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Thomas Jefferson said- Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty. Only tyrants and dictators deliberately keep their people in the dark. I believe that the understanding which the American people have of their...

When discussing the Constitution, it is easy to slip off into a partisan debate. In the 19th century, There were debates about various items, including slavery. The debate degenerated into the Civil War. In our own time, we continued to debate various topics, like giving women the vote (19th...

I have had masons say "Nice Belt Buckle", or ":Nice baseball cap". When I see a man wearing a masonic (or Shrine or Scottish Rite) ring, I say "I see you are a Mason (or Shriner,etc). Then I usually ask "What lodge do you hail from"? I have no problem at all, with discussing Masonry in public...

Masonry as an institution is completely neutral in politics. Grand Lodges do not endorse political candidates, etc. However, Informing people about an online course, is not the same as endorsing it. Information can be provided, on a non-partisan and non-ideological basis. The Wolcott Foundation...

See my posting about encouraging people to enroll in FREE online courses in the constitution. Support education for all citizens, is one of our splendid traditions. Freemasons started the first "free" public schools in the American colonies. The mandatory set-aside for public education, as the...

see this: Why You Need to Know the U.S. Constitution by Dave Meyer - posted February 15, 2010 When you buy something, like a new car or a refrigerator, an instruction or owner's manual comes with it. Do you read it? If not, how would you know for sure what you bought will work the way it was...

I am not suggesting that we teach the basics of the Constitution in the lodge building, to the Craft assembled. Go back and read my original post. And the title of the thread. Freemasons started the first "free" public schools in this country. Promoting education TO THE PUBLIC is one of our...

Your comments are interesting, and I appreciate your enthusiasm. I did not know that Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, wrote the Maine constitution. Sounds like a "reverse Carpetbagger" to me. I am interested in your take, on how to increase the "literacy" of the American people about our (federal)...

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See my comments under "Fund Raising Ideas". Lodges could distribute copies of the Constitution, and get some $$ as well.

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The constitution of the United States is an unknown document to most people. Sad. Can Masonry do more to assist people in increasing their constitutional "literacy"? Can we provide copies of the document to people? Richard Dreyfuss (Actor and Freemason), has started the "Dreyfuss Initiative"...

One fundraiser that is used by many Shrine centers, and some lodges is a "paper sale". At Aladdin Shrine in Columbus OH, we had a yearly paper sale. We wrote a four page "sheet", with information about the Shrine hospitals, and the Shrine. A couple of photos of kids in the hospitals, and a big...

Go back and read the original post. You GIVE the booklets to any interested person. NO CHARGE. You have a "drop box", so people may drop in a donation if they care to. The Constitution of the United States is an unknown to most people. How sad. The longest surviving charter of self-government...

I have a stainless-steel ring, that I wear when I am deployed to Afghanistan. And I have my grandfather's heirloom ring, that I wear on special occasions. In the USA, I wear a ring and/or a masonic belt buckle, almost every day. When I learned that New Jersey and Pennsylvania had official...

I have thought for some time about this very subject Lodge minutes should be available to all members in electronic format. You should excise and delete any items which might be sensitive or embarrassing. I believe that members would become more involved, if they knew what their lodge was up to.

One fundraiser idea I have been "kicking around", is a "constitution sale". This sounds a little odd. Here is how it works: You get copies of the constitution in booklet form. You set up a table at a Wal-Mart, or any such place, where there are people. You GIVE the booklet to any interested...

I have several of Gordon Spurlock's rings. You should check out the pawn shops in your area, and see their selection of used rings. And there are some good values on ebay.

Did your degree include the "stairwell lecture"? This portion of the degree is not presented by all lodges. If your lodge does not present it, you should scout around for a nearby lodge, and view it there.

( I am a former Foreign Service Specialist with the US State Department, and I spent the last ten years in Iraq/Afghanistan). The US State Department keeps a security watch on every country in the world. And the security situation is published, on their website. Anyone can contact the State...