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Agreed. We cannot do these as "all or nothing" propositions.
Bingo. You stated what I have been thinking. I don't want to see the ritual work relaxed. I learned a lot from mine and I wouldn't want to short change a future brother by changing the standards or relaxing the work.
That puts you in an awkward position for sure. We're supposed to honor our parents, but when our parents become closed minded it makes life just a wee bit harder. There are some people who truly think Freemasonry is evil or a cult or some kind of false religion and you cannot argue with them...
It opened fine for me, but I have Adobe Acrobat. Great presentation, especially the defining of what is regular as well as what is irregular. It was good to see who is behind some of the history of bogus masonic groups.
Good review, no spoilers, a bit of the good and the bad...kinda what I was expecting. I read Burrow's novels as a kid too so I have been waiting for this one for some time.
I wouldn't want to see a lodge "forced" to do something it may not have the expertise/funds available to do well. At the same time however I would "LIKE" to see a website for each lodge, but not a "cookie-cut" basic site that looks like it came from the late 90's on Netscape's composer. (for...
My two cents...just from thinking about a possible solution...from the very beginning, make sure candidates are not overburdened with their vocation and family life before they are initiated. Some good men might be great candidates, but it may not be the right time for them to begin the journey...
There is nothing good that will come out of this...from the outside looking in, the appearance of ego's getting in the way seems to be the biggest problem. They need to get this resolved.
My question is how will the Shrine's Children's Hospitals suffer because of this?