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:( If we were a gay rights or religious group, this sort of attack would be described as a hate crime.

I think we should shed a tear of sympathy on the "failings" of a Brother. (whenever they may be in this instance, cannot remember or did not see the thread). And you need to cut us Australians some slack. We're a weird mob :)

"Rank is but a guinea stamp, the man himself the gold" Assuming DDGM is District Deputy Grand Master, you might go to the District Grand Master and say you have a problem you are lookking for advice for - then ask some advice on how to deal with this or if you should just let it be. Doing that...

Congratulations. Being WM teaches you things about Freemasonry you don't learn in any other position. Like Degrees, leaving the East does not mark an end but a new beginning. Yours as a Past Master is to smile, encourage everyone and offer guidance but not to get in the way of good ideas, and...

Welcome Bro Noble !

Greetings and welcome !

Love the glass ceiling dome.

"Let's face it – we count on saints and masochists to govern our fraternity. " Heehee ! And I would add, and without it being comment on this specific situation which I know nothing of beyond Bro Hodapp's post... "and hope they are competent". Many GLs and Lodges seem to do that well, some not...

For edification: Here in Victoria Australia, Wardens are appointed by the WM Elect not elected. The qualification is a MM. You cannot go the East unless you have been Installed in (either) Warden and been a Freemason for 5 years or more. The WM is elected. The potential WM needs to nominate...

You know... if we were another group - more perceived as marignalised - this might have been described as a hate crime.

Fraternal Greetings and welcome.

Hello Bro Alan You just won't find Freemasonry in Qatar. Whenever you are traveling, your first point of contact should probably be your own GL. Suggest you contact GLNSW&ACT - it's only them who can tell you who they are in Amity with. Protocol with GL might be via your Sec, certainly in...

Thank you so much for the update :)

Sounds like they are on a path to damage their lodge... but as you say, not your problem now..

Greetings and welcome ! That's me !

I've struggled in both my Craft Lodges at times, but for different reasons. That said, I once thought I (as a PM) would have had to stand against my proposer for the election of WM. He wanted it so he could say he was in the Chair more than any other PM in our Lodge. He was a good enough Mason...

Greetings Brother I agree with Bro Cook. GL's will release his record to you of a deceased member. Even if he was a member of my lodge, we would likely not have a record of him, but our GL would..

I would say "the kids are always listening" meaning that to train the next generation, who will often learn via osmosis by watching and listening to your officers, your officers need to set the standard and make sure their work is accurate. When delivering ritual, even in the opening and...

Did you have specific questions ? Yours is very broad.. You might start here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry Or if you want a book, I suggest "Freemasonry for Dummies" by Chris Hodapp