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I wonder if that was the rebuild which put up photos of the wooden framing and showed the completed biilding, but regardless, well done on getting it going again.. I wonder how many men have become Fremasons in the building since that time.. If I was starting over, I would start a register for...
I think you have your answer, but the original post talked of supporting lodges, not any government or ideaology. I would think this is a welfare theme, not a political one.
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(And I can never think of Texas without the many Texas Freemasons here and thinking of Brother John "Corky" Wheeler Daut, PM. RIP 1928-2019)
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/houston-tx/john-corky-daut-7008664...
How about this ? (Disclaminer - I am not OES: and I never read a ritual from something I might join).
Men don't need to know Freemasons to become a Freemason in most places now.
So, why wouldnt the OES follow suit ? Seek references, a clear police check and let any woman join...... or at least...
No illegality. And it might fly. It might be present. I will tell you the specific example I was thinking of. When a Masonic Building is owned by a Company or Association (or even Trust) here, then the Directors, Committee Members and Trustees (as the case may be) all have legal duties in those...
To discuss masonic charges here would be a masonic offense. To discuss a matter before a Court does not seem good form.
I am not going to vote in this poll, but the results will likely be bias. The answer depends on your local rules, and your personal experience, but I would say it is a mix of...
Is that really correct ? Are they subservient ? If a social club exists, could not the Grand Lodge be seen as a third party ? Where does the line sit ? I guess when comprised of masons whose activities might been seen (by some, either masons or the public) as bringing Freemasonry into dispute...
So you left a organisation you perceived as inadequate for a seemingly better one - I think in some small way, you have just made one of the major points about recognition and why some Freemasons get so worked up about it....
It's not "politics", Freemasons should not think in those terms (but...