jvarnell
Premium Member
Here's the exact wording of the edict:
I had to look it up because honestly I glossed over it. I'm not a motorcycle kind of guy.
So, all that being said, here's my 2 cents: If this thread is a simple question of whether or not you should wear it in Texas, then the answer would be "Not right now, under current edicts." If this thread is a debate of the edict, then, from what I've read, it's dumb edict. Given, I wasn't there for the discussion, but if they really did have a problem with it because of a patch in Florida, then I think they made the wrong decision.
I think there are a few places where the grand lodge could stand to look at things with fresh eyes (like outlawing a part of the wages of a Fellowcraft in our lodges, or our waiting for the MWPHGLoTx to make the change for visitation). I think I would add this to the list of things that need to be reconsidered.
I'm sorry you are in this position. I understand that buckle carries a great deal of meaning for you, and I hope you are able to freely wear it one day. To echo what Bro. Freyburger said, I think the best way to go about making that happen is to make a change at the Grand Lodge.
Thank you for the kind words and understanding why I brought it up again so the discussion could happen. As someone that is 54 and only been a MM for a couple of years I don't ever want to go against any edict but I don't know how to go about asking for it to be rewriten to say that the WS are not a excepted org. in Texas and to be aware of the optice of all outward apperances even though it is not the outer but the internal.