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Many folk have their Lodge in their signature, but I get and respect your approach. I pretty much have done the same thing on the web in every forum and social media platform I have been on..
I am not. It does not mean they are accepted, but likely that they have the chance to be considered.
Here, no applicant with a criminal conviction of any sort can proceed to ballot without reference and permission from GL. Without that permission, anyone aware of the offense have themselves...
As Sec of my lodge, I have a pretty good idea of how my two Craft lodges deal with these. I would automatically be involved with any applicant with a criminal conviction.
My short response came because of your short question without context. I would certainly be in a very informed position to...
In Australia, we tend not to use "felony" as a term, but we will consider applications with convictions and in our masonic jurisdiction they are reviewed on a case by case basis.. Pattern of good behavior and time elapsed and severity of crime and penalty imposed are all considered.
Any...
From what I understand, PH has not been there long (comparatively).
I'd trawl through the google results and read the sites...
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=Freemasonry+in+barbados
You have been busy.
Do you think you missed those two years ? It does happen...
Swapping lodges can create that problem. Ask them to look into it. Here, things are reviewed on a case by case basis and if you were a member of other Orders requiring Craft membership, this begs the question how...
I am guessing what you man by "arched", I assume with wands.. if so, we only do that to candidates, WMs, and Installing Masters and MWGMs.
And we don't have a Marshal , we have a Director of Ceremonies..
I actually had to read that in to hits because it made me emotional. Today, I am seen by many as teacher in my lodge, but I am still learning.. but perhaps some of the most valuable lessons I have learning in life and Freemasonry have come from kind and wise men who are now gone. Most are dead...