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I think its partially because people like the romantic. The knight templar theory, for example. It has a certain romanticism. It's semi-plausible. And lacking hard evidence otherwise, you can't truly disprove it. Even if its all circumstantial evidence, and mostly coincidental, its something...

Sounds very cool! Still waiting for the app that includes locations and meeting times, etc. :)

Good luck with that broad of a question, heh. Truth is, we don't really know how far back it goes. There are pretty clear records of lodges in Scotland (as I understand it) going into the 1600's. Of course, then there's the Regius Poem, which seems to have early Freemasonic connections, and its...

I agree. It doesn't have Arnold, so the best it can hope for is 'good' in my heart.

Well played!

Interesting. I've wondered if the same thing would ever happen in the US.

Wow! How very awesome to find all that out. Very, very interesting as well. I had much less luck looking up my grandfather's Masonic history. Count yourself very lucky!

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Curious about the first one. Not sure what you mean by it. Also, if you're going to ban shorts, why not ban T-Shirts as well? In my mind, they're just as casual as shorts. I don't really see the difference between the two. Not that I care about how y'all run your lodge, just curious.

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Sound very fun. I'm not a smoker, but I've been known to enjoy a cigar or pipe socially on occasion. Unfortunately, though, I don't think I'd be able to attend.

Yeah, I can see how if you're retired and having health problems, $200 would be a lot. But for the average person, its not that much. I think of how much money I blow on fast food or coffee that I could make/brew myself, and all I would have to do is be wiser with how I spend to make up the...

My frustration comes in when we can't even cover basic expenses with our dues. It's one thing to have fundraisers to do things like hand out scholarships and other charitable activities. Those things I think are fundraiser worthy. But if you need new carpet, shouldn't you have enough money in...

Our dues are at $65.00, I believe, and let me tell you, that is cheaper than any college organization I've been in by a long shot. (Currently still in school.) Most college frats are $150 per school year minimum. (Often times half each semester.) And those are the service organizations. The...

Very cool!

Whenever someone votes in a poll, the thread is bumped to the top, even without a new post.

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There's no degree work currently scheduled, but that could easily change between now and then.

Apparently in KY, the answer to your question is yes. However, I think that's a side issue in relation to the article. The real issue is, did he or did he not embezzle money. His sexual orientation shouldn't even be relevant. But its going to get dragged into the matter one way or another, it...