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The original question was, I think it was intended to ask, if a man lives a sinful life only to repent seconds before his death does he go to heaven but the Hitler example may be a bad one. Hitler did take his own life which is a sin according to the scripture. There for he could not repent...

I have not heard of the Mason at sight other than what is posted here. However, we were granted dispensation (by the GM) to postpone the proficency of a guy that was an EA and came home from Iraq. He is a member here actually. SSG_Morrison. He was here for 36 hours and we did his FC and MM last...

I have this asked a ton when we are talking to candidates. I had to think about this for a while and this is what I realized. Had it not been for Freemasonry, I would have never got to meet some of the best friends I now have. Not to mention you all. Freemasonry takes people with so many...

I think we need to adapt how we look for members. We don't allow Boy Scouts. We don't focus on High Schools. You may say a scholarship but how active are you in programs at the high school. We don't work with local colleges. This speaks for my lodge, but the older members have been struggling...

Bro. memory work is not what makes Masonry but it teaches the Mason lessons how to apply Masonry to their life that is to be built upon. To me it shows the dedication they have to the craft.

I disagree with this. My lodge had members that would do the repeat after me Q&A and each year I have to beg these members to pay dues. Most have already gone NPD. The guys we bring in now are starving for this stuff. They are starving to learn what masonry is. They are getting it to. We are...

Blake, do you believe the school was in the wrong for doing this? If it was your child how would you feel? Would you not go seek a psycological evaluation as the school requested or would you call the news outlets?

There was a follow up to this story that ran on CNN somewhere. The school came out after the father released the drawing and the school stated that the picture going around is not the picture the boy drew. It also stated that the reason the boy was suspended was the boy drew a picture with his...

I want the Wii fishing game. I am even too lazy to fish. Thats how I roll.

That is very great. I diddo what Brother Rhit stated.

Did anyone else see the comment at the bottom?

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I would ask for aid in the matter from your DDGM. Just call and ask for guidance. See if they are willing to help with a solution that will please everyone. If it were me I would list all my options and see which one has the greatest outcome. But make sure you are protected in your action...

Brother, just a word of caution. I have found on several occasions the Grand Secretary's Office has not been correct, even one person contradict the other. I just ran a quick keyword search of "Dark" in the GL Law Book I have and it found none. I agree with no. 1. Period. It is in black and...

Welcome to the forum. I hope you enjoy it. I have enjoyed your posts already and please keep it up. The more we can broaden our views the better men we become.

These are great points. Personally, if I am in public I will remove any indication I am a Mason so someone that does not know me can get the wrong impression.

Sorry Brother, Just reporting what was said from the GM at Wardens Retreat. HE did say details were fuzzy but so far no one has stated how it will be done. But he did say we would have to prove we were doing charitable work with a majority of the funds. As a matter of fact he said if 40% of the...

The problem with this is that in order for our ad volerum exemption to work we will be forced to document ALL charity we do and present it to a Apprasial District in "x" number of years to continue our exemption. There will be a cost to this and the question of "Did you do this to get the...

Disclaimer: This is not meant to attack ones personal belief but to help me better understand my own. If Jesus dies for ALL of man's sins and man is going to sin sometime in their life as the bible says. What if a man is lead astray and happens to sin before coming to his senses and is...

Re: Too Charitable? This brought a laugh to me. I actually said this at a secretary school because two Grand Lodge officers kept calling us a Non-Profit Org. and a Charitable Org. Needles to say when I said "According to the IRS we are neither. We are an organization that is tax exempt...