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Respectfully, Brother, you may want to rethink your reasons for being a Freemason and/or why we pray the way we do. The Lodge is not your church. This is a common mistake, and quite understandable given that they have several of the same characteristics; a VoSL, an altar, prayers, and...

It may be splitting hairs, but observing the fact that Masonic "secrets" are available to anyone inclined to look is hardly the same as saying that they are not "secrets". Yes, yes. We might argue that the "real" secrets are still safe, but that's a completely different discussion and not what...

Who has suggested that there are not?

Decisions that lead proximately to the death of a child are always "bad". In this case, it was certainly reckless. That children should die because of their parents' recklessness is inexcusable, always. That the parents "believed God would heal" their children is no less so. In cases like this...

Exactly! Assuming, for the moment, that the wording was not a thinly-veiled attempt to inject a particular collection of religious scripture into Freemasonry, the notion that we must take as "authentic" some collection of stories about things religious is troubling. There are religions wherein...

I have about had my fill of partisan political pandering now, thank you.

Agree, but I am proud to have known many women who were "rugged individuals"; strong, capable of building their own camp fires, hard working, etc. So suggesting that such things are exclusively "manly" is, in a word, sexist.

You can't make a blanket "good" or "bad" pronouncement like that. Much of the traffic is harmless, but much of it is sensitive and it's exposure will, at best, undo things that are in our national interest. Still other "leaks" desperately needed to be made. Hiding criminal misconduct behind...

The Detroit Temple building is one of those "Grand Masonic Edifices" that are, tragically, falling to the ravages of time, mismanagement, and rapidly declining membership (revenue). It appears to be extremely unlikely that any person or group with the resources required to save it will step up...

Teeing it up... Surely, he can't be gone...

So..., "manliness" is all about how you dress (retro suits) and groom (barber shop, not "salon") yourself, and what organization you belong to? Sorry, but that's a superficial load of crap. Look, my grandfather was an active Mason. SR, Shrine, the whole deal. He was by most measures a fine man...

Re: West Virginia Court Rules That It Has The Power To Force Freemasonry To Follow It Thanks for providing about a year's worth of schadenfreude in a single post, Fred. :001_smile:

I think very little about rappers as it is. Whether or not someone thinks that they are putting "secret Masonic images" in videos? Even less.

So, what Lodge to you belong to, Brother Randy?

Each of us does, of course, but again, just because we are free to vote as we choose, does in no way automatically make that choice "right". Consider, in other threads here it would appear (at least) that there are Masons who would cube a candidate without a second thought, merely because of his...

Just because you can do such a thing does not, in the least, make it "right".

No demons here, my friend. Only some of the finest and most honorable men you will find anywhere. How can we help in your quest to understand better?

Consider it done, Brother.

We could debate this. While the question is far from settled, my view is that it is nothing of the sort (a choice), for no rational person would ever make such a choice when faced with the rank abuse and discrimination that the members of the LGBT community face throughout their lives, but let's...

This may sound counter-intuitive, but make eye contact with the Brethren seated in the Lodge. You don't have to twist around to look at every one, but don't just stare at the floor, ceiling, or wall. You are, in a way, giving a gift to those men. They invited you into their Lodge with the hope...