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Haha. Okay. Well, I've been trying to wrap my head around it all, and trying to be more informed. I just keep running into dead ends. Thanks for your responses.
One other question: As you read the edict, was I correct in concluding that wearing the belt buckle in question would be in violation, or is it more a matter of membership, and less about things like wearing a gifted belt buckle?
Couple of questions for clarification.
Where you there in 2007 for the discussion?
Follow up, if you were, do you remember the discussion?
I'm purely curious. I could honestly care less if the WS are recognized or not, but I'm just wondering how things happened and what the rationale...
Re: Can a Jewish Brother Wear a Yamaka in a Lodge
Back to frowning...
The obligation is not supposed to interfere with our duty to our God. If part of your duty to God includes head covering, I don't see why we would ever frown on that.
Here's the exact wording of the edict:
I had to look it up because honestly I glossed over it. I'm not a motorcycle kind of guy.
So, all that being said, here's my 2 cents: If this thread is a simple question of whether or not you should wear it in Texas, then the answer would be "Not...
Close to home is a good place to start, but I wouldn't stop there. Each lodge absolutely has it's own personality. You need to kind of feel out the lodges a little bit, and figure out where you will fit in best. There's a lodge literally a minute's drive from my office, or about 8 minutes...
Every part of me wants to congratulate your lodge...until I think about my own Initiation. I was initiated, passed, and raised as a 21 year old. I was not "ready" until my late 20's. Something inside me finally clicked in the past few years. At times, I wish I had waited because I feel like...
1. What would happen if you died today? If you believe that you have a Spirit, where would it go?
I think there are many different names for what would happen, Heaven, returning to the source, etc...
2. What would happen to those who are of a different religion than your own? (Refer to...
Very interesting. I've never heard about Hesychasm. I looked into it briefly after reading this, and it seems to closely resemble Buddhist monastic practices, but under the umbrella of Eastern Christian thought. Of course, that's after about 3 minutes of google searching, and then scanning...
How many brothers in Texas have their own apron, aside from the lambskin you were given after joining?
That's not really something we do at my lodge. We have a lodge set. I know in in several other jurisdictions, Masons have their own aprons. Just curious if this is state wide, or if it's...
Yeah. I love this podcast. It's certainly not as informative as some of the others, but it's not really trying to be educational. It's more like a talk show. But it's absolutely wonderful.
Re: if i came to you lodge on a stated what would
1. We have a meal. For years this was just bulk baskets from KFC, or sandwiches with generic deli meat. This year our Senior Steward has taken it seriously and has made some excellent meals. We also did pot lucks at Thanksgiving and...
I'm a Christian who also practices Vipassana.
Let me qualify that. When I say I'm a Christian, I don't mean a Bible-Thumping Baptist. I'm an Un-Fudamentalist, Progressive, Postmodern Christian. I see a lot of value in other religions. I lean Unitarian/Universalist.
I get a lot out of...
Well, just an odd coincidence I suppose.
Keep in mind at some lodges the IC likes to interview you all together to be more efficient with your time and theirs. Maybe their schedules don't all meet up until later in the month. Maybe they haven't gotten your information from a very busy...