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Hi Darren, from Kent (a bit south of you).

Because it has never been the practise of the Home Grand Lodges to have a "Chamber of Reflection".

I'm surprised that no one mentioned that you should talk with your own Proposer and Seconder to find out what the rules of your Lodge are in this situation. As it does not necessarily follow that your Lodge, which according to your profile must be in Scotland, says that you must be a MM before...

You may also find it helpful to join an English discussion forum, there is one in my signature below if you fancy it.

I forgot to mention that there are also some bits and bobs downloadable from the Grand Lodge website such as: http://www.ugle.org.uk/images/files/UGLE_CORE_LEAFLET.pdf and http://www.ugle.org.uk/news-events/freemasonry-today

Hi and welcome. When asked this question I wouldn't normally recommend FFD to an English Candidate as it is very UScentric and can be quite misleading with regard to how things are done in England and Wales, especially when it talks about Rites and bodies that we don't have or that are managed...

I agree it doesn't look very much like an apron. As well as the bits missing mentioned above the tassle effect going all the way around the edge makes it appear not to be a garment to wear as you would normally have tassles on the sides and bottom but not on the top edge. Obviously it isn't of...

Congrats on your Initiation and well done in getting to see an Initiation so quickly while it is still very fresh in you mind.

I'd suggest that you might want to slow down a bit and start learning what "symbolism" means and how it works. That "G" could be made from plastic held together by gum and it would not detract from what it symbolises and to be honest what it symbolises has no need of being golden.

I'm not too sure what you mean? Why would English Freemasons have been bothered by what Eve did?

Sadly a poorly written piece by someone who has no knowledge of Freemasonry in England and Wales and with an incredibly misleading title as the UGLE has always accepted young men over the age of 21 into its Lodges. Sadly the piece also includes soundbites from various different interviews woven...

A difficult question because it depends what kind of Lodge you want to define. In the beginning it was the meeting place for operative Masons which was really a tool-shed, then it became a meeting of Masons, in the Grand Lodge era it remained a meeting of Freemasons but was defined by certain...

I think the first thing I would highlight is that the "headline" is very misleading. He wasn't suspended for being openly gay but actually for deserting his wife, which most of us would consider to be an unmasonic thing to do regardless of reason. Secondly, as the story is from 2011, I do...

Freemasonry is illegal in both countries at the present time, so no there are no Lodges available to "nationals".

There are many Pubs in the UK called either the "Freemasons' Arms" or the "Masons' Arms" but they don't have private areas for Masons anymore than any other group that cares to pay to hire the facilities. There are also many other Pubs with names like the "Carpenters' Arms", "Wheelwrights'...

I would recommend finding and reading the history of your own Grand Lodge. Always a fascinating and often surprising read for a new Mason.

Here in England, homosexual men could not join Lodges because sodomy was an illegal act and therefore so was homosexuality. However in 1967 the Sexual Offences Act decriminalised sodomy when it took place in private between two consenting men who were aged over 21 and since that time there has...

Hi Mark, As I wrote it's the difference between Visiting and Joining (aka becoming a subscribing member) a Lodge within the UGLE.

Hi Mark, I would suggest that you re-read it because either you misread it or the person who wrote it is an idiot. The ONLY Masons who MUST wear UGLE regalia in UGLE Lodges are UGLE Masons. The only time where there might be a small hesitation would be a Freemason who holds dual membership...

That's an EASY one. Romantic English Freemasons brought up on the King James Bible, when reading Genesis 3:7 saw: 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. Which to them meant that Adam was the...