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Agreed, which is why I included the word arguably. As a very broad brush it works to describe world history of the last century but may have the underlying mechanism wrong.

Crazy user ignored. I like this new function. Crazy user also added to my list of folks who I pray for their mental healing.

Maybe it's confusing because some people think it takes two to fight. Not so. One person can attack and it's a fight no matter what the attacked person thinks about the situation. At one point the Catholic Church attacked Masonry a long time ago, very one directional. While it is natural...

Someone who has not read enough history to recognize the name Carthage unfortunately. It does show an increasing generosity and level of moral generality as the centuries have passed, though. Few hold the Roman Republic of that era as an example to be reviled while the Roman Empire of an era...

Should you file an objection? When I read "Most people are not in control of their own actions" I read that as being more about you than being about the EA. You're worried about being the bad guy and that has you not in control of your actions. If this EA joined for mercenary purposes he will...

It takes brass (copper/zinc alloy) balls to gavel down a brother but doing so on need really helps get a lodge in line with a WM's program. It takes stainless steel (chromium/nickle/iron alloy) balls to gavel down a PM. To gavel down a PGM would take titanium/tungsten alloy balls. Start...

Bro Vimal, an FC ring. Love it.

Installed as Tiler yesterday.

Arkansas has a lot of recent history of being a laughing stock among Masons. In comparison the Arkansas PHA GM issued an edict last year blanket recognizing all states that recognize PHA even if that recognition is returned. Should I find myself sent there for work I'd apply for and use the...

A few years ago an Illinois GM at one of the Town Hall meetings stated that having Masonic plates *will* make us better drivers. Always in the back of your mind while driving is you publicly represent the fraternity. My experiences in multiple states have been uniformly positive.

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Alexander Hamilton, Ben Franklin and very recently Sacajawea. Part of why I still agree with W Bro George Washington that images of actual persons should not appear on our currency. It was a conflict with founding principles doing that on the cent in 1909 and a conflict on every coin and bill...

There's an important word in my obligation that describes whether an action is appropriate or not. A different word is used jurisdiction to jurisdiction but the word used always means that. "Dating" suggests voluntary on both sides and thus appropriate.

It's the emotional side of a coin that tends to have lust as its physical side. It often passes but can morph into love. When I think about love I gradually realize it comes in all sizes large and small. I remember some girls from when I was young and the lust I felt for them but I don't...

I expected there to be more to the story. Bad guy ousted, event not on TV ... It's a clean outcome but not an expected one to me.

The times I have relocated I have presented myself at stated meetings because those are the ones that are listed on the GL web site. I've been to degrees at a lodge that has the same stated meeting date as my own - Degrees announced on this forum included. Lodges in my own districts I tend to...

Beliot - Home of a huge tank painted to look like a Hormel Chilli can. First site crossing the border from the south. Then as soon as the hilarity passes the forested nature beauty builds and builds. Welcome to the forum.

If you read history you will find cases where religion caused wars and as such religion can cause violence. Violence is and always has been a part of human nature so in most eras religion is impotent to stop violence. Even some explicit religious wars are better explained by secular...

I think it's the US move away from table lodge and festive board a bit over a century ago. Maybe done because the large number of candidates made it necessary to perform vastly more degrees. Maybe part of the rationing system for WWI. The move made blue lodge more solemn and less balanced so...

Texas - As described the classes have their first sections individual then their lecture section in parallel. The most I've seen is a triple first with one at the altar at a time. Illinois - As many as 3 at the altar at a time, as many as 7 total candidates for a degree in the same day...