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Remember that clandestine doesn't mean they are wrong or bad. It means that we cannot masonically communicate with them. They can do their thing and we can do ours. We just can't do it together. I can live with that.
Your kidding right? I grew up on Galveston Island. The best fishing is during the beginning of a Hurricane. You stop when the fish stop biting, not when the wind gets to high. They will let you know when it is time to seek shelter. If they don't, you probably will die with the best stringer of...
We all learn from well thought out questions and peoples input in an attempt to answer them. Then there is Bill, the constant reminder of which article in the law book is the final answer. 8)
I think they get confused by all the terms concepts: e.g. regular, recognized, visitation, transfer of membership, merging of Grand Lodges. It's not a question of racism as much it used to be. I think it is a question of two very good, very proud, and well respected organizations trying to...
Ok, I am the first to admit I am not an expert on this, but don't both PH GLoT and the GLoT believe each other are regular and recognize each other. Isn't the what the 2006 agreement was all about.?
The money gets deposited into a state department's account. That state department then cuts a check to the organization that the plate represents. It is a way to take a tax and turn it into money for a non-profit. It is a way to legally move the money using a grant process.
I think there might be some misunderstanding. Black masons are welcome in Texas Lodges, as long as they are members of a lodge that is recognized by the Grand Lodge. This is the same for white masons. Since I am neither, I guess that this goes for red masons as well. BTW, did you notice that...