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From WVUE Channel 8 in New Orleans, by Dave McNamara: Symbols are an important part of the fraternity of Masons. They adorn Masonic lodges, and members wear the emblems or jewels. The Masonic lodge in Greensburg dates back to the early 1850s. During the Civil War, Union troops took over the...

From today's Toledo (Ohio) Blaze: A local man was sentenced Tuesday to four months at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio for trying to set fire to the Toledo Masonic Complex, which will be followed by six months at the Correctional Treatment Facility in Toledo.Nathan Wietrzykowski, 25, of...

Howddy, Jason! The car debate continues, with no experiments on the horizon Everyone hates Jason Our roof is leaking . . . Landscaper Josh? The Candidate on the run Al Sweargen Uniquely Christian O.E.S. chapter ceremonies The Most Worshipful Amy Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Freewomen Masons...

Today marks the first day of my last semester as an Undergraduate student at Boise State University. This semester will be a heavy course load as I'm taking 5-courses, or 16-credits, with 4 of those classes being upper division classes: 3 History and 1 Political Science. Fight Broncos...

Century City, California joins Washington DC, Baghdad, Iraq, Sandusky, Ohio, Rome, Brussels and Paris in having a square and compasses in the street map - this time with an all seeing eye. Amazing the things you can spot from space. Continue reading...

Another "chair degree," within the York Rite system, available for present and past Eminent Commanders is the Knight Crusader of the Cross. The other one is the Order of Knights Preceptor. This order is not used everywhere, but is still growing. The body is referred to as "Asylum" and is...

Apparently, ISIS is now accusing "Crusader Obama, Slave of Washington" of aiding the Freemasons. See here. Continue reading...

Sir Knight John Helcl, II The original Order of the Templars met their demise by the suppression, a foul action by outside forces beyond their control. Sir Knights, are we are under the looming shadow of a modern suppression of our order, a suppression that is not from some nefarious source...

The Illustrious Order of the Red Cross is the first in the line of succession of Orders of Knighthood conferred by a Commandery of Knights Templar. When this order is conferred, a Commandery of Knights Templar opens a Council of the Illustrious Order of the Red Cross which is composed of the...

Freemasons can be referred to as traveling men, and when we travel the common direction we travel as we all know is east. This time I decided rather than travel to the east as I have done on many occasions to speak, lecture, or in my studies to figuratively travel to the east, I received a kind...

The event is getting closer and there are still some tickets left, I do foresee this selling out! The event is in New Wilmington, PA September 20th 2014. We not only have four great speakers we will also have the hosts of the Masonic YouTube show “The Masonic Roundtable” doing some taping for...

I will be the subject of a question and answer period luncheon at the fifth annual Masonic Restoration Foundation annual symposium in Cincinnati on this Saturday, August 16th at 11:30AM. The Symposium will be held at the Cincinnati Masonic Center at 315 East 5th Street between August 15-17th...

The barbarity of Islam is really something. If beheadings WERE the will of God, then I WOULD renounce my faith. Those who show no mercy will receive no mercy, those who show no compassion will be judged without compassion. Continue reading...

Well, dear readers, I started to get a little nostalgic. Okay, I was full on nostalgic and I started to look through old papers of mine and came across this one. The Widow's Son, who ran a very controversial but often great blog, the Burning Taper, asked me, back in late '08, to write a guest...

Bro. Tech joins us to talk about his eBook "A Christian's Perspective on Masonic Symbols: The Square and Compasses" Another callout to /u/fwatch Horseplay during degrees Masonic Aprons Last call: who's attending the Masonic Restoration Foundation Symposium? Email us at afterlodge@gmail.com Hang...

The first order conferred by a Commandery of Knights Templar is the Illustrious Order of the Red Cross; in Chivalric Masonry, the term 'orders' is used rather than 'degrees,' but both refer to "the progress of a candidate toward the completion of his membership." In the Illustrious Order of the...

As many of you have seen over the years on this space and on others, I am a CIVL evangelist. CIVL, or Castle Island Virtual Lodge, is the world's first lodge to meet online. (You could read more about my first visit here.) I was fortunate to invite my friends, the knights of the Masonic...

The Order of Malta is the second in the line of succession of Orders of Knighthood conferred by a Commandery of Knights Templar. When the Order of Malta is conferred a Commandery of Knights Templar opens a Priory of Knights of Malta which then confers the Order of Malta along with the...

Where is Bruce?! Harlan took the Bar Exam . . . it was "a test" What are the earplugs for?! Taking shots in the (public) parking lot Harlan considers alternate career paths The benefits of Truckin` Nobelish . . .? Buy gold . . . and Dogecoins! Is the Masonic Ring more important than the Wedding...

Yes, Freemasonry Is Religion, And It’s Incompatible With Some Christian Beliefs. Here’s Why. Matt Gallagher July 21, 2014 I’ve been a Freemason for only about four years, but I’ve already done a lot of changing in my views. One view I used to have, which I think most first years have is that...