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I've seen hints that it's more essay oriented on the degrees. I will likely order mine today. I just got confirmation that I finished MC I.

The precedency of Lodges does not depend on their names, but on their numbers The rule declaring that “the precedency of Lodges is grounded on the seniority of their Constitution†was adopted on the 27th of December, 1727 (Constitutions, 1738, page 154). The number of the Lodge, therefore, by...

I just got the quiz Friday and sent it back this morning. I'm not sure if were were supposed to, but I read the earlier pages before (I think by "accident") thinking all the reading was immediately sequential. Still good to have read it twice. It's kinda nice to have that hunk of a book...

I'm wondering why any were included if not our own? There are a few states whose recognitions are more expansive, meaning they recognize PHA in their state and any GLs recognized by that PHA GL. It's some form of that if I don't have it exactly right. Does this mean we can visit PHA in...

I've always wondered if the formation of the first Grand Lodge wasn't a response to thinking "are we dying"?

Saw this yesterday, but didn't think to post it because it would just start what was already started. But since y'all are already on it.

I'm curious as to how you measured that.

There was a recent post in another thread where it seemed like it happened very quickly and they've received multiple other international recognitions. Funny, if I moved to England or Mexico and visited Texas, I could could sit in their lodge.

We're almost there. A lot of folks don't seem to be aware of this: http://www.mwphglotx.org/compact.htm I think, in part, due to the miseducation in the ALL program on the subject. I wince every time I see the yellow book show up.

I think "salvation of the soul" as a requirement for religion is.. well, Christian. And it is a western habit to define religion (and aspects of religion) by Christianity. I think Masonry is religious without a doubt. An organization can be religion and even based on religion without being...

Re: Pelosi: we have to pass the health care bill so that you can find out what is in I agree. The text is always available ahead of time, regardless of what others have said. That said, it has been tradition for an EXTREMELY long time to use staff to read and fully understand complex...

Is it defamation to speak the truth or just the violation of confidence?

I'm one who believes the church kills itself when it secularizes or ignores spiritual phenomenon. But the Harry Potter thing. When I read a quidditch match of kids playing soccer on brooms, cyclopses, invisible cities, etc in the Bible, i'll understand how someone can obsess about it. I...

Well then the original study you cited was completely wrong, because it was supposed to be about jobs that exist int the private and public sector. Actually, that math matches almost exactly up with the numbers above and these...

I think one thing that should absolutely happen is Congressional wages being linked to the minimum wage. I find it ironic the people who fight to keep it low give themselves raises regularly. I think the response if a fair one...

Good stuff. Civil disobedience has become quite demonized in recent decades Here's the other balance Judge’s Discretion to Set Aside Verdicts: http://courts.uslegal.com/jury-system/issues-pertaining-to-the-jurys-performance-of-its-duties/judges-discretion-to-set-aside-verdicts/...

I know when we were looking at churches, one of the things I was looking for was how much the church obsessed on other people negatively. If you're going to obsess on other people, it should be in a positive way. I grew up in a church heavily focused on condemning others, now I go to one...

Yeah, but I'm the only rabbit in the wolf house :46:

Re: Pelosi: we have to pass the health care bill so that you can find out what is in One of my favorite tidbits: http://computationallegalstudies.com/2009/11/08/facts-about-the-length-of-h-r-3962/ Is this a Large or Small Number? Comparison to Harry Potter Number of substantive words in...

Re: Pelosi: we have to pass the health care bill so that you can find out what is in I'm saying it doesn't matter because nobody is paying attention or doing any due diligence. The fact is Pelosi is wrong - they dont' have to pass "the bill" for us to see what's in them. It's all out...