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If you are looking for information on a forum like this, it is always better to create a new thread to ask your question instead of asking your question on somebody else's thread. The original poster on this thread was asking about UAE, not Jordan, so replies will likely be about UAE and not be...

Congratulations Brother! Deep breath. It's work but it's worth it. Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

Well, I hope you keep searching and find a good Lodge. A friendly suggestion though, using Masonic symbols before you are initiated is frowned upon. It could give the wrong impression. Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

You were looking for a Lodge in Lebanon a few months ago? Did you find one? Just curious since your profile image now makes it look like you are a Brother.

It is worth noting, that I have seen many Lodges that use what definitely looks like a coat of arms or heraldry but I can safely say they are probably not registered with any heraldic authority. Heraldry is traditionally only registered to individuals, not organizations. I'm not an expert by...

Good on you Brother for attempting to repatriate the items. I hope you're able to get them to him or his family. So many items find their way to yard sales when a Brother dies and his family doesn't know the significance. My GL has a form that you attach to your will that stipulates what to do...

I love trench art. Some amazingly beautiful pieces came out of such horrible times.

Were you looking for something in particular or do you often find yourself reading the phonebook for fun? :) But that does look like a good resource.

We can't help you. You need to relocate to a country that does permit Freemasonry and establish yourself there to join a local Lodge.

Not going to happen as long as the government forbids it.

No. And you will get no support from Regular Freemasons to subvert a government who has banned Freemasonry. And honestly, if you are starting your secret group on a public forum, you've already failed. Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

Not necessarily the end of his journey. But he would need to relocate to a country that does permit Freemasonry and establish himself there to join a local Lodge.

As far as I know, there are no Regular Lodges operating there since Burma banned Freemasonry in 1984. A quick search did not turn up any changes to this. If you want to join Freemasonry, you will need to move to country that permits it.

I just received my latest edition of Philalathes, Vol. 74, No. 1, and it had a review for short book that looks interesting. It's only $7.99 on Amazon so I grabbed it. Apparently it is a 52 week personal growth plan for Freemasons. Color me intrigued...

Couldn't agree more. There is a much better opportunity for learning through discussion instead of passively listening. I've even been in Lodges where they go around the room with each person reading a few sentences of an article like we're in primary school. lol

Don't take this the wrong way, but I see open houses put on by Lodges who are struggling with membership as the worst possible decision. Unless you fix the problem that is causing your Lodge members to leave you will just be initiating a new crop of members who will become dissatisfied and...

The officers need to sit down and have a frank discussion. Look realistically at what you are offering and why it is not working to keep members returning. Maybe start with an anonymous survey. Ask current and former members why they stopped coming to Lodge and what they would come back for...

Seems like that is a good practice. Why wouldn't you want the GL to take possession of a building instead of a bank when the Lodge is no longer able to continue functioning? As for your losing your building, I am sure it is quite nice. But it is obviously not as important as the Brothers that...

You are absolutely correct, Brother Glen. I was making generalizations and I know better. As Mark Twain said, "All generalizations are false, including this one." But I agree, the US does have this perverse fixation that a Lodge must own a building. No matter how many resources that building...

Take what your Past Masters say with a grain of salt. Most of us are pretty jaded. LoL. As for Freemasonry coming to an end in 20 years, or even 100? No. That is not happening. The Craft will survive. We may need to do some more creative adapting to a changing world to remain relevant...