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That sounds far more reasonable. So $500 up front and then annual dues? About what do the dues run? (Rough average.) I'll look back in the thread, but when's the effective date?

It all depends on where the charter was from and how it ties back. They may all be Recognized as Regular. That's why you have to look at the charter (now you can do most all of the research online). (I suppose they could also be decreed as clandestine with a perfectly sound charter, so you'd...

Most of it comes down to the history of the Grand Lodge line. A.F.&A.M. were the "Ancients" and F.&A.M. were the "Moderns" in 1751-1813 when England had two Grand Lodges. South Carolina is very interesting. They had two Grand Lodges: Free and Accepted Masons and Ancient York Masons. The AYM...

Did anybody establish whether it is $500 for the degrees, or each degree?

A lot of the nay-sayers are of that mind because of the many clandestine GLs that claim to be PHA or of a similar flavor. The comment I've heard is "how do we know which one is the real GL?" That is where education comes in. There should be more information out there to aid the mainstream...

Shine the Light on it at your Lodge Brother! I hadn't thought about a decal. I knew about the lapel pins, but that is a great idea.

Mr. Sampson, you are quite the provoker. Subtle...but apparent enough. Please do me a favor and don't respond to my posts in the future. I will do the same for you. You are here for your own selfish motives. Take care and God bless.

... ... ... T.N. Sampson Quote: "Similarly, if I want to know what the Catholic Church teaches, I'll look to their Catechism, and not the personal views of my Catholic neighbor, whose views may not be correct. He may be wrong, but the documentation published under the Church's authority...

Would somebody be so kind as to PM me with a copy of the 2007 Mutual Recognition Compact? Though I am a lowly EA (for now), I plan to educate several of my like-minded Brothers that didn't know about it. Once I am Raised, I plan to research and present my findings to my Home Lodge. I am not...

Well, I'm half-Canadian. My mom still maintains citizenship. I was actually sporting my Celtic FC home strip at GrapeFest in Grapevine, Texas today. I bought it while I was in Glasgow. I watched them play a match. Wednesday night--over 50,000 there--on a WEDNESDAY! It was awesome...

The next step is up to you: :21: To throw a little more out about the differences: "mainstream" under the Grand Lodge of Texas has been historically not diverse in membership (moreso with African Americans). This is changing drastically. I was just talking with a Brother at the Grand Lodge...

I've read of some that aren't just a room, but rooms without windows or doors and you are dropped down through the floor (talk about dramatics!). So when would it be used? before all Degrees? or just for MM? I want to say I read about it being used in York Rite. Brother Hatley, you have a...

:52:Doh! :52: Bro. Bill beat me by 8 mins. with a far more informative post. Kudos!

The Chapter and Council are open to all faiths. I am finding that this is a common misperception. The Degrees conferred in the Royal Arch are deemed by many as completing the lessons of the Craft Lodge. The Council Degrees are set in the Crypts of Enoch, well before the Jewish and Islam divide...

How could the Chamber of Reflection be worked in US Lodges? Would it be worked in an appendant body? or could it legally be worked in the Craft Lodge?

I guess the quickest answer is that you would probably find both "mainstream" and "Prince Hall" are pretty much the same for big picture stuff (if not most everything else). The GLoT and the MWPHGLoT evaluated eachother and recognized eachother as "regular." The other Brothers from Prince Hall...

If you are referring to my post...really. I'm just starting my Journey, but to me, seeing Brothers in four separate appendant bodies in leaderships roles in three of them and publishing articles with a Research Lodge...I'd say that's an accomplishment. Now, it may just be my naivete, but I...

"Don't go where the huskies go...don't eat the yellow snow..." -Frank Zappa Not sage, nor very useful...but still good advice.

Well if I don't join, I'll sure as hell donate! Thanks for making me cry. (I didn't cry...well, maybe a little...)

So what happens when you demit from an appendant body? Obviously you aren't going to be going to any functions. Because you've already received that Light along with the "Degrees," can you still refer to (or consider) yourself a "32nd Degree Mason" (not that that's "more" than a MM) if you...