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Men have so many ways of showing their respect, do we really need one more that may reveal so much? A brother, who uses the sign as a hailing (the one who uses it first) does not only need respect, he needs guidance. Because maybe he is the one, who does not take his obligation seriously, or he...

You refer to ones on Youtube. It is difficult to say if they are masons. The ritual is full of strange stuff, but that could be the compromize between the lodge and the TV guys. At least I hope you don't wear glittering paper crowns in your ritual :-) But to be true, I saw too many brothers...

There are documentaries about freemasonry, but they show no interna, no temples and such, just history and interviews. Ritual parts are added by the film makers, but without the support of masons, just with actors playing some stuff they got out of common accessable writings like Prichard or...

If the sign is not more that a funny tradition-greeting to you, you are absolutely right. But at least think about the fact, that it is much much more to other brothers, who consider it something intimate, that is only shared among brothers in the place of the temple. It is a symbol of the...

Absolutely NOT! What do you want to show? Everything? Do you really think that conspiracy jerks really believe you when it comes on TV? No, they will think that it is propaganda, and they already know that the "REAL THING" - that is the baby eating, devil conjuring part of masonry - is hidden...

In my jurisdiction (and all others in Germany too) the sign is no mode of recognition outside the lodge. The grip is, not the sign. You can never know who is watching and whom you just gave the last bits and pieces to become an imposter.

I'm not sure if you are looking for out-of-the-country projects too, but this one is the main project of my Grand Lodge. As we are only about 3,000 members in my GL, so all help is appreciated. http://www.zinnendorfstiftung.de/wipzin/uns/1_html/1_0.htm The Zinnendorfstiftung is a small nursing...

No, there are dozends, maybe hundreds of templar groups and orders in the world that have connections to the one or other church, or are ecumenic or even secular in nature. Some are esoteric, others strictly charitable - not to mention the hundreds of Reinactors. The masons do not inherit the...

Of course it is. They are not freemasons, so what does it matter?

We have ritual meetings every monday. Counting the holiday-mondays like Eastern, when no lodge is working and other circumstances that prohibits a meeting, we have 2-3 meetings a month. I try to attend all of them. Our lodge building is closed when no lodge is working.

Here, freemasons feel strange, if a non-mason (regardless how long he will be a non-mason) uses our titles or the term "brother" on guest evenings or such. We know, that is usually meant polite and respectful, but it is a distinct honor to be called that way, that only a brother have. So in...

Well, the first one isn't masonic, but it looks more like the masonic templar degrees I know here in Europe. These old US Navy uniforms are a US-only tradition, as far as I know (and I miss the connection with the knight templars anyway).

Sorry, I don't have a source for that, it came out of a talk I had with a brother, who is quite active in France. Cliff is correct, before this decision, the GOdF attracted many atheistic males into its ranks. It is also very politically active in the french society. But there are other...

Here, where I'm from, we always wear leather apron to every meeting. No substitutes allowed. White for the EA and FC, white with blue trim for MM (much like your officer's aprons, I believe), but there are variations. Germany has a number of different masonic traditions, including UK traditions...

Since this decision of the Grand Orient, the recognized GL in France is growing fast. It seems, not all members agree with the grand decision.

I'm not a wiccan, but I had my years in the "esoteric world" before I returned to Christianity. The modern Wicca movement has much in common with freemasonry, not the less because Gerald Gardner, broadly seen as the founder of modern wicca, was a freemason. Therefore I have no doubt that many...

The problem I see here is the question itself. What exactly does religion mean? What politics? And to complete it, what does discussion means in this context? When we talk about charity projects, our opinions are based on our political thinking and colored by our religious point of view. I...

<----- This is how blue lodge looks in my corner of the world. Usually black suit, and a cut&tails from time to time.

Well, the innovation dates back to the earliest times of masonry, but is indeed of french tradition. CoR are known to most grand lodges in Europe and South America.

Thos brothers back then were children of their time, and it was an extremely different time than today. Judged in their own light, it is truely remarkable what they have done, achieved or said, but judges in our modern light they are most of the time the same old absolutistic powermongers...