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Welcome to the forum, and I hope you get enjoyment out of getting back into Masonry.

I'd be shocked if Minnesota "led the way," for two reasons. 1. I've never heard of any interest in it; there is little to no female or co-Masonry in Minnesota. 2. Minnesota was burned a couple of decades ago when they decided to recognize the Grand Lodge of France in addition to the French...

Our ritual says obligations cannot be repudiated or laid aside. Your mileage may vary.

I'm curious: when you were in a Grand Lodge of California lodge, did your obligation include not being present at the making of a woman a Mason? How did you reconcile that with your decision to join LDH? Do you consider your obligations to be something easily set aside? I'm more troubled by a...

Do you feel negatively about the power of the Grand Master (in many jurisdictions) to make Masons at sight? Because that's essentially what one-day classes are, at least that's how they're explained in my jurisdiction.

Welcome to the group!

That's a bit difficult to be specific about, as I'm not familiar with the appendant/concordant bodies available in India. Here, all you have to do is let it be known in craft lodge that you're interested in continuing your Masonic journey, and there will be plenty of brothers eager to get a...

Welcome. I'm not sure what you mean by "the progression." If you clarify a bit, I'm certain that we can make some reading recommendations for you.

Okay, my mistake. I'm still curious about a brother in Oklahoma belonging to a lodge in Australia that's chartered by the PH Grand Lodge of Alaska.

Welcome. I must say that I'm curious. I searched your lodge and see it's a Prince Hall Lodge under the PH Grand Lodge of Alaska, and it's located in Sydney Australia. Your personal information says Longview Texas. So how does all that work? Are you in amity with the Grand Lodge of New...

Welcome! Mark your calendar: the Midwest Conference on Masonic Education is in Omaha this coming spring; April 24-26. https://mcme1949.org/

I used to subscribe to The Square when it was a print edition, and liked it a lot. They've gone online-only, and I don't enjoy doing that type of reading online, so I haven't read an issue in a long time. However, if you like that sort of thing, the advantage is that it's now free...

I don't know about Texas, but the Grand Lodge of Minnesota was created by three constituent lodges that had originally been chartered by the Grand Lodges of Ohio, Illinois, and Wisconsin (IIRC). Minnesota was not yet a state, and the Territory of Minnesota had no part in the creation.

I was a police officer for 25 years. I had several occasions where I dealt with "posse comitatus" types (I'm not saying that's what you are; I don't know) who had their own unusual interpretations of the Constitution and statutory law. Don't need a driver's license because they're not driving...

Brother Lamberth, you didn't respond to this.

You got life in prison, and somehow it's "a stain on the organization" that you were expelled? You don't say what your felony was, but life in prison gives a pretty good hint. "Judge not, lest ye be judged" just means that we shouldn't hold anyone to a standard that we are not willing to be...

That Macoy hat I linked seems wider and flatter.

No, as you noted, my post was from eight years ago. I don't remember where I found it. But searching just now I found this one on Macoy: https://www.macoy.com/Masonic-Aprons/Masonic-Hats-Fezzes-Fez-Cases/Masters-Square-Hat-3406.aspx

Freemasonry is banned in Saudi Arabia. We cannot help you become a Freemason in a country where it is banned.

Hello. A little introductory information would be appreciated. Are you a Freemason? What lodge and grand lodge?