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This is why I sometimes use "George Washington" versus "Prince Hall" in general discussion. It's not a general term but everyone understands what I mean whether they agree with my usage or not. Better that than suggesting a heritage older than my own country is not "mainstream". When...

I had no idea the JW disapprove of Masonry. I just told them I am already a devout man and I am quite happy with my religion as it is. They started walking past my door. I'd greet them if they passed while I was out gardening. I don't have any idea if it was the S&C on my car or the fact...

My jurisdiction uses the G so my MM ring has the G. I've seen a UK friend's ring and it doesn't have the G. I didn't give any thought beyond going with my own jurisdiction's tradition. My jurisdictions use slightly different PM symbols so I now have two different PM rings one with each...

With the pressure in that chair I never seem to notice any physical comfort involved. Not even after being through the line a few times and being on the degree team as one of the obligators. It's like wearing the hat. I could have a fan in that hat but it's hot no matter what.

There's no rule in the two jurisdictions where I've read their constitution and by-laws books. The question I would ask myself - Is my objection political and/or religious? Those are topics we do not discuss in lodge. Does our don't-ask-don-t-tell approach to politics and religious apply to...

Excellent - A brother from Florida who I can thank directly. Thank you and all your grand lodge representatives for overturning the edict of religious bigotry. Masonic principles prevailed and may they ever do so.

Being a California Mason I have a login on the GL web site. I explored searching for tables of recognition. The California GL web site allows members to download copies of the Proceedings of previous years as well as a lot of other documents. There is a table in the 2012 Proceedings so I...

No luck so far seeing the legislation results directly off the home page. That one is still from last year. So I searched through their open email folder. Bingo...

Just to check if you understand what you've written. You don't have a drivers license yet but you are set on driving a specific model of car. It's a strange approach to me. I take it you know several York Rite members and you wish to follow their examples.

http://www.mlnr.ro/ That's the web site for the National Grand Lodge of Romania. English does not appear to be required.

Masonry is referred to as the craft. I posted the URL for the New South Wales web site on another thread.

The web site for New South Wales is not as informative as not grand lodge web sites - http://mms.freemasonsnswact.org.au/scriptcontent/index.cfm Lodges tend to be listed in the phone book and they tend to have a meeting schedule on the door. In person always beats any other contact method...

I had reached the point where I wanted to have some sort of civic activity in my life but I didn't want to get involved in politics. So I started writing down the names of fraternities and services clubs and I set a deadline for when I would stop adding to the list and start trimming the list...

For comparison - Some jurisdictions allow a brother to hold chairs in more than one lodge as long as none of those chairs is Worshipful Master. The WM chair is judged onerous enough to demand exclusive duty while other chairs are not so judged. As I am from jurisdictions with that rule my...

I think it's far more a matter of definition and belief than a matter of either or. Should one accept the existence of spirits there would be no distinction between possession and one type of mental illness. Should one not accept the existence of spirits it would all be various types of mental...

These days taking a train is like taking a ship. The transportation itself *is* the destination. Cruises on ships and scenic lines on trains. I've taken Amtrak to get from point A to point B but it was less convenient and slower then even taking a bus. But looking out of the windows the...

W Bro Brad, Of all my installations my favorite one was my "out"stallation. The one where I became a Past Master. What a relief and honor. Of course I liked it enough that when I moved I went through the line again in my next jurisdiction, chuckle. Never know if that might happen again ...

Why would you think any anti is honest? Many antis are delusional. They are not able to tell truth from fiction. Pray for their mental healing and move on. Many antis are authoritarian/fanatics who are the enemies of freedom. I am not convinced that the hate they hold for free men and free...

There are several stories, all probably true to some extent. The guild members could travel in foreign countries in an era when most were bound to the fields they worked because the skills of the guild made them too valuable to hold. Brick masons made structures with mortar while free masons...

Throughout history excellence has tended to come from free societies. Masonry is a free society that teaches personal excellence - We make good men better. It is *not* coincidence that we are a free society of equals who are viewed from the outside as an elite. We make ourselves that way to...