Should EA's and FC's be allowed to wear Masonic jewelery?
To stir the pot, I thought that I was told I there stood "a just and upright mason" during my EA degree.Since masons meet on the level shouldn't an EA also have the privilege.
If someone wore jewelry and identified themself openly as an EA or FC wouldn't it open the risk of someone from another lodge protesting their membership?
An EA *is* a mason, but there are three degrees for a reason -- MANY reasons, actually. As each degree is earned, greater knowledge and understanding are attained... and as our ancient operative brethren found, further priveleges bestowed.
An EA *is* a mason, but there are three degrees for a reason -- MANY reasons, actually. As each degree is earned, greater knowledge and understanding are attained... and as our ancient operative brethren found, further priveleges bestowed.
In Texas, we don't have voting rights until we are MM's. I know in my area, there's a big problem with many EA's joining, going through initiation, then disappearing and never working on their work again. Subsequently, then end up suspended or expelled. I think with holding some of those privileges is precisely for that reason - to see who actually has it in them to go through it and turn in all of their work.