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Not so. Many mainstream American Lodges got their original charters from the Grand Lodge of Scotland (the Lodge in Fredericksburg VA where Washington was raised is one) or the Grand Lodge of Ireland. Regularity is accepted if Lodges can directly trace their lineage to any of those three.

If you walk into a Lodge with enough Masons, you WILL find some wearing them compass points in, some compass points out. Good luck getting everyone to agree, and it's something simply not worth arguing over. I wear mine points out. The correct way to wear it is with dignity and pride.

Oh, and by the way, 73 de KB9RM.

Of course, there's always your Indiana brother Chris Hodapp's "Freemasons for Dummies." That's probably as good of a starter as there is.

They've worked out a payment plan. Saved for the time being.

Both of those issues still vary by state. MANY states still conduct all business in the third degree, and there are states that allow alcohol as long as it's not in the lodge room. We have a downstairs room in which we have after-lodge libations, and the Grand Master has joined us in a...

As for whether it's "outside the authority of Grand Lodge to decide" because it happens before or after Lodge is at labor, I submit that in many many states Grand Lodge prohibits the use of alcohol anywhere in the Temple, before, during, or after labor. So clearly they can control such behavior...

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Of course, different Grand jurisdictions could certainly treat these things differently, but when they talk about "the least mark" in the EA obligation, they're talking about revealing the modes of recognition and the non-monitorial parts of the ritual. It certainly doesn't refer to our Masonic...

I don't think it could work in today's legal environment. If you give ANY preference to Masons, you'd immediately be sued for sex and religious discrimination. If you made it available to anyone who sought your services, then what's the point? There are already employment agencies out there.

As far as I know, only Arkansas is currently having a problem between their Grand Lodge and the Shrine. Arkansas Masons have been told that they cannot participate in any Shrine activities. The story is too long to explain here. You can start here...

It is absolutely untrue that younger members have more disposable wealth than older members. In fact, demographics indicate that AS A GROUP, older men have more money than younger men. Even after I retire in the next couple of years, I'll be better off financially than many of the younger men...

In Scottish Rite, do you wear your Scottish Rite cap over the yarmulke, or do you not wear the Scottish Rite cap?

Minnesota has a Grand Orator, but he basically just gives a major speech once a year at Grand Lodge. There is a Grand Lodge Education Officer who coordinates educational programs, and each Lodge is supposed to have a Lodge Education Officer, which is probably more along the lines of what you...

Our current sitting Deputy Grand Master, who will (tradition prevailing, blah blah blah) be installed as Grand Master next Saturday, is also a member of a Prince Hall Lodge.

Personally, I'm glad that Minnesota allows a great deal of latitude in Master Mason and Past Master aprons. About the only rules are that purple and gold are reserved for Grand Lodge, and that the Past Master emblem is the square, compasses, quadrant, and blazing sun.

True in some Valleys, not all. My Valley doesn't do the reunion format; we confer or communicate the degrees over ten months, meeting once or twice a month. We confer far more than the five obligatory degrees in full form each year. In my Valley you can pay the fee up front all at once, or in...