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You are absolutely correct. That's why i used the qualifier "seem". If you are going to state that a Lodge does not need a bar but not provide a justification ornreason for your stance then I am left to conjecture. Which I have done. Edited for spelling. Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

Well, I wholeheartedly agree that installing a bar against the regulations of that jurisdiction is absolutley unacceptable and should be dealt with. I imagine it must have been reported to the GL which makes me wonder why they have not come down on that Lodge like a ten ton hammer. I know my GL...

Well, to be fair, you started the discussion on bars in Lodges and it really is a hot button topic whenever it comes up here and in other discussion areas. And, as stated, we are not talking about breaking the rules. If a GL says no bars on premises, of course don't put a bar in the Lodge. That...

Still not sure how you are relating some of these issues. How exactly does a Lodge that has a social aspect for the members contribute to a decline in membership? Practicing Freemasonry and being social are not mutually exclusive. And many of us do not see the shrinking membership of Masonry as...

Nobody is suggesting the Lodge ignore the rules. The argument is that the rule against having a bar in the Lodge makes no sense. Your statement made it seem like if your Lodge added a bar (legally according to your jurisdiction) it would cause you to quit attending. Sent from my SM-N986U using...

As would absolutely be your choice. But you seem to be laboring under the same image of any location that serves intoxicating beverages as a place of drunken debauchery and unMasonic behavior. But the fact is that the evidence fully disproves this theory as countless Lodges have a bar on...

Building the bar to attract members sounds like a Shriner thing to do! But having a bar in the building for Brothers to congregate at before and after th e meeting doesn't mean unMasonic. The US is actually considered odd that most Lodges here don't have them. And even that is changing in...

I went through the KT degrees 20 years ago. While the degrees are beautiful and enriching, I don't know that they really add anything to the Hiramic legend from what I recall of them, being overtly Christian in nature and dealing more with those themes. The same with the Cryptic degrees, which...

Wow. This thread has been going for almost 8 years. That was some bit of reading to catch up! Grumble grumble necro something grumble. lol I've never been shy about my view that the Shrine should drop it's MM requirement. They do great work with their hospitals and while I've never been a...

I wish I was that good! They're transfers.

Absolutely, Brother! Here are my 1st Century Romans I just finished for DBA. I'm currently working on an Ancient Briton army and a Jewish Revolt Army so they have some opponents.

I hope this Masonic Holy Day finds you all happy, healthy, and prosperous my Brothers! Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

Welcome to the forum Brother and welcome back to the Craft. Your avatar is obviously Illustrious Brother Albert Pike 33rd Degree. Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

I'm sure it was just a language barrier and misreading my reply. We get so many posters asking for contact info in countries where Freemasonry is banned the responses get almost rote. Not going to loose sleep over it. Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

If you know that Freemasonry is illegal in Tunisia then you have to know that we would not give out any contact information for Freemasons there if we knew any. Which I don't. http://freemasonsfordummies.blogspot.com/2011/03/masons-in-tunisia.html?m=1 I would suggest moving to a country...

Both paths have excellent degrees that are memorable experiences. Many Brothers go through both. But as a newer Master Mason I would suggest that you eschew the appendant bodies for a few years and focus on your Craft Lodge. There is so much for a new Brother to take in there that you may miss...

It serves a purpose in keeping every group of disaffected Masons from taking their aprons and forming their own Freemasonry every time Grand Lodge gets their back up. There's enough pseudo-Masonry running around the states already. Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

If that's the case then it does sound like it could be concerning. As has been stated previously, let them sell all the buildings. That's a finite resource and Lodges don't need them to operate anyway. Good luck with that. Since all mainstream GL's as well as PHA GL's in the US claim...

Who exactly is getting these bonuses? the GL as an entity or officers of the GL? It seems to me that you are saying that the Grand Lodge is intentionally selling Lodge buildings for their benefit. Your GL must publish an annual budget with accounting records. What are they doing with this ill...

I'll reiterate my advice already given above. Have you looked into the reason that Brothers who are being suspended for NPD see no value in continuing their membership with the Lodge? If they saw a benefit to being a Mason and associating with their Lodge had value to them, they would find the...