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I've never heard anything in any degree tell me that I can't have an S&C tattooed on my body. I have it on my ring, on my belt buckle, on a couple of caps, on the rear window of my car, on a few shirts...always remember that while there are some things that are universal in Freemasonry, there...

My lodge didn't have a set of ashlars, which was odd since this area is famous for quarrying Kasota Stone, a particularly attractive type of limestone that gets shipped all over the world. So, I went to one of the local quarries and had them cut me a rough and perfect ashlar, and they are now...

I would very much like to see the Prince Hall Grand Lodge and the "George Washington" Grand Lodge of each state become a United Grand Lodge, and it may happen some day, but I doubt I'll live to see it. As has been stated, there are a lot of people on both sides who would oppose it, for a...

Re: So Mote It Be! When to be used, only at Lodge Yep, one of the most enduring memories of my grandfather is that he would always say So Mote It Be at the completion of grace before dinner. It's one of the things that impressed on me how important Masonry was in his life.

Re: Do you consider others from unchartered lodges Exactly right. And the United Grand Lodge of England, while a pretty good barometer, is not the final authority on recognition of Grand Lodges. Each Grand Lodge is completely autonomous, and makes its own decisions on recognition.

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It's far from commonplace. I always carry Masonic business cards with me in case anyone asks about Freemasonry (I often wear a S&C cap, always wear a ring, and have an S&C in the rear window of my car) but I don't know if anyone else in my Lodge does. As Bro. Brady said, having Past Master...

Re: Prince hall masons why are they not accepted i This thread should probably be in some other forum. It's really not about anti-Masonry. I can't really speak for the states that still don't have mutual recognition, but I'm certain that there are vestiges of racism involved, and there are...

Where were you first prepared to be made a Mason? If you're meant to go to one of the appendant/concordant bodies, that's where the call will be felt as well. If your heart is telling you that all you desire right now is Blue Lodge Masonry, that's exactly what you should focus on.

The problem is, "the grand lodge in your area" might be clandestine.

When you say "just came out," you mean these aren't something from the forties or fifties? Reflects very poorly on the craft in my opinion, and just gives us something else to be accused of.

Me too, but so far I haven't been able to come up with an alternative term that people will understand what you're talking about.

I knew some Marines who would have cut it off you with a Ka-Bar knife.

I don't know about Canada, but in the U.S., most states have only a very few Scottish Rite Valleys, while York Rite has Chapters, Councils, and Commanderies in many locations. As a result, the Scottish Rite Valleys have larger memberships, but are also much farther apart. I travel 90 miles to...

Speaking only for myself, yes.

You honestly used paddles on Masonic initiates? I would never join ANYTHING that required me to submit to hazing, much less physical abuse. Did your Grand Lodge know and approve of that?

Isn't it amazing that people believe crap like that? Don't they think that if there had ever been a single confirmed incident remotely like that, it would have made international news?

I would say that's a Masonic Firefighter's ring.

I was walking down the street in Stirling Scotland, wearing a cap with a square and compasses on it. A man trotted across the street and came up to me, looking angry, and said "awfully bold to be walking down the street with that on your hat." Then he broke into a grin, gripped me, and asked me...