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On the original question, the symbols mentioned are all explained in the Minnesota Masonic Manual, which is available in PDF format on the GL web site for anyone to download. So, at least in Minnesota, it's perfectly okay to discuss them with anybody.

Yep, July and August. No air conditioning, and the lodge room gets unbelievably hot in the summer. Our June and September meetings are often pretty uncomfortable.

I apologize; thanks for straightening me out, brother.

I've found that "catch questions" seem to be a PHA thing. I don't like them, because something "clever" that is well-known among the brethren of one jurisdiction might be totally foreign to a traveling brother, and he ends up being needlessly embarrassed. I also don't like challenging people in...

In Minnesota, the current sitting Grand Master of AF&AM also belongs to a PHA Lodge, and the current PHA Junior Grand Warden is a District Representative in AF&AM.

Just "Grand Lodge of (State)."

Grand Orient de France, Grande Loge de France, Grande Loge Nationale Française In English, Grand Orient of France, Grand Lodge of France, French National Grand Lodge.

For one thing, the Grand Master who caused the problems, Francois Stifani, has been expelled.

But the single band that looks like three bands united can be seen from a distance. I recently learned that some don't even have the equilateral triangle and 33 on them, just the triple band.

Actually, the problem was that with the way that was worded, it sounds like Prince Hall doesn't recognize The Most Worshipful Union Grand Lodge of Florida. What he meant was that "mainstream" Grand Lodge of Florida doesn't recognize The Most Worshipful Union Grand Lodge of Florida, and The Most...

I don't see any conflict between believing that Blue Lodge is most important and being actively involved in an appendant or concordant group. One needn't shun the Scottish or York Rite to prove one's loyalty to Blue Lodge.

Yeah, I've never heard of any steps being removed.

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I've just recently become aware that Minnesota has such a statute. I still don't think it would pass muster if challenged, and am not aware of it having been enforced any time since I've been a Mason. It reads:

We do the test oath on a "repeat after me" basis. We view the objective as having the visitor swear that he is a Mason in good standing, and does not know of any reason he should not be admitted.

Well, if somebody called you and said "I hear John Smith has petitioned your lodge, and that you're investigating him. I thought you should know that he was kicked out of organization X for stealing from them" I think you might want to look into that.

I was aware of the fraternity practice. I think it's highly inappropriate as part of the initiation into Freemasonry. If someone wants to do it later, just like a tattoo, that's up to him. But not part of the official initiation.

Are you saying that they branded a man as part of his initiation into Freemasonry? That's totally outside of ritual, and what would be allowed in any well-governed lodge. How long ago was this?

You can find plenty of places to download it by searching "Morals and Dogma pdf free download," but you might want to consider buying the new, annotated version. http://www.scottishritestore.org/

They aren't just recognized by UGLE, they're CHARTERED by UGLE.