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I would like to know what you personally recommend a person in each degree EA, FC and MM do in a situation like this:
You are at some church or any other function and somewhere in the speech / sermon the speaker / preacher starts to talk about the "evils" of freemasonry. Some of your friends at...
It went well thank you and I am getting initiated tomorrow (Saturday) at 11am under the GLSA (Grand Lodge of South Africa). Very much looking forward to it!!
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I was of the understanding that The Hiram Key shows the sources used at the end of each chapter - thought that would rule plagiarisation out to some extend. Surely for a book like that it's rather obvious that the writers researched sources, the whole book is about research not just some story...
Aren't most historic book guilty of some elements of plagiarisation? Does it really matter what sources were used (apart now from the speculative conclusions) to the reader? :)
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I grabbed The Hiram Key book again tonight and read some chapters much to my surprise to find that everything might after all not be "stories" but be based on real events that happened long before King Solomon's temple, that have been adopted to fit into that time frame.
Fricken interesting...
It seems like many of the stories used for the rituals etc are based on real people and places although a lot simply seems to be invented to demonstrate an idea, morals etc. Now from what I know so far is that these stories are not totally random but kinda following or in some sequence and...
Some funny replies. Well, my initiation is on the 17th (next Saturday) and I have decided if they don't give me an opportunity to feet the goat some of the cabbage I'm bringing with, I'm leaving! No way I pay for the cabbage and don't get an opportunity like everyone else ;)
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Was just wondering about the question in the topic.
Do people go through the degrees until MM and maybe even side degrees and get the teachings like someone who goes to university and learn the things, and then leave because they have now learned the main "basics" of what can be learned at...
Thanks for the great advice, got a great Tux that a place who rents out sold and I'm happy I asked. And yup, it was a lot cheaper than a new suit. Thanks guys.
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My initiation will be in the next 3 weeks. I am from South Africa under the GLSA constitution. My proposer suggested I pitch with a Tuxedo at the lodge on the evening I do not own a Tux of black suit currently.
Apparently black suits are also allowed but from what I understand some events like...
I was stupid enough as a non mason to study the way masons greet each other etc etc before I really took personal interest in the craft, and whenever I watch something on tv or just see two people are greeting each other in public I always catch myself watching them closely. Am I the only one...