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I went through the SR years ago before they raised the fees . Honestly I found no value in the SR that I could not do on my own . I could not continue paying dues to a body that I can not be active in . It is over 150 miles (one way ) from my home to my Valley's Temple . Between my time and cost...

This is what I mean by trying to disprove a negative , it is useless . They say we worship the devil , and when we say we do not and ask them to point out in the ritual where the devil comes into play they will move those goal posts and say we are worshiping the devil without really knowing it ...

There is no need to "combat" the crap out there because (as already stated) those who believe the anti-masonry garbage is insignificant and in a very small minority . I tend to give people more credit and believe they have more common sense than the average conspiracy theorist . If someone...

This will sound odd , but I truly enjoy anti-Masons . I do ! They talk as if they actually know what they are talking about , when it is one anti Mason passing on the mistaken mis-quoted/out of context ritual and writings of Masons such as Pike that originally came from other anti-Masons . They...

When I am getting on the wife's nerves , a by-product of being up each other's butts , she will ask me "Isn't there a lodge somewhere you can go !? "

This is true , some Masons get out of control and try to be at every function in their area . The brethren I have in mind when I read these types of threads are the men married to women who want to control when/where their husbands can go and what they can do . I know a few young Masons who want...

I think if a wife has a problem with her husband attending lodge two or three times a month , there are bigger issues at play . I find it unhealthy for my wife and I to be up each others butts 24/7 . We need our outside interests that does NOT include one another to keep our marriage healthy ...

We DO NOT have a picture of George in either of my lodges . Now that I think of it , only a couple of the lodges in my area do .

As Master I wear pork pie hats . I dislike top hats , derbies , fedoras etc; etc;

They will not leave me alone , I no longer want to be WP and tried to make a deal with the AP that we could take turns until we get more Master Masons as members but he refuses . And I have enough on my plate as a member of two lodges , (soon to be) DDGM , my YR bodies , president of the Past...

Congrats . I enjoyed the OES until I spent 4 years as Worthy Patron and I told them I no longer wanted it , there was no one to replace me (we only have 4 Master Masons as members now) . Turned in my demit not long ago and the wife followed shortly after .

Read every meeting but our Secretary knows what is important that must be read and what to omit . I would vote to just have them sit out to be read by the members before a meeting , but very few would actually read them . So what would happen is , as Master I would ask "you all have read the...

Some people have weird ideas about things , not much we can do to change their minds . I chatted with a buddy from the other Commandery in my district and their membership number is even lower than ours and he states the biggest reason as told to him is because those ugly and expensive...

Membership Numbers in my YR bodies (we have 3 different YR bodies in my district alone so the membership numbers will seem low) Chapter : 128 Council : 128 Commandery : 116 I know of two members reasons for not being in the Commandery ... one member is Jewish and another believes the...

To add , before I am accused of being jealous of these other "invitational" bodies , I have been invited to join the YR College , AMD and a couple of others along with clubs such as Past Masters . I have turned them all down because it just is not right , there are brethren who are just as...

Yes I do tell them the same thing . I do not agree with invitational only bodies in Freemasonry where everyone is supposed to be on the level . Nor do I allow the brethren to use titles such as KYCH and 33rd degree in my lodge . But I will say that the bodies and titles you named are...

I have wondered about those dating sites . I met my wife the old fashioned way , I knew her from high school (she was best friends with my best friend's sister) and hounded her to go out with me until she relented and went on a date with me . I guess I was a little to wild for her and she knew...

"E-7s and up are also eligible." The very reason I , as Master , would not allow them to make a presentation in my lodge . I served in the Marine Corps , fought for my country , but because I left the Corps as an E-4 I am not eligible to be a member . So when a couple of their members came to...

I was in , Past Worthy Patron many times over , but I am demitting out of everything but the Craft Lodge and the YR .

Blake , I have been scolded and even one person on the internet has alluded that I am not a good Mason because I believe there are far too many members and lodges and many need to consolidate or close their doors outright . I too would rather see one or two STRONG lodges in my area instead of...