Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.
So the Masons weren't founded by surviving Templars who held the secret of the holy grail?
Well I'll be darned.
-CryptoLutheran
No. Usually our regalia is only for our own meetings. It is only rarely that Masonic aprons are worn in public for certain kinds of processions. The apron is our only "uniform" so to speak.
Our regalia was reserved for meetings, too.
How about a secret sign, or can you not disclose that?
No. That is a theory that very few Masonic historians believe to be true. It makes a fun story in a book or two but isn't likely.
The most common theory is that the Masonic lodge came from the craft guilds in England and then, over time, developed into a society that included both working Masons and those interested in craft itself.
I really need to start adding smiley faces when I'm being snarky.
-CryptoLutheran
Are you asking for a secret sign? Or asking how they are used?
What the sign is.
I'm totally serious when I say Daffy is doing the actual Elks sign:
We didn't jump up and down and scream, but the hand positioning is accurate.
I'm a Freemason. If you'd like to ask questions, either here or in private notes, I'd be happy to answer them.
What the sign is.
I'm totally serious when I say Daffy is doing the actual Elks sign:
We didn't jump up and down and scream, but the hand positioning is accurate.
Are there restrictions on what fraternal organizations Masons can be a part of? Like college fraternities? etc.
Back when I worked at Walmart in my early 20's employees in the morning had to do the "Walmart Cheer" involving spelling out and yelling the letters that spell Walmart.
Fortunately we smokers didn't have to participate as we happily hid ourselves away in the smoke room. Though we did get to hear it every morning.
I'm still not entirely convinced Walmart isn't a cult.
-CryptoLutheran
There are no restrictions on joining any non-masonic fraternal groups. I know a lot of Masons who are also a part of some other fraternal order.
How about restrictions on regular Mason membership?
The Elks do not allow communists or atheists to join (though they don't care what your religion is, as long as you believe in at least one god). Not sure if this is still accurate, but only a very few allowed women to join as full fledged members, and a few lodges had a women's auxiliary.
The whole Baphomet thing was a hoax created to bring down the Knights Templar in the middle ages by the Vatican and the King of France.
That hoax actually has nothing to do with Freemasonry since the original Knights Templar have no historical connection with Freemasonry. But in any event, the accusations were untrue. There was no such thing as "Baphomet" until the hoax was created.
Well, if they're anything like the Elks (another fraternal organization), it's a bunch of old, white men sitting in the basement of their lodge drinking alcohol and watching sports.
The Prince Hall Masonic lodge is black, created because they were not permitted to enter the white Scottish Rite Masonic lodge.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?