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This is an interesting topic. I have attended lodge with Muslim brothers. I once held the Holy Qu'Ran, while the brother took his FC oath. I consider this to be one of the high points of my masonic career. I have spent over 11 (eleven) years working in Islamic countries, and working closely with...

Gentlemen, We are going to see changes forced upon us. With the aging of our membership cohort, and the closing of more smaller lodges, change is inevitable. How best we cope with these changes, or if we let change control us, will show what type of men we really are.

I am VERY interested in the TO lodge phenomenon. I read that there TO lodges in the USA and Canada. I find the whole concept fascinating! The chamber of reflection, and the esoteric ideals. I wager that if someone tried the concept in Kentucky, the GL would shoot it down. "We never had one before".

My experience was a little different. My father petitioned about 6 months before I did. I had many friends who were Masons. There is nothing at all wrong with contacting the man you mention in your post, and saying "I am a Mason, too". It will NOT cheapen his experience, nor spoil it in any way...

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Putting a newly made MM in the Tyler's position, is ludicrous. That is the same as "throwing him away". What a bad idea! The worst thing you could do, is put a new MM outside of the lodge, to sit all alone. I have been kicking around the idea of a "calling", for some time. Every Mason, whether...

I have been kicking this around in my mind for some years. What should we do with newly made Master Masons? I believe that if we work with new MMs during their first year in the craft, we have a better chance of keeping them in for a lifetime career. We need to realize that we are losing more...

I have been kicking this around in my mind for some years. What should we do with newly made Master Masons? I believe that if we work with new MMs during their first year in the craft, we have a better chance of keeping them in for a lifetime career. We need to realize that we are losing more...

I have never started a new lodge. BUT- I am very interested in the process, and I have researched the regulations, here in VA (My lodge membership is KY, but I reside in VA). I agree, that different GLs have different procedures. I am interested in starting a "lodge of the arts", similar to the...

Google "rusty nail degree". Several Grand Lodges have a fun "degree" called the Rusty Nail Degree. The lodge contacts members, who have not been to a meeting for a long time. The lodge invites the "rusty" brothers to the lodge, for the degree. The lodge members then perform the degree, where the...

There are several good companies out there. See: http://www.pincrafters.com/ Also, just google "lapel pins", and you will see several vendors. Keep in mind, that the unit cost is less, the more you order. You might consider contacting other lodges in your area, and going in for a larger order.

If your state permits dual/plural membership, you might consider keeping your membership at your "mother" lodge, and also affiliating with the Saturday lodge. I agree, that you might wish to visit the weekend lodge, and get a "feel" for the lodge, their membership, the "chemistry', etc. You can...

I have spent many years in predominately Islamic countries (Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Afghanistan). I advise you to be VERY careful in the UAE, even discussing Freemasonry. You could get yourself arrested, and in serious trouble. The advice you are getting here is good. Freemasonry is NOT a rich...

I disagree. See how the Mormon church does it. The employment service must be open to ALL PERSONS. Masons, dependents, widows of Masons, and anyone who needs help. We cannot give the appearance of giving preference only to Masons. If the service is open to ALL, then it is great public relations...

It varies from Grand Lodge to Grand Lodge. I suggest that you check with your GL, before you invite someone to join. Virginia used to have the YWMAGM program. It means you would approach a man, whom you believed would benefit from Masonry, and you would say "You would make a good Mason". Then if...

There is a tendency for people to say "Let the government do it". I have dealt with state employment offices. I am unimpressed. I believe sincerely, that we could return to this excellent tradition.

There is a group of Masons in Alabama, which is already doing a similar project. They go into public schools in full Masonic regalia, and deliver the constitution to the school kids. See: http://www.tmapusa.org/

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I have visited lodges in 14 states, WashDC, and five foreign countries. I have witnessed degree work in Russian at a lodge in Moscow, and degree work in German at a lodge in Paris, France. In the USA, generally ritual does not vary widely between jurisdictions. Example: Virginia freemasonry is...