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Many jurisdictions put on a Rusty Nail Degree for Brothers who need a refresher.
https://www.masonicworld.com/education/files/apr02/include/rusty_nail_degree.htm
Please reread my post where I clearly stated that charity and volunteering are laudable activities but are not our actual stated purpose as laid out in our degree work. My statement was challenging your patently false accusation that Masons who know our purpose are few or none. If it is that...
This bothers me because our purpose isn't a secret at all. It's laid out pretty clearly in the degrees. I think the problem lies in that so many Lodge's see the degrees as a hurdle to get over so the new initiate is a dues paying member rather than seeing the rituals for what they are, the...
Those are all laudable endeavors. But none of them are the actual purpose of Freemasonry. It seems like you are portraying the Craft as a charity/volunteer group.
Hillsdale College is offering a free course in Intro to Western Philosophy that looks like it may be of interest to Brothers. Bear in mind, nothing is free. But I have taken a few of Hillsdale's free online courses and they are pretty well done with good information. I recommend their...