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We are having the same issue in Florida. We have a GL building in Jacksonville (of all places!) which has been a money-pit for years. The GL proposed raising the per-capita to pay for maintenance. This was voted down at the GL Communication in May. I'm trying to find out what, if anything, is...

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The MW Prince Hall GL of TX has changed its website. The link to the Compact between it and the GLoTX that used to be on the old website is not shown on the new one. Can anyone provide either a link to the Compact or a pdf of the Compact? Thank you.

I don't know the answer. I had heard that so I went to the Florida Masonic Law Digest and researched it. I tried every way to find any references to the word "edict." The little I found did not state the nature of an edict, it's force in masonic law, or how long it would be in effect. You can...

If Edict No. 3 is not withdrawn by the next Florida GM, then that means that a precedent will have been set that any future GM can decide that he doesn't like any particular religion and any brother can be expelled or forced to resign who happens to subscribe to such a religion even if at the...

The problem with the Florida GM's Edict No. 3: It removes the focus from the individual's suitability for membership to that of an entire religious group. It's like saying that since Timothy McVeigh was a terrorist and he was also a Catholic, all Catholics are terrorists. The great tragedy...

Here in Florida, the Widows Sons is recognized as a Masonic organization by the Grand Lodge of Florida.

One black ball was used to keep minorities out of the lodge by brothers who did not take the idea of the universality of freemasonry too seriously, or forgot that it's a man's inner qualities that are important. It's necessary, if we wish to have more diversity in our lodges, to not return to...

Thank you for clarifying the issue for us. It is much appreciated!

See this page on the website of the GL of Pennsylvania: http://pagrandlodge.org/policy/visiting-search.html Access the history of freemasonry in Pennsylvania here: http://www.pagrandlodge.org/programs/masedu/boaf/boaf.html Within the latter link the transformation from the Moderns to the...

I've done some research regarding Texas' use of AF&AM. Here's what I've discovered. Louisiana's grand lodge was founded with the help of Pennsylvania's grand lodge which uses F&AM. Pennsylvania was originally derived from the Premier (Moderns) grand lodge of England. Later it switched its...

By the way, it is incorrect to assert that the difference between F&AM and AF&AM designations within Prince Hall Masonry is unfounded. Actually, the issue with Prince Hall lodges and the three or four letter designations stem from the fact that W:. Bro:. Prince Hall obtained a charter from the...

You may enjoy this map I created for my lodge's website: http://www.gulfbeachlodge.org/joomla/index.php/masonic-education?start=12

Sorry, It looks like I just posted the same thing as a new thread. One should read first; post second!

My point exactly. The GL of Texas did not even consider partnering with the other regular GL in Texas in creating this 'Texas Mason' license plate. They could have gone into it together and even have shared the funds. By the way, did you know that there is a masonic jurisdiction from a Southern...