As a Protestant organisation, we believe in salvation through Christ alone, by faith alone. We believe in the supremacy of the Holy Scriptures as the word of God, and from their teaching we draw all our basic principles.

(2)
The RAP is NOT a Protestant version of Freemasonry, nor is it directly descended from Freemasonry or witchcraft. Any superficial similarities with Freemasonry which may exist are wholly incidental, and do not affect the substance of the RAP degree. The Christian objections to Freemasonry, valid though they may be, cannot be consistently applied to Orangeism in general or the RAP in particular.

(3)
The RAP is NOT an oath-bound secret society. There are matters, which we choose to keep private, for the benefit of future members, and like any other organisation we reserve the right to confidentiality. We do not, however, administer oaths of unconditional secrecy. The obligation within the degree is termed a 'precedent conditional' obligation, and is a perfectly acceptable process in law.

(4)
The RAP does NOT demand loyalty over and above a believer's loyalty to his saviour and to the Church. This has been shown by the large number of Arch Purplemen currently engaged in evangelistic work and the various ministries of the Church.

What the Royal Arch Purple IS:
(1)
A means of promoting members of the Loyal Orange Institution who have proved themselves trustworthy and honourable.

(2)
A living oral tradition passed down for almost three centuries, which forms an important part of our culture and protestant heritage.

(3)
A time-honoured method of restating and reaffirming, in a dramatic and memorable manner, the central truths of the Protestant faith, as expressed through the Biblical account of God's dealings with the children of Israel.

We pray that all Christian Arch Purplemen will give very careful consideration to the facts contained on this site. It is our hope that no Arch Purpleman would consider resigning his membership on the basis of the unsound and inaccurate information which we have attempted to refute.

If you have any further queries or require any more detailed information, please e-mail us at: [email protected]