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Re: Crossing the Extraordinary Boundary Between Re
It is quite simple, if you are a man of honour, you would decide which type of Freemasonry you wished to be a part of.
You can not legitimately be a member of a men-only Order and a Co-masonic Order as they are (despite what Co-masons will...
I personally always get worried when I see people citing the work of non-Masons as authoratitive on Freemasonry! AS I am sure we all understand a man must first experience our Ceremonies before he can begin to interpret them and Manly was finally Initiated some 30 years after he wrote his first...
Here in the British Isles (all 3 Home Grand Lodges) all Lodge meetings open in the EA degree and only open up further if a degree ceremony is to be worked and once a year a Board of Installed Masters is opened. Prior to the Lodge opening in a higher degree all those not qualified leave the room...
Re: Crossing the Extraordinary Boundary Between Re
Sadly this article in common with previous ones actually lays the blame for non-recognition soley on the admission of women and of course that is misleading. There are several reason why the UGLE will not recognise the Co-Masons of Le Droit...
Frodotype, more like :)
This story is just one of those "discoveries" by non-Masons who don't bother to ask any Freemasons about it before going to the local Press.
It is not a secret and google would have given you the website address. The contact email address for non-Masons is at the bottom of the page:
http://www.dgln.org/DGLN/Welcome.html
This is not exactly what you want but it will give you a better understanding of what went on over here at that time: http://forum.thefreemason.com/Topic35640.aspx