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One of my lodges has many who are on the greeters committee at the local Shrine hospital. They say they receive more Master Mason wages than any other group in Masonry - They are there to see a child's first step after treatment.

Chortle. During my decade in Chicago I visited Valley of Chicago AASR-NJ a number of times mostly because brothers of my lodge were taking their degrees. The early degrees are very different but by the time you're half way through they become closer and closer to the same. Degrees evolve...

I put out that I collect old lodge books so I have built up a collection of old ritual books with a snapping cover from before the days the books were authorized given to me by families of passed brothers. Most are blue but are are some black ones. I also have ones that are authorized with...

I take it you don't mean " ... to rent out facilities because we're expected to donate the facilities to them as long as there's no DeMolay chapter who could use the facility instead". Now that I combined these two posts I'm more outraged that we can't donate facility use to the Boy Scouts...

I've also seen JW, SW and WM called delegates and PMs called members or permanent members. As a PM in 2 jurisdictions I can write and sign papers that get presented as legislation on the GL floor. Whether PMs have a vote varies jurisdiction to jurisdiction. In one of mine I would share a vote...

That's why I like to start at the UGLE web site. Unless you want to join a PHA lodge in one of the states that still doesn't recognize drilling down to your local geography works correctly. That's also why I have the Phylaxis Society's page on bogus Masonry in my bookmarks.

Matter of how you learned the terminology. The way I learned science Galilean physics was refined by Newton, Newtonian physics was refined by Einstein and Bohr. What I consider an example of being superseded is the philostigon theory of combustion being replaced by the oxygen theory of...

Bro Bill, Nothing is higher than MM. Studying the degrees is a lifetime process. There is never need for more. Many lodges need officers so you may want to consider going through the line. My bias - That's what I did. It's a different type of learning experience than the degrees. I've...

Now that I see the image it's hilarious. Not just shoes, but shoes on top of a jack. Perfect for us short guys!

Correct, paper mail in this case.

Anyone who wants to use CoR may be unhappy with the GM's edict banning the practice so yes it would need to be brought up at annual GL. So far none have mentioned it. It could be done via the legislation process. In most states there's a ratification vote on GM decisions and it could be...

I thank God for conspiracy theorists. They are obviously nuts so they make for a very nice night-and-day comparison. And pretty much thank them for setting such an obvious bad example and pray for their mental healing. There's no point addressing their issues. Why go down the path of the...

This topic keeps coming up in various situations. Last year it happened at some grand lodge session somewhere and triggered discussion on one of the mailing lists I'm on. My take - I learned how to call the lodge from labor to refreshment and then call back from refreshment to labor again. I...

There are many Hindu brothers and have been for a couple of centuries. Do not over analyze. The question to decide on, and to decide on for yourself not for anyone else, is if you believe in the existence of a supreme being whatever those words mean to you. If mean Brahman then that's all you...

Given the political situation in that region they are likely to be extremely circumspect about contacts. If by "post" you mean put your details online so they can contact you I doubt that's going to work. If by "post" you mean sending them your details by paper mail it would be a very slow and...

Re: Michigan masonic lodge hosts drug-fueled sex p Some lodges have facilities nice enough that renting them turns a net profit. There are lodges that own small shopping malls. There are lodges with banquet facilities nice enough to host weddings or more. In my experience there is always a...

Re: What benefits will I gain in life from becomin On petitions I have read it asks you to confirm that you come to Masonry with no mercenary motives and with a sincere desire to be of service to your fellow creature. if doing service to your fellow creature does not sound like a benefit to...

Had he been drinking before one meeting in the last year or two or had it become a regular status? I'd react differently in those two situations. If it only happened once I'd offer to go have a beer with him after a meeting if he wanted a drink the evening of a meeting. If it has become...

Like Neo-Platonism I suppose. I have not yet knowingly met a Neo-Platonic brother. For all I know I've attended lodge with a few without knowing. There were plenty of practicing Deists who were lodge members during the US Revolution. A close friend "Doesn't believe in churches" - I think I...

To me step one would be to show him how to trace valid jurisdictions by starting at the United Grand Lodge of England website http://www.ugle.org.uk/, "About UGLE", "Foreign Grand Lodges", "North America". That leads to the list of valid GLs. He might or might not notice that Keystone is not...