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I recently was in Ohio, and made a blog post about it. I would have posted it here, but this site only allows so much when it comes to pictures. ;) http://fromdarknesstolight-somoteitbe.blogspot.com/2013/06/ohio-freemasonry-experience.html S&F, -Bro Vick

I disagree for the mere fact that some of our most active brothers in the York Rite are Jewish, and not Christian. The belief that the Order of the Temple is some how the finishing of the York Rite is incorrect. You get the final word in the Cryptic Degrees, not in the Order of the Temple. I...

Committees that each lodge should have according to Grand Lodge.

I am trying to find he committees that are mandatory and the assignment by Grand Lodge of Texas laws? I don't have a law book yet, but need to know sooner or later. Thanks, S&F, -Bro Vick

It was between the SEM and attending the Annual AMD meeting in Waco, as Soverign Master, I picked Waco, but maybe again in the future. Too many weekends doing Masonic activity is not conducive for the home life. :) S&F, -Bro Vick

Race is the wrong term, it is far more about cultural issues that divide us than racial, at least from my limited experiences. S&F, -Bro Vick

Freemasonry has no discriminators regrading religion, just that you have to believe in a supreme being, but makes no other distinctions. Generally it is more of a Mosque leader or specific religion that has a problem with Freemasonry, just like with Catholics. We don't care if you are catholic...

Yeah I know, we only invoke the name of tradition when it meets our personal views, otherwise, screw it. You can isolate a candidate before in the anti-room to reflect, play him the tape that Grand Lodge did so many years ago and have him reflect on the journey he is about to begin. Just...

I give Texas little to no chance of ever adapting it, first it isn't part of the York Rite ritual our blue lodges come from. Second Texas is far from progressive on such matters, and don't want to cause a revolt in the rural lodges or the lodges that have a tradition of producing Certificate A...

When I took over Chapter and Council, I sent out a survey to all the members trying to gauge what they wanted, out of about 70 members I got 3 to respond. I am not a fan of the survey's they are difficult to energize the membership to answer. Usually the people that respond are either those...

We have to have some idea of what has happened, to both learn from it and prevent it from happening again. I wrote about it in the education forum recently that in Europe the infestation of charlatans, and conman into our fraternity claiming to have the mystic origins of Freemasonry were too...

No, it means countries that are predominatly settled by the UK, so the US, Canada, Australia, etc are currently going through the decline. While countries in Latin America, France, and other jurisdictions in Europe have been seeing a steady increase. S&F, -Bro Vick

All English speaking countries, UK, Canada, Ireland, US. In Latin America, France and other parts of Europe Freemasonry is actually growing, not shrinking. That is discussed in the paper that Bro Buta mentioned above. S&F, -Bro Vick

Below was written by Jack Buta, and while the membership numbers discussions are never ending, I thought it brought up some good points, what do you things? S&F, -Bro Vick Over a decade ago I studied the declining numbers of U.S. Freemasons over the past sixty years, as reported on...

You are better to answer the question than me, I am no longer considering a full membership in TLR. S&F, -Bro Vick

We use to sing versus during the circle of ambulation, that was changed with Lightfoot as most lodges stopped singing at that point. Also singing during the second part of the MMs degree, which we still do today (not very well, either). ;) S&F, -Bro Vick

This is one of the few places you are actually civil towards me, and having unfortunate conversations with other members on this board in this tone before I promised myself I wouldn't engage again. So here is the deal, if you can stop being condescending, rude and brow beating I would be happy...

Cibolo Lodge is a great lodge, the current WM, is our Treasurer. Enjoy your stay in 39-A. S&F, -Bro Vick

People keep saying this, but really you don't need a chapeau or a sword to be in Commandery, if the Commandery wants to open in full form the unit will provide you a temporary sword. You only need the full garb if you are joining a Commandery that requires that as the uniform, and that is...

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