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Actually, I think I'm in perfect sync with you.

Harsh, man...harsh.

What's the practice in the NMJ?

Well, if the non-masons couldn't attend, then the attendance by Scottish Rite Masons would drop precipitously, and they wouldn't be able to afford the fancy receptions and banquets that goes with that party.

As I recall there was nothing but fluff at the open session anyway. It's very similar to the first session of the GLoT, an open meeting just to get the tiresome greetings out of the way. The reverse side of the coin is, would they be willing to actually conduct business in the presence of a...

Gould's History of Freemasonry Throughout the World. I'd have to figure out which volume to leave out.

No, you're right. I was the one who was wrong. Apologies.

This outfit has three functioning lodges in all of California? Sounds pretty exclusive. I have noticed that many of these "less regular" organizations have an Eastern Star component that, far from being an "affiliate body", is treated on an equal footing in their websites and journals.

He's no longer associated. I read comments from the Shriners that he hadn't attracted enough celebrity participation to the tournament, and they were also disappointed that he wasn't willing to make appearances at the hospitals.

Table Lodges were approved for use several years ago by a vote of Grand Lodge. It was presented in a commitee report, I think Membership Maintenance, talked over, and approved.

Ah, well, let me private message you, then.

It is a ceremony. Don't do ceremonies on candidates that aren't part of the prescribed Texas work. Yes, there is a COR in the York Rite. I don't think it would be appropriate to be more specific. If you want to see it, take the York Rite.

It's a little hard to make out which requirement you mean. It appears you are saying that the GL of TX does not meet the autonomy requirement. I suppose you would have a point, in that one may not wield political power in the GL of TX if you are not a member of the Masonic Rosicrucians.

Ecossais, the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Egypt claims to be a revival of a previous body, the National Grand Lodge of Egypt, which had recognition from at least some other jurisdictions. I note that they do not claim to have any current members who were members of that former body. Is there a...

So far they've stated a few things as fact. They are a Grand Lodge with eleven members, of whom "the majority" are Egyptian. They do not yet have any lodges, but plan to consecrate two later this year. Their Facebook presence is operated by one Dr. Mohab Fahmi, and Egyptian living in Malta...

I agree with Mike Martin that it's interesting this body has decided to announce itself primarily over the Interwebs, which unavoidably invites comparison to bogus bodies that have come along which are little more than a very slick website. I would note, however, that the premier Grand Lodge of...

SGLE, are you the Grand Master of this body, the Grand Secretary, or both? Do you actually have any lodges currently meeting on Egyptian soil?

Brother Blake, speaking of responses to inquiries, how about that fellow I asked you about who was on the 2010 roster for Gonzalez Lodge? Not as earth shaking as Grand Lodge Recognition, but if I could get an answer, it might mean not suspending one Mason. Tom Ball Hidalgo York Rite Bodies.

You seem to be working on the theory that if your Grand Lodge says it recognizes all the Prince Hall Grand Lodges, all the PH GL's are somehow obliged to go along with you. If I were in a PH GL, I would consider it an affront to our sovereignty for a "mainstream" GL to inform us that they have...

Get Coil's Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, and just browse through it randomly. It's about the best reference out there, without all the romantic flights of imagination that are muddying the waters lateley. You can learn a lot about the history and practice of masonry around the world.