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As Glen mentions here in England it is incredibly rare for one Lodge to own their own building. It is more common for a group or groups of Lodges to have bought and now jointly own a building which they then often rent out to other users (including non/Masonic ones) in order to pay the bills...

That's why I thought he may be confusing the names but that isn't the case.

Yeah a BS, made up Grand Lodge.

Never heard of it until reading your post right now, so incredibly unlikely to be actually "regular". In fact I suspect you may be mixing up the name of it as I can't actually find a reference to any such Grand Lodge in France.

I think you maybe should maybe consider that the laws of the Grand Lodge of Texas are not the same as those of the UGLE, and that some of us are well-versed in them. For instance: "Art. 379, Masons of Other Grand Jurisdictions: A Master Mason, in good standing, a member of a lodge under the...

While this may be true of the other Grand Lodges it is not correct with regard to the UGLE or GLoI or GLoS as we all have a recognition restriction that states: 5. That the Grand Lodge shall have sovereign jurisdiction over the Lodges under its control; i.e. that it shall be a responsible...

Initiation is when you first join a Lodge and become an Apprentice, when you are finally given the third degree that is described as raised.

I did try to politely illustrate it earlier but maybe I was being too subtle. The GOdF is an irrelevance in the wider world of Freemasonry which is why it will ally itself with anyone who it thinks will help to increase its possible sphere of influence.

No UGLE brother would ever show up unannounced at any Lodge (even our own) let alone one overseas as this would break the agreed Masonic protocol for visiting between Grand Lodges (check with your own Grand Secretary). If he has not been invited to attend by a member of the Lodge he will have...

I strongly suspect that you are wrong with the point above! The UGLE recognises both of the Texas Gradn Lodges which means they recognise us which means there is inter-visitation. If you have a document from your Grand Secretary that states this is not so please let me have a copy which I can...

There is no landmark stating that all men are equal but all Freemasons meet on the square.

It is difficult to give you any meaningful advice as you do not supply any information about yourself. The first thing any of us would need to know, in order to guide you, would be where in the world you are.

It's not a problem, just address me as Mike.

First can I just say that if you're not a Freemason you shouldn't address Freemasons as "brother" as this is a term we use amongst ourselves. In answer to your question an allegory is basically a story, play or poem in which the events and characters are used as symbols in order to express...

King Solomon's Temple is the setting for the Degree Ceremonies and as such he becomes a character in the Masonic allegory.

Not used by any of the three Home Grand Lodges (England, Ireland & Scotland) in the UK. Mainly because when they started there was no such thing in Freemasonry.

Actually, the only religious requirement from the UGLE when recognising foreign Grand Lodges is that Atheists are not made Masons and that the VSL is present and open during Lodge meetings. Choosing to only admit Christians does not contravene these requirements in any way, any more than only...

Most Freemasons would actually say "I am the Master of a Lodge", "worshipful" is just an honorific.

Despite its name it isn't even Scottish actually having originated in France in the early 1800s