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We don't have this walk through the chairs here. We have jurisdictions with shorter terms, 1 year like you have, but most have at least 2 years, and my GL 3 to 3x3, as I mentioned before. Candidates for WM election usually were officers before, but that is not necessary. You just need to be MM...

I don't have one. But with the brothers, who have, it depends on the situation. When the brothers are called in the temple by the Director of Ceremonies, they are told to leave them behind or put them off. Special dispensation for medics, policemen etc. on emergency call, or, for example, a...

I really need to take a closer look into your lodge business, some day. In Germany, the lodge officers do the degree work and the administration alone. We have only one general meeting per year, where things like annual fees and such are discussed. All other meetings are ritual meetings or...

You see, how different masonry can be. A WM, who is not willing or able to do the degree, would be ...... extremely exotic. And a brother, who cannot do the ritual would never become an officer other than organist or table steward. I'm an officer for 12 years now, and an Assistant WM for 3, and...

Ah, interesting. I did understand that differently. But why not having the WM and his officers doing the degree? The candidate is the most important person at that moment of initiation, and he should be handled by the most important officer in the temple, not the "second guard". A brother, who...

Well, I know, that it is a perfectly normal part of the masonic environment in the USA and in some other countries as well. But, especially the crossover does seem problematic for me. Not that a freemason must be present, but that he ist present as a freemason. Every brother can be part of...

First of all, I never said, that we need more members. We need masons, not fee-payers. Second, yes, it is exactly my opinion, that we need certain members, not everyone, who can not run away fast enough. And to come to the point of my former posting, I just wanted to say, that the changes in...

Well, my obligation includes, not to join any mason-like organizations. As it is neither an upper degree system, nor a masonic side degree or order, and it allows men in women in, it is a very very grey area of masonic law, in my eyes.

We don't have a fix committee, but the brother or the brothers, who are in contact with a petitioner, do the first meeting on neutral ground, usually a restaurant. At least one meeting should be at his home, but there is no rule on this. We often see our petitioners on the open events we have...

Basically right, but, ob the other hand, every time gets the masonry it needs. In a time, when social development stucks with the nobility, we were the rebels, in a time, when churches claim education, we were the driving force of enlightenment, and in times, where the social development lead us...

When it gets to thoughts and opinions, the GM is nothing different than every other brother. So, the question should be: "Should every brother do a blog?" Should really everyone broadcast himself? Are we so vojeuristic? And when it comes to official communications, the E-Mail to the WMs is fast...

You took the words out of my mouth. You would surely get a push on membership, but that is short sighted. On the long run, you just increase the number of those who quit.

The OES is almost nin-existent in Germany. I have heard, thate is one chapter (or how it is called) in Berlin, but I'm not sure. They surely have absolutely no appearance in the masonic landscape here. And I surely would never join such an organization.

In my area, you stay a EA for about a year, then FC for another year. But I too advise our EA and FC not to wear any masonic jewelry, because when you show something to the public, you should be able to explain it. And to explain it, you should know it. I know a few lodges, that use a special...

In several german rituals, the lesser lights stand for Wisdom, Strength and Beauty, and are arranged on columns of the three architectural designs of Dorian (Athens = Widsom), Ionian (Sparta = Strength) and Corynthian (Korinth = Beauty)

My masonic ring don't have a S&C on it. I have a ring with our lodge emblem, and one for chapter with letters and red crosses.

There are no rural lodges in Germany. Small towns are smallest communities with a lodge.

One day classes are not known here in Germany. It would not function either, as EAs and FCs are full members of the lodge and participiate in any degree meeting possible for their degree. Waiting tims between degrees is between 9 and 12 month minimum, so the brothers visit about 5 to 10 meetings...

As far as I know, and I'm a catholic too, no papal bull ever stated, that masonry is OK or "mostly harmless". The POW of Rome just changed in two small aspects. The name freemasonry was deleted out of the Codex, so that we are together with "all those organizations" that are not OK, but no...

I took out of lodge three things (maybe some more, but these are the main aspects) 1st: The ritual meetings (we only have 2 or 3 non-ritual meetings a year) give me the time for deep meditative contemplation. That refreshed me mentally and spiritually. 2nd: Instructions and educational lessons...