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Bushi1971

Registered User
Hi Bushi1971,
Basically, were you come to a Lodge before or after you were invited to dinner? Did you eventually get a future Brother to sign the petition for you? For me, I would like the person that signed my petition should also be my mentor. However, I prefer if the Lodge trust me, it should just start with the ritual first, and the other stuffs can be done later. The only thing that background check and further investigation is that the candidate name is known publicly. We have never done a background check on our politicians before we vote them because we trust them and their views and values are coincided with us.
I stopped down before one of their meetings unannounced. After that I was invited to dinner a couple of times and then submitted my petition. One of the brothers signed my petition and now we’re on to the next step.
 

Bloke

Premium Member
Thanks Bloke, you have a point. I agree with you regarding employment, etc. because there are reputation and financial liabilities etc... to be considered; however, even that employers can always replace that individual regardless nothing wrong has done. However, we are not comparing to that because here is my point for example when a man dates a woman he would not do a background check on her especially on her sexual health before you know or even would consider ask her if she has any you know before he defrosts her. My point is that this is “relationship” concern and interest like with Freemasonry. Another point, I have never done a background check on my friends because this is considered a friendship and relationship concern and interest. Another point, when a group of religious men and women knock at my door and provide me pamphlets. Do you think they would ask me to first do a petition and then do a background check before allowing me to do for example a bible study or be a member a church? What I tried to explain is that we both have a point. Neither good or bad.
BTW, I don’t think it is the media but rather the “political opposition” that does the digging and extrapolate certain information into scandals. Still there are more post election scandals than pre-election. Anyway, I am not political opposition to Freemasonry. I would think anti-Masonry is more interested in my background than with Freemasonry, and it should be that way.
Dating is one thing, getting married having and raising children is another and, in Freemasonry you should be talking about a deep and lifelong commitment, not having a date and if it doesn't work out, just moving on to the next. Likewise with friends, you might give your trusted friend your house keys, but not an acquaintance; and you move to "friend" after a long period of association and observation. There is only two brothers in my mother lodge I would not give me house keys to, one because I've only ever spoken to him on the phone once, the other, because I silently question if he should be a brother.. the other 39 men, I would hand over my keys quickly, indeed, many of them I would hand my credit card and pin to.

But this conversation is silly, it is a requirement you are checked out before you are initiated, some lodges have low standards in that, others high, but if you continued with this thinking in a lodge I was in, you'd have a slow journey before I considered giving you a petition.
 

Warrior1256

Site Benefactor
I stopped down before one of their meetings unannounced. After that I was invited to dinner a couple of times and then submitted my petition. One of the brothers signed my petition and now we’re on to the next step.
Great! Keep us apprised of your progress.
 

dfreybur

Premium Member
Well this has turned into something I didn’t want it to.

Just to let you know, this forum has an ignore feature. I found the conversation confusing until I saw a little button at the bottom to show ignored content. Ah right. I'd forgotten who was in my ignore list. I keep the list short but having a few users ignored improves the experience.
 

Warrior1256

Site Benefactor
Just to let you know, this forum has an ignore feature. I found the conversation confusing until I saw a little button at the bottom to show ignored content. Ah right. I'd forgotten who was in my ignore list. I keep the list short but having a few users ignored improves the experience.
Lol....Good advice. Thanks Brother.
 
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