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Bro Diamond already addressed your first question so I'll try on the second one. You get out of Masonry what you put into Masonry. If you decide to be active the level of activity in your mother lodge effects what activities you do but you decided to be active so you're internally driven. If...

For guys from most states PHA sponsorship is not an issue. The PHA GLs that sponsor lodges in combat zones are recognized by the UGLE and thus work just fine as the seeds for an Iraqi GL. That means for Iraqi locals who want to go through the difficult process of founding their own lodges and...

As famous as Skyline chili is I was a bit unimpressed. It's not that I wanted a Texas style chili and was disappointed it was different. It's that I wanted a dish that was less greasy or more heavily spiced. As a cheap food for the masses I wasn't convinced it beat Sloppy Joes. Note that I'm...

Clandestine lodges exist. They are less common than regular lodges but they are out there. Petitioners rarely know they are joining a clandestine lodge. This is one of the reasons the brothers on this forum post lodge locator links to interested men - If you find a lodge to petition using one...

Because we're not supposed to discuss religion in a Masonic context - Tossing the haha ball back atcha ...

TOS - City on the Edge of Forever. TNG - Yesterday's Enterprise. DS9 - Several good ones don't think I have a favorite. VOY - The last episode was good. ENT - Hmm. probably one of the last ones after I gave up. Firefly - Out of Gas. Babylon V - nearly the entire first 3 seasons.

Having been in the east 3 times so far I can confirm it was true for me. I'm a sideliner at the moment. Amazing. Of course being out of state I'll still a visitor and with the recognition issue in Texas I'm delaying affiliation for a while as I visit both jurisdictions. Once I do affiliate...

Your list is not quite current my brother. The good news is North Carolina recently achieved recognition. Virginia was a few years ago. Two more jurisdictions have moved into the modern era. I notice Arkansas is not in your list, though. There was some sort of mess going on there with...

Most lodges meet monthly. The process takes more than one month. Patience is one of the lessons that get taught through experience. Perspective - Once you're a brother you're a Mason for life. Hopefully that's going to be a long time for you.

The proficiencies are plenty of work for each degree. Outside reading will compete with that work. This alone is a good reason to forgo outside reading between your initiation and raising. Before initiation I read about masonic philosophy and history. Between initiation I focused on...

ST - Into Darkness is awesome. Star Trek was always about the characters first, then social commentary. Explosions and other special effects were always incidental. While this movie has plenty of explosions and special effects they do not interfere with the interaction of the characters or...

It is a step out in faith, yes. it is also the best first step to become a part of our family.

Most recent was North Carolina. Slowly I turn. Step by step. Inch by inch ...

I take it a vote to change a lodge's by-laws takes about two months? Depending on when your lodge has its stated meeting the vote could come any time from a week ago to a month from now. Bumping thread to keep it current.

I am not a lawyer. This is a second hand report of what I heard from one lawyer in one state about "Unruh laws" that determine who is a business and who is not in that state - Anti-discrimination laws apply to businesses profit or non-profit not to private non-profit organizations. The...

OTO calling itself a part of irregular CoMasonry. I bet CoMasonry authorities will report they consider OTO clandestine same as we do. The 99 degree system is Memphis and Misriam. Clandestine almost but not quite everywhere.

http://www.grandlodgephils.org.ph/2012/?page_id=30 That is the GL list of lodges and when they meet. Go to the nearest one about an hour before their meeting and introduce yourself. Ask how to become a Mason and ask for a petition. They may want to to come back more than once before giving...

http://www.glflamason.org/grandlodge/legislation.html That's the URL for last year's legislation summary. It should update in roughly 2 weeks with this year's returns. I notice it only contained items that passed. I have no idea if the repeal will show up as it passed but it was a repeal.

Search Amazon for Mithraism or Mithraic and you'll find plenty of books. In college I read a book on Mithraism for some course. I think this is the one: http://www.amazon.com/Origins-Mithraic-Mysteries-Publisher-University/dp/B004X1JLQQ Something about the discovery of the precession of the...

This forum being out of Texas, it's actually "worlds". Tranquility Lodge is chartered on the Moon by the GLofTX! All brothers are welcome to visit as soon as that transportation issue has been worked out!