Ol Kev
Registered User
So, I made a signature line on my personal e-mail that includes the square and compasses. My own thinking on this was simply to identify myself as a Mason. A brother saw it and asked me to help him do one for him and then he passed it on to others. I personally view this not unlike wearing masonic jewelry or decals on the car, masonic ball cap, whatever.
Well, the brother that I originally helped with this happened to send an email out that was politically charged and referenced unions. He told me that since it wasn't masonic in nature that he forgot to remove the square and compasses and tried to do so when he sent e-mails that were not masonic in nature. Well, another brother, who is a union member, got REALLY hot about it and declared that using the square and compasses like that amounted to official communication or communication that gives the idea that whatever is contained therein is endorsed by the Grand Lodge. He is threatening to read the email in open a lodge as Masonic communication and really raise a fuss. There is no reference to the Grand Lodge in this email. As part of his signature the brother did reference his office and identify the lodge of which he was a member. I told him that given the stink, he might want to take that part off.
So, the question before us is:
Is there any Texas Masonic Law that regulates the use of the square and compasses in personal communication?
Is using the square and compasses prohibited in personal emails?
How is this different than identifying yourself as a Mason with jewelry, clothing, etc.
THANKS IN ADVANCE!
Well, the brother that I originally helped with this happened to send an email out that was politically charged and referenced unions. He told me that since it wasn't masonic in nature that he forgot to remove the square and compasses and tried to do so when he sent e-mails that were not masonic in nature. Well, another brother, who is a union member, got REALLY hot about it and declared that using the square and compasses like that amounted to official communication or communication that gives the idea that whatever is contained therein is endorsed by the Grand Lodge. He is threatening to read the email in open a lodge as Masonic communication and really raise a fuss. There is no reference to the Grand Lodge in this email. As part of his signature the brother did reference his office and identify the lodge of which he was a member. I told him that given the stink, he might want to take that part off.
So, the question before us is:
Is there any Texas Masonic Law that regulates the use of the square and compasses in personal communication?
Is using the square and compasses prohibited in personal emails?
How is this different than identifying yourself as a Mason with jewelry, clothing, etc.
THANKS IN ADVANCE!