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    What’s the strangest place that you’ve met a brother Mason?

    Exiting an airplane in Oklahoma City. During the flight the person sitting next to me had asked me why I was going to Oklahoma and I replied that I was attending a Masonic conference in Guthrie. When I stood to exit the airplane the man in the seat in front of me shook my hand and said “enjoy...
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    Stepping Down from an Officer Position?

    Men are created equal. The care with which men treat their life is not equal. By dedicating his life to virtue a man may accomplish more good works than his brother. Perhaps it is not the man but the value of the accomplishment that is being recognized.
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    Freemasonry moral values, secret or not?

    I see thoughts, feelings, and actions as circular in nature, each affecting the other two. Morality governs all three. I see no conflict.
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    Freemasonry moral values, secret or not?

    It is certainly true that Freemasonry can be seen as a system of thought, and therefore as a “system of belief”. However, that is not how I see the Craft. To me Freemasonry is work. It is a thing you do. It is action. The morals and virtues that Freemasonry teaches are guides to that action...
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    Has the time come to reach out and ask for new members?

    There appear to be, as often happens, two topics under discussion in this thread. One being “How do we make good men better” And the other being “How do we conduct ourselves as better men”. Both topics are valuable.
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    Has the time come to reach out and ask for new members?

    Every time I see a statement like this I feel compelled to point out that it seems like the number of Masons who know the actual purpose of Freemasonry is either few or none. Those who claim to know the actual secrets are keeping them so secret that they never pass them on. This leaves each man...
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    What can we do ? What should we do?

    That’s the problem with prevention. If it works everyone says it wasn’t necessary, if it fails everyone says it wasn’t enough.
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    Has the time come to reach out and ask for new members?

    Hmmmmm. Well, this conversation has taken such an interesting turn that I am no longer sure that the message I hoped to convey in my original post was clear. I was trying to say that if we don’t treat our new Brothers like Brothers it might be our fault if they do not return. Perhaps this...
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    Has the time come to reach out and ask for new members?

    Forthright, post: 210181, member: 23448“]If you have the right relationship with someone, I see no harm in suggesting that they look into Freemasonry I can think of some harm. It is my opinion that if you: talk to a man about joining, if you hand him a petition, or sign a petition, you have...
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    Has the time come to reach out and ask for new members?

    It is my observation that Freemasonry no longer has a cohesive purpose. Perhaps we might attract men of good character if we found one.
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    Has the time come to reach out and ask for new members?

    If you want to be better, act better. When I saw that my Lodge had nothing to teach me I joined Toastmasters. They have an actual program that teaches Grammar, Rhetoric, and Logic. Using their program I designed and presented short talks on Masonic topics in open Lodge. However I was not...
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    Has the time come to reach out and ask for new members?

    That would certainly be a lot easier than becoming such an exceptional human being that people would be attracted to the craft.
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    A Brother Asks: Why Is Excluding Women Legitimate?

    Perhaps one aspect of Freemasonry as practiced in the American Grand Lodge system is (or should be if done correctly) to teach Mature Masculinity in a world where most people have forgotten what it looks like. Just an idea.
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    What do you think about Prometheus?

    Fire, like Knowledge, can be either constructive or destructive depending on how it is used. So whether Prometheus is a friend or foe to man depends on whether man is prepared to handle his gift.
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    Veterans Administration Head Stones

    The actual Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster might not like that. https://www.spaghettimonster.org/
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