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My college fraternity did something similar. Whenever we had a cookout or meal, the fraternity would pay for the meat (burgers for a cookout, turkeys for thanksgiving, etc), and everything else you could think of was on a sign up list and provided by the members with no expectation for...

This. The ritual and brotherhood with men I would never have met were it not for Masonry.

Or perhaps mail it back requesting funds for a poor and penniless Master Mason who is in debt for unmentioned reasons because he spent beyond his means... maybe that would drive the point home...

From what I understand, they claim that the budget shortfall will be taken care of after this year when the per capita kicks in. I'll believe it when I see it.

Ah, I was just curious, because when I think linens, I think towels, bedsheets, etc. Sounded like a toga party to me. :p

Are us non-PHA types allowed to ask what a 'White Linen Party' is?

But in reality how often does this happen? People move linearly through the chairs in my experience. Sometimes skipping a chair if someone drops out, but they move linearly all the same. There an expectation that if you start wherever an individual lodge's line starts, you'll end up WM. I'm...

Bro. Bowden's post in this thread prompted me thinking and, ultimately, deciding to share my thoughts on the titular subject. Frankly, as heretical as it is to mention this, I'm not sure that I'm a fan in any way of our system of 'rotating through the chairs' we have in Texas. I do understand...

I'd like to know why there is a budget shortfall from the Grand Lodge's own mouth. If those solicitations had a, "We screwed up making these decisions, here's what we're doing to fix it, but in the mean time please help us out," in front of them I think they might be received at least somewhat...

Oh, yuck. That's awful. I'd hate to have to foot the bill on that. Hopefully, somehow, the driver will be liable for the damage to some extent.

Probably because the News Bot is automatically linked to several Masonic sites/blogs/newsfeeds, and autoupdates when someone updates said sites. Bro. Hodapp's blog is one of those sites. News Bot isn't a person. Just a line of code that makes a post when certain sites update. I do believe Bro...

FYI for video watchers, some language in the video. Also, why would anyone jump out of a perfectly good airplane? Some things I still don't understand. :)

I do agree that its unfortunate when people generalize and don't distinguish within a 'subheading', whether that subheading is rap, video games, novels, etc, etc. But people appreciate having a big wide target to hit, I think. :)

Pretty cool. It's pretty amazing that the radio waves have a sixteen hour delay to reach us.

Wish I could, though I won't be able to make it. Hope its a success!

While I think I understand the purpose of this edict, I still think censorship within the Masonic Fraternity is wholly against our ideals and far too pervasive in our news these days.

Sure, I get that. It's all expression. And I did mention in my post that I'm well aware that some rap is about way more than the 'gangster' culture, particularly in its roots. Unfortunately, its the gangster rap that seems to be pervasive in the present era. I listen to punk rock. In fact, I'm...

Our dues are at $65. I wish they'd up them to at least $100.00. We recently had to have part of our building's slab repaired and while we could cover it, it didn't leave us much wiggle room. We know we're going to need to replace our carpet in a few years, and we haven't started saving for it...

Absolutely agree as well regarding fundraisers and public benefit. I only wish everyone shared that attitude.

Personally, its not the form itself that bothers me. It's the subject matter. I do think that some rap would fall into the 'art' category, but a large majority of what actually sells records, I think, does not. Call me pretentious, but the common portrayal of drug usage, objectification of...