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Not wanting to be the center of attention might be a good thing for you in Masonry. Turn it into feelings being humble and respectful. As far as the public speaking goes, everyone is nervous. Even the best speaker in the world is nervous. It is what you do with the nerves is what you have to...

Here is my ring. Tungsten Carbide and the tools are hard to discern if you wish to run silent in the public's eye yet wear a ring to remind yourself of your obligation to the Craft. Besides, you can tell most masons will try to glimpse a look at a ring worn on the right hand of any man so be on...

Ah, sorry about the confusion. I have yet to deal with someone who asks the secrets mainly because there are four or five people in my life that know I am a mason. They have been around other masons so they know what the deal is in those regards... I would only add one thing to your answer...

It is tough being a young master mason. We live in an information age where our thirst for knowledge can be quenched but you have to be careful from which pond you draw from ;) I was raised in June and returned my work in September so I am also masonically young. I would not simply stone wall...

Browncoat, We're dwelling into muddy waters. I know this is a message forum but there is one main difference between forums for masons and every other subject out there. I am an /anon figure on a gaming forum. I can spout off and not worry about breaking an obligation I made on the VSL. Here...

Do you pay dues as an EA in your jurisdiction and have voting rights as well?

The Morgan affair. - Vermont outlawed oath bound societies. Freemasonry became illegal overnight. Masons had to truly meet in secret until the laws were repealed. - Three grand lodges had to be reconstituted after several years because those original grand lodges fell apart or stopped meeting...

Without knowing the person, I would not know how to answer. However I believe a brother in distress should make a request to the lodge so it can be forwarded to the finance committee. This way it is spread amongst all the brethren equally (by virtue of paying dues) and taken out of the lodge...

I wonder how many brethren drop out because their lodge turned into one fundraiser after another and never had anything educational? Most men do not join Freemasonry for fundraising/charity. Anyone can do that on their own from the comfort of their own home. I've been to 6 stated meetings...

Do you know how sometimes product placement in a TV show or movie smacks you in the face where it is a turn off? NCIS for example: I don't need an Omega Planet Ocean with an ugly orange band planted in my face as Gibbs holds his Sig in an awkward position to make sure the camera gets it. I...

I have only been involved in one ballot since being raised. I was told in a masonic class that it is not a Mason's place to discuss a vote either before or after a ballot. You *might* be able to approach the WM in private but that might vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. I want to believe...

I think the issue with this is that we are not allowed to sway a vote. I don't think I am allowed to converse about a candidate with another mason. My vote would be known by another in a round about way if I did say so and so is not fit for the fraternity. IE "hey, john smith is actually a...

Bogus african american lodges use af&am whereas regular PHA uses F&AM. Also, if you are in a F&AM state and another masonic body in your state claims to be AF&AM masons they are irregular. NJ for example is F&AM. There are clandestine lodges operating under the guise of AF&AM but cannot prove...

I was thinking about this the other day. Not so much the token but something else that goes with that token can only be given in a certain position. I think the DDGM was being a hard***

1) Get to the point to where you can read through it out loud without pausing or struggling. 2) Make sure you understand what the obligation means. This is not something you do once and forget and it will help you remember it. 3) Now that you are this far, read one sentence out loud. 4) Look...

Look at it from another angle. You discuss politics with brothers after a lodge meeting while smoking cigars. Some of it gets heated and you change your opinion of a brother because of what they said. Those thoughts are not erased by an invisible filter as you walk into the lodge room. Now you...

There is only one thing I can think of that was asked of you. Other than that, I wont say any more.

It has to do with knowing your catechism, knowing the answer to questions that might be specific to your local, etc. It is a game some lodges play. I've read on here and other forums that it is more common in PHA lodges. Some deny the practice but where there is smoke there is fire. Anyhow, I...

What leads you to the conclusion someone is a brother when talking to them? certain words or phrases? I'm not speaking of, "are you a traveling man?" kind of phrasing either. As to the topic, I shake hands normally with strangers I switch to a grip when receiving a token from a known...

is this person a facebook troll? why all the questioning about our stance on cheating and then say she is cheating with a mason? It seems funny to me that she picked your facebook page after you set it up. there are a ton of public masonic facebook pages for her to ask this question. Something...