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The problem with the statement you quoted is it depends on the fact that Buddhism does not exist to be valid as a statement. It's possible for the atheist stance to come with the issue mentioned but the combination is by no means automatic.[/COLOR]

http://www.elpasomasons.net/lodges Click each lodge for when they meet and their current calendar of events.

Thanks for the response Bro admarcus1. It sounds like Mass expected a request but didn't see one so they acted. It's a variation on the theme. To me it reads like an invitation to request recognition but I'm not sure how much of that is my own bias reading that into it.

I was at the one in San Antonio over the weekend. The fellowship was excellent as usual for large well attended events. I didn't get the point of the message for the year. The Tenets Cardinal Virtues module from the long form of the first degree lecture? I recited along with it as the video...

You would have to check your own jurisdiction to see if they have a rule about either. Most jurisdictions dropped any such rule decades ago. That said, ask around to see what brothers say about joining appendent bodies. Very many who joined under a year after being raised wish they had waited...

If the brethren wait on the leadership to make the change it will never happen. Once it has been ratified it became a part of the rules they work to uphold. As Trysquare posts it will take a group outside of leadership to submit the paperwork to bring the topic back up again. As Texas is now...

As of a year ago there was a lodge in Chicago that had had this problem for several years. The brothers had an idea of who was doing it but as no one may ask or discuss their votes it was only a guess. The problem was brought before the MW GM but the landmarks apply to him as well so there...

My lodge lists the brunch event starting at 11AM so I'll be at the Shrine Center at 11AM tomorrow. I'll be at the lunch and conference this year.

I take it that means 32 win/lose predictions for the final 64, 16 win/lose predictions for the 32, 8 for the 16, 4 for the 8, 2 for the final 4, 1 for the finals. That's 63 predictions in total. The odds are extremely long even though most of the games are rated well away from 50-50. The...

I noticed the errors of logic in both the theist and atheist arguments so I decided to rethink and reframe the issue. To me the discussion of the existence of deity isn't related to other topics involved so I addressed it separately - It all starts with direct personal observation and that's...

Ezra, Starting at http://www.ugle.org.uk/about see the "DISTRICTS & GROUPS" link "Africa" tab and the "FOREIGN GRAND LODGES" link "AFRICA" tab. The exact process varies jurisdiction to jurisdiction so you will need to approach the nearest jurisdiction according to their process. Please note...

Here's the lodge locator list for your prospective jurisdiction. You will want to approach members of Oriental #80 http://www.princehall-pa.org/GrandLodge/lodges/lodges.htm http://www.princehall-pa.org/Membership2/Membership.html

Last year there was a brother who had been a professional photographer who wanted to break into real estate. I call that an opportunity! All those agents who can't tell the difference between a good and bad marketing photo ...

On wearing the belt buckle the words that catch my attention are "or to be identified with". I would display the buckle at home not wear it. I don't know how open it is to interpretation to wear such a buckle. Think of wearing a PM ring - Earn it then wear it. As a non-member I would not be...

A question about this - Was it ratified by a vote from the floor during an Annual Communication? Such questions of recognition usually do get voted on. I've been present for many such votes the times I've attended GL in my other jurisdictions. Widow's Sons was approved without discussion in...

Welcome to the family once adopted brother.

So far I have only found a version that I edited to make heavily sectarian. Not appropriate in a Masonic context. No luck so far finding the non-sectarian version I presented at a Table Lodge. The outline goes like this - Philosophy starts with direct personal observation and builds from...

That depends on the jurisdiction. My petition asked if I had ever petitioned a lodge before. The rejecting lodge might need to release a petitioner and might or might not be willing to do so. The ballot is beyond normal anonymity. We are forbidden from discussing our ballots. Not even the...

Those who charter clandestine jurisdictions know they are making stuff up. By the time a man is a PGM in such a jurisdiction he definitely knows its status and history. Why should he not be above making more stuff up ...

I think the vote went against for reasons not related to Masonry. I think the ruling was a load of nonsense. I may disagree with some rulings but I'm not disobedient about them. I'd rather work towards reversing a ruling I disagree with than openly defy that ruling. (If the ruling in...