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Since I don't plan on sexually perusing any of my brothers, I care little for their preferences. Art. 505. Certain Other Masonic Disciplinary Violations. It shall be a Masonic disciplinary violation for a Lodge, a committee or any combination of Masons, or an individual Mason to: 16...

The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts doesn't number their lodges at all. They are known only by their names.

I teach high school US History here in Texas.

Then why aren't Table Lodges verboten? I understand that my line of questioning would certainly give my DDGM gray(er) hairs, but do you see my point here? Moreover, I am surprised none of the Traditional Observance lodges are pushing for this.

Here's an idea... If a lodge wants to do a CoR, let them do it well before the time the candidate is ready for initiation. Does GL have a law determining what a lodge can do with a candidate before the degree? Is this a subversive idea?

This is absurd. Absolutely absurd.

http://drtomstevens.blogspot.com/2011/12/elks-membership-numbers-continue-to.html Remember brothers, all fraternal organizations are felling the tug.

If a candidate is interested in the esoteric aspects of our order, he will find what he seeks. I don't think getting a "not-necessarily-interested-in-esoterica" type teacher will dissuade a candidate from his journey; and if that is all it took to dissuade him... then... he probably wasn't ready...

A spirited discussion of religion, I feel, should be encouraged. Debate, however, should be forbidden.

Once a brother fills out his petition to the lodge's satisfaction and declares a faith in God, all questions about a brother's faith, ideology, philosophy, paradigm, religion, spiritual system, etc., should stop. That is his own business and certainly none of mine.

Agreed. Although race has been argued for a while, religion seems to be a new flavor.

The religion of rational men, or one that is based on the Golden Rule.

Anyone want to post the results? I was there on Friday, btw. Exciting stuff.

I can only think of one belief system that is incompatible with Freemasonry. Atheism. Are there others? How would we identify them? The goal of Freemasonry is to make good men better. As long as we allow good men into the fraternity, we shall not fail.

The amount of intolerance in your state's Grand Lodge makes my heart sad. When has Freemasonry ever taken a man on his faith alone? Many other qualifications make a man a good candidate. Brother you don't have to be Grand Master to affect change in your Grand Lodge.

I am going. Where is everyone getting together?

First of all, can someone enlighten me as to just what exactly an "edict" is in GL of Texas Law? I know what the definition is, but if a Grand Master makes an "edict" does it automatically become Grand Lodge Law? Or can he only pass "edicts" when interpreting Grand Lodge Law? Second of all...

So here are some footnotes I have gathered from the Proposed Resolutions. I am not a lawyer and I'm not all that smart, so if anyone gets a different take on any of these, please speak up. 1. Allows MWSAs to become 501c3 Non-Profits 2. Allows the GM to suspend a WM as opposed to only removing...

Barring the discussion of politics or sectarian religion is something that dates well back to the 17th century in England. When the London Royal Society was formed there was tons of fighting over Catholicism and Anglicanism and such throughout the country. People were killing each other over the...

As JW at my lodge, I try not to read from the Masonic Law book. I actually read the lodge an article or a brief essay. A few that I have read this year deal with.... 1) What is the significance of the letters A.F.A.M. in front of our name? 2) The symbolism of the Warden's columns. 3) A brief...