Companion Joe
Premium Member
I think you will find that to those of us in the South who are drawn to Freemasonry, for most, "liberal" is a dirty word and "tradition" is at the core of our being. My lodge was chartered in 1801. It predates the Grand Lodge of my state by a dozen years. We have one U.S. President who was a member and another who likely received his degrees in our lodge. The copyright date on the Bible on our altar is 1873. There isn't a living member of our lodge who hasn't taken his obligation on that Bible or walked through the same preparation room doors. Although we moved into our current building in 1977, the preparation room doors were brought and installed from the old lodge building. So, breaking with tradition doesn't hold a real priority.