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http://bessel.org/masrec/phamap.htm There's a map of states that do and don't have PHA recognition. Florida is not on the list and yes I and many others agree that's ridiculous. As Illinois has blanket recognition you can visit a PHA lodge in any of the states marked blue on that map. As...

The store that supplies all of Southern California is LA Fraternal Supply Co in downtown Los Angeles. Depending on the traffic that's 1-2 hours from Irvine. Many Shrine centers have a shop with masonic symbols so ask where the nearest Shrine is. That will be somewhat closer but is less likely...

Our ability to discuss negative topics is itself a positive topic. There's a dual trend towards free thought and peace at the price of agreement. It makes for a tension where at lodge we don't discuss the hard stuff so we seek that discussion elsewhere. You will note that the worst that ever...

They do not count. It's years current not calendar years. Your 50 year pin is now do 59 years after you were raised. It's like years of service - You were a brother but not a serving brother during those intervening years.

We do tend to discuss current issues that are problematic. Issues that resolve themselves easily are really events not issues so they don't get as much mention. Like today I'm leaving work early to go to a lodge I've never attended before to see 3rd degrees of men I've never met before...

First you need to look up if your GL recognizes the PHA GL in question. If they can do you can present yourself for visitation. It's technically up to them to look up if that recognition is mutual. That leads to a second step that's nice if you have the data ... When I looked up the list in...

I've never understood why this is not considered natural in the US. Lodges do degrees, fellowship and service events to make Masons. A lodge consists of Masons with any property just being stuff that can be replaces. Grand lodges dispensation, annual communication and education programs to...

I'm not convinced the GM in Arkansas had any intention to do battle with the Imperial level. On the one hand more than one recent GM in Arkansas has expelled brothers by edict without trial. That to me looks like trying to control their own members. The problem is Arkansas GMs in recent years...

When PHA recognition first happened in CT at least one southern GL pulled recognition over it. Pretty much the only thing that happened is folks laughed at the pulling jurisdiction and eventually recognition was back in place. So I could answer your question that it's been tried and it didn't...

Symbolically, the checkered pavement is also a suggested dress code. A lodge is or should be tiled in black and white. Does that expression refer to the checkered payment on floor or on a dress code for the tiler to suggest as the brothers pass through his door? I'll take an "and" in place of...

Bro Relapse, Do you have any idea when I would need to leave San Antonio to get there in time to attend? Going up the I-35 is a slow haul especially the transition onto the I-35. I could end up buffering too much time for traffic and relaxing at some local coffee place for a while. Been...

Very much so. I hope I'm never in the type of situation where I would need to betray mu obligations in that way. It never even occurred to me that the government might not get copies of those records automatically. That part of the story line has always confused me. The switch from private...

Symbols on cars are great. Regularly I'll wave at someone and if they notice we'll wave back not knowing why I did so. If they see my plates they'll often come back parallel to me and wave again this time both of us exchanging huge smiles. This happens best with grand lodge. Passing each...

http://grandlodgeoftexas.org/lodgelocator http://www.mwphglotx.org/lodges5.asp When I searched for Temple there are 3 lodges near you in the 2 regular Texas jurisdictions. Scanning for other cities near you will likely show more choices.

Andrew, There are several Catholic families active in Pasadena 272 where you've had contact. On the one hand you can go with the flow of your local church and ask to withdraw. On the other hand you can ask the Pasadena folks which church they attend and switch there. As they have been openly...

I don't need science to teach me that all humanity is one family, but science teaches me that. I don't need church to teach me that all humanity is one family, but church does teach me that. Masonry teaches me that fellow Masons are brothers, one step closer than my cousins in the rest of...

Has anyone seen a petition returned because the committee gave a negative report? One time 3 of us were in the candidate's living room asking if his wife is okay. This lead to a discussion that his minister objected. He said he intended to switch to the next church down the road to handle...

You're on open demit right now. Adjacent states definitely know the situation. You can approach a lodge in an adjacent state and ask if they are willing to let you affiliate without going through the Grand Secretary's office as they are currently interfering with the paperwork. If they admit...

Right, but it does depend on the insecurity and learnedness of the grand line. They could object anyways. But that's a hypothetical case now. It's hypothetical case that triggers by rebellious side but it is not what happened.

I have been through Scottish Rite classes. They work. Their controversy is no so long ago no living member experienced it but sure enough they went through the exact same process over a century ago. *I* prefer the individual degrees, but I've already been through mine. The degrees are no...