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I agree. I also think motives are important, and some personality traits can be identified through fellowship, prior to initiation, such as dinners and community service. Also, just because someone is initiated doesn't mean they should be encouraged to proceed through the degrees, if their...
There has been good discussion lately about Lodge participation, etc. I ran across a great article over at Pillars of the Portico that alludes to this topic.
Gädieke says that, "according to the ancient laws of Freemasonry, every brother must attend his Lodge if he is within the length of his...
Things were relatively inactive for awhile. Recently though, a few of us started meeting regularly for ritual practice, etc. Now some of the more "salty" brothers are even showing up to participate. It's something we all look forward to now.
My Lodge: More esoteric study and discussion.
Grand Lodge: Better intranet type web presence. Specifically learning programs, law book updates, etc.
Freemasonry: Nothing really. Our ancient brethren had it figured out, I think.
Greetings,
My name is Brad Marrs. I'm a Master Mason out of The Colony #1451. This is a great forum. I've been "lurking" over the last couple of weeks. I'm glad this resource is available. Good job!
Thanks for sharing. I suppose that the ballot box, and lateral motivation/ responsibility will ultimately solve the problem? Masonry starts inside, a point within a circle. Our lodges will be as good or bad as we allow them to be.