Recent content by Glen Cook

Now three: MS, SC, AR. WV has recognized PHA TN. However, PHA LA is engaged in irregular activities and has been expelled from the PHA COGM.

There are two national Scottish Rite organizations to which he may have belonged: https://scottishritenmj.org/ https://scottishrite.org/ They may be able to help. If you have confidence the piece was local, you could check with the local Scottish Rite and the Grand Lodge of Washington.

What questions can we answer?

My obligation doesn‘t say anything about being accepting or polite even to those whom we deem irregular. My obligation is limited to Masonic communication, to include sitting in a tyled lodge.

You visited a PHO lodge as a member of a mixed obedience?

A démit is not a resignation; it is not a divorce. In many jurisdictions such a mason is still subject to masonic discipline.

couldn’t care, rather than could care A note: Just to clarify, one can be both a ritualist and enjoy the fraternal aspect of freemasonry.

You may have won the necroposting award for this group, responding to posts over ten years old.

Whose arms arms are pictured?

You responded to a six year old post.

The GEKT statutes do require one be a firm believer in the Christian religion. Many grand lodges have additional belief requirements, including the profession of Christianity.

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Not all regular GLs are monotheistic. There is no resurrection in my rituals. Hiram is being lifted to be carried to a more decent burial place. We don’t bury living people in regular freemasonry. Use of the Bible as a VSL is not required as part of recognition. See Masonicrecognition.org...

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