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Part of the EA ritual that (as far as I'm aware) only TX and LA do. Can't go into detail here.
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New ring! It's period correct for the 18th century!
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Jun 10, 2013 18:13
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Nice! I love the old style stuff best of all. There was an old 18th century one with an intaglio square and compasses in agate on eBay a couple months ago that rocked. Too rich for my blood, tho.
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Jun 10, 2013 19:05
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Where can one get such a period-correct ring?
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Jun 11, 2013 16:05
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http://www.craftsmansapron.com/products/rings Makes awesome custom aprons, too.
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Anyone hang out on the Freemason facebook page? Because it's awful. I really wish someone other than a giant Randroid would take over it. 
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Jun 12, 2013 18:15
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WAFFLEHOUND posted:Anyone hang out on the Freemason facebook page? Because it's awful. I really wish someone other than a giant Randroid would take over it. Freemasonry has a facebook page?
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Jun 12, 2013 18:32
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This is pretty much the standard: https://www.facebook.com/freemasonspage
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Due to a massive effort in the province, we've managed to get a 'Masonic News' group up for the province - still very much an uphill struggle to get folk in - something approaching 700 members - which is a fair number. My lodge itself has a FB page (which I run along with the current DM and current WSW) but the opinion of Facebook (and the internet as a whole) in the area is low - misinformed, mistrusting or just apathetic.
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Jun 12, 2013 18:52
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Which province?
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Jun 12, 2013 19:09
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WAFFLEHOUND posted:Anyone hang out on the Freemason facebook page? Because it's awful. I really wish someone other than a giant Randroid would take over it. yeah, it's absolutely terrible. There's another one that's Freemasons of the World or something that is equally terrible. All the graphics and stuff they post is just embarrassing most of the time IMHO. Apparently a large chunk of 168k+ people would probably disagree with me though.
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Jun 12, 2013 19:39
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WAFFLEHOUND posted:Which province? Fife and Kinross, Scotland.
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Jun 12, 2013 19:53
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I'm on the primary Freemasons page as well as a few other Lodges. Some have some neat articles or pictures or the like, which is the kind of engaging material I try to post on our own, but most are as bad as you'd expect.
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I know the historical connection between the Shriners and the Freemasons, but what is the connection like nowadays? Do you guys have awesome street-level gang wars?
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Dirty_Moses posted:I know the historical connection between the Shriners and the Freemasons, but what is the connection like nowadays? Do you guys have awesome street-level gang wars? I'm... not sure you know the historical connection. The Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (the acronym is a fun easter egg once I figured it out  ) was created by Masons and has always required a member to also be an active Mason.Shriners ARE Masons, so uh... there are no wars that I know of  As far as the inter-body politics and stuff goes, it varies by jurisdiction.
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QPZIL posted:The Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (the acronym is a fun easter egg once I figured it out More importantly, the Shriners were created as a direct result of Blue Lodges banning alcohol in lodges. This leads to the feel that exists to this day of the Shriners feeling like a frat for 60-90 year olds. And it's awesome. I'm a Shriner, for what it's worth.
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Join for the booze, stay for the cars! One of these days I'll join Shrine, after my term as Master is up. I don't know how active they are locally, but I know they (as all Shrines do) contribute a healthy amount to the Shriners hospitals and they really focus on doing good work in the community -- aspects I can certainly encourage.
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WAFFLEHOUND posted:More importantly, the Shriners were created as a direct result of Blue Lodges banning alcohol in lodges. This leads to the feel that exists to this day of the Shriners feeling like a frat for 60-90 year olds. And it's awesome. Basically this. Our Shrine rep has been on my rear end to join. He described it as the following: The blue lodge is where you go to work, the Shrine is where you go to play. I know they can teach you how to throw a proper party. I wound up at a funeral for a shriner and holy poo poo... I don't think the dead guy was sober by the end of it.
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Wow, what a day. First time at the Grand Lodge of Scotland - it was the regular communication today. Amazing, place was packed. Looking forward to the next one in October. Also, there was a memorial for two brethren who were no longer among us, which was a nice show of sympathy and support.
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Jun 13, 2013 21:50
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Can you estimate how many brothers were in attendance? Sounds like a great time
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FreshFeesh posted:Can you estimate how many brothers were in attendance? Sounds like a great time 650ish lodges in Scotland, Master and the two Wardens are supposed to attend, factor in those attending to represent Grand Lodge / Provincial Grand Lodges / District Grand Lodges and others supporting them (the District Grand Master of Barbados was there, along with 14 Brethren who came along with him - just one example) It would be very hard to give even a rough guesstimation, if you then factor in those who did not attend and put apologies in, however it had to have been in the hundreds. I know there is a RWM of a lodge in Scotland who has posted here a couple times, if he was there then he might be able to chime in with his opinion, but I'd conservatively say 200-400ish quite easily.
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Jun 14, 2013 00:17
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I was voted in tonight. Initiation to take place in September. 
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Jun 14, 2013 02:21
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Congratulations! It'll be a great night, and an experience you won't soon forget.
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Sockington posted:I was voted in tonight. Initiation to take place in September. Congratulations!!
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Any other Melbourne goonmasons in here by chance? I'm going in as Inner Guard on the second Monday in July. It appears the Grand Master will be officiating the nights activity which is pretty drat cool. Do it!
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jrgnsn_tjf posted:Any other Melbourne goonmasons in here by chance? Take the implement of your office with you to dinner, and see if anyone comments on it. Sorry brother, Sydney Mason here, and I miss your install by a week, as I'm heading to Melbourne for the Pax Melbourne nerd fest. Are there any lodges tyling in Melbourne on the 18-21 July weekend?
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TemetNosceXVIcubus posted:Take the implement of your office with you to dinner, and see if anyone comments on it. Yeah there are a few on the thursday night, only a couple on friday, and none on the weekend when you're here. I guess it all depends on where you're staying in Melb. I'm more than happy to accompany you and help out with a lift if need be. PM me. We'll figure something out. Yeah, might take the 'items' to dinner and employ them if anyone comes too close....
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Some months ago I posted that we had Dr. Ed Mitchell come to our Lodge and receive the key to the city of Petaluma. One of our brothers has just found the two clips shot by our local cable access TV station which covered the event. The first video has me speaking as an introduction, while the second is a bit more edited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqmVCvxq454 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVH11MjPtX4
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Can anyone recommend any good masonic podcasts? There seems to be only a handful of decent ones to listen to on iTunes. What about online publications? Post a link why don't you?
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jrgnsn_tjf posted:Can anyone recommend any good masonic podcasts? There seems to be only a handful of decent ones to listen to on iTunes. Don't know of any podcasts, but would love some As for publications, I get 'The Square' magazine through the post, but I believe there is a digital option. Same with the 'Working Tools' magazine. I have found 'The Square' to be UGLE-related, and the WT to be a bit more general, but your mileage may vary.
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Innerguard posted:Don't know of any podcasts, but would love some I subscribe to: 'Whence Came You' (US) - hosted by Bro Robert Johnson who is connected with 'The Midnight Freemasons', X-Oriente (US) - hosted by Eric Diamond but the series has been wound up, and UGLQ - Queensland Freemasons (Australia) - feat. Bro. Luke Elin and VWBro. Graham Schulz. My grand lodge puts up ours at https://www.freemasonsvic.net.au Midnight freemasons is pretty good, and the California Freemason magazine is a ripper
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WAFFLEHOUND posted:The current order of business is "gently caress Florida". Is this still the order of business? Because, gently caress Florida indeed. I've recently heard from a Past master of my regular, UGLE recognized lodge, here in California, who is a black man. This Worshipful African American gentleman, moved to Miami of all places, the most cosmopolitan city in this backwards state, and he is NOT ALLOWED TO ATTEND LODGE. He was told by the local lodge, and several others in his area, to "go join a prince hall lodge". gently caress Florida.
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That is patently reprehensible and makes me pretty darn mad that a member of any Lodge, wherever located, would treat a brother like that. To me, that kind of blatant racism is unfathomable and more than a little disheartening.
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In terms of general gently caress Floridary, I will point out that the Grand Master's edict regarding religions and such that was the point of contention before was overturned.
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Paramemetic posted:In terms of general gently caress Floridary, I will point out that the Grand Master's edict regarding religions and such that was the point of contention before was overturned. One would hope. If there were to be an edict passed in such a manner here in California, three quarters of the line of officers in my lodge, and myself, the secretary, would have to demit immediately. As of last communication, just a few months ago, the Grand Lodge of Florida will recognize neither African American Master Masons, nor Prince Hall lodges. If anyone knows more about this, please keep me posted. I'd love to find some way to help my Brother stick it to these racist assholes. Solvent fucked around with this message at 23:25 on Jun 22, 2013 |
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Find out which lodge and have a formal complaint written to the Grand Lodge of Florida. They may he clandestine as well, which complicates matters a wee bit.
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Solvent posted:Is this still the order of business? Because, gently caress Florida indeed. What in the gently caress? I know that there are obvious race problems in some places which we should be able to move past, but goddamn, that is something else. My old man (and brother) has a problem with non-caucasians, but we've had a number of brethren who have come here (scotland - one is a PM of a lodge in Los Angeles, and a prominent tattoo artist, and the other was a brother by the name of Cassius. He and ALL others treated these guys with the respect that any human deserves of another, and completely according to the way things should be.
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I work at a juvenile residential treatment center. The other day, I was having a heart to heart over some treatment goal stuff with a 14 year old male resident, who saw my masonic ring. He asked me what the ring was, I told him my basic throwaway answer for when it's not a topic that should be explored at the time, "it's for my fraternity." He responded "let me guess, you're a bunch of math nerds?" Cracked me right up.
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Paramemetic posted:I work at a juvenile residential treatment center. The other day, I was having a heart to heart over some treatment goal stuff with a 14 year old male resident, who saw my masonic ring. He asked me what the ring was, I told him my basic throwaway answer for when it's not a topic that should be explored at the time, "it's for my fraternity." He responded "let me guess, you're a bunch of math nerds?" Well....You DO kind of have a thing for geometry....
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On the recommendation of jrgnsn_tjf in the post above, I've started to listen to the 'Whence Came You?' podcast. I highly recommend it to other brethren. So far, it seems quite simply and refreshing. 90-something episodes to go!
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