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How do you know? By what process should one use to determine if a professed belief is a real one? Cordially, Skip.
Funny you should ask:What are typical activities for masons? What do they do with their time as part of the group?
What are typical activities for masons? What do they do with their time as part of the group?
eudaimonia,
Mark
Of course it was not. But in a time when many organizations, from Girl Scouts to Kiwanis, that once had plenty of members but now are facing budgetary squeezes, rent out their facilities. Masonic Centers have hosted operas, weddings, blood drives, etc., partly because some of these older Masonic buildings are well-equipped with ballrooms and kitchen facilities. It sounds like someone snookered the local Masons really badly in this particular instance.Is that a typical mason activity?
Incidentally, the article says the following:
[The masons] said the party was not sponsored by their group at all.
Instead, they say, a party promoter paid $900 to rent the space for the night.
'Charlie' a Freemason spokesman, said the man renting the lodge told the Freemasons he would be hosting a dance party.
The Freemasons said they checked on the party about 1am on Sunday and found nothing suspicious.[
Renting out their meeting halls to others? Yes, that's a typical Masonic activity. Occasionally Masonic lodges get used for other purposes which end up embarrassing Masonry in general. A few years ago, an extracurricular event featured a man accidentally shot to death by another Mason. Not part of the blue lodge ritual, fer shure, but these things do occur.Eudaimonist said:Is that a typical mason activity?
The article didn't state whether the renters were Masons or not. Wouldn't want to jump to conclusions, one way or another.It is not clear that this was a mason activity.
Untrue. It appeared on Drudge, one of the many sites which I read every morning, and I indeed read the entire article, as usual. Had I wanted to deceive, I wouldn't have posted the link. Cordially, Skip.It looks like you did a Google and only bothered to read the title of the article.
It is not clear that this was a mason activity. It looks like you did a Google and only bothered to read the title of the article.
What are typical activities for masons? What do they do with their time as part of the group?
Funny you should ask:
Police break up 'drug-fueled orgy' at Masonic Lodge after finding women dancing naked on stage and men filming sex acts | Mail Online
The practice of no alcohol in U.S. lodges is, I've heard it claimed, a leftover from Prohibition days, though others hold that in many cases it preceded that event.Albion said:What Masons DO NOT do, but many people assume is the case, is to operate a bar so that members can drop by at their leisure in order to drink, play cards, etc.
Yo, Skip.
As many times as Christians have been accused of "just trying to make money", I wonder what renting out a Masonic hall to strippers and orgy enthusiasts is classified as? Commerce?
Yo, Skip.
As many times as Christians have been accused of "just trying to make money", I wonder what renting out a Masonic hall to strippers and orgy enthusiasts is classified as? Commerce?
Hmm. Another "expert" on Masonry who automatically assumes that this was planned by that lodge.
Funny you should mention clarity. Your attempt to muddy the thread with nonsense was soundly refuted.
When you claim you are a WM, please elaborate for the readers.
Whether your a part of e511 or emfj, you still answer to the same people. Your playbook had been used by those before you.
You're right that they're both off-topic. So while the welcome mat should still be out for anyone honestly interested in learning more about Masonry, there's no need to accommodate whoever may be here merely hoping to provoke a fight.
I agree brother.
My goal is to help those that don't know about masonry. Or those that refer to the internet for their education.
Most on here just want to ask specific questions. That's where I want to help.
Not sure what your knowledge is. I will disagree that it is not Christian. Would be interested to hear what you have to say. Either here or in pm.
Ankenberg is an interesting fellow. I've often wondered what his view would be if he wasn't making money on it.
Were you aware that Ankenbergs lead investigator joined freemasonry after doing ankenbergs leg work? I've always found that little nugget of information very valuable.
btw, another typical Masonic activity is memorization and practice of the various degrees and ceremonies in the lodge. From the start, the new Mason has memory work he must accomplish and demonstrate, and all officers, and many members, have long ritual sections to commit to memory. Each meeting involves quite a bit of recitation which must be in accordance with the ritual as promulgated by the GL. So the commitment of the ritual to memory takes up quite a bit of time.
Simpleman25 said:Some men come into masonry just to join the shrine. Those men go through a all the way in one day class. None of those men are required to memorize anything.
Those of us that assist in conferring of the degrees travel to other lodges to help.
Re the latter, it doesn't surprise me that the Masons persuaded the guy, they are quite cunning and the benefits of belonging appeal to many egomaniacs, imo.
Well, there is just too much to bother to discuss. I will share that the idea that you cannot ask to join is bogus...everyone knows the person generally asks in some way, but it's done through a back door. Another myth is that is doesn't cost money to join. The final straw in my marriage was because my former husband had to become a mason so he could make rank in the US Coast Guard--rank and money we needed. After he was accepted he had to have $25,000. I refused to mortgage the house so he divorced me (among other reasons). But my father-in-law had been a mason for eons ...
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