A short time back, we published a 4 page document from the Canadian CSIS on the threat posed to Freemasonry by Islamic extremists. Shortly after posting the paper, I recieved an email from a source who has had close dealings with the CSIS and is involved in International and Terrorist Intelligence Programs. In his email, […]
Continue readingYearly Archives: 2011
A Deadly Deception?
The following comes from a very bright young woman who is very involved with the Masonic Youth Orders that I had the pleasure to meet on Twitter. You can read her full bio below the article. I wanted to say that she offers a fresh and interesting perspective on the fraternity from a unique perspective […]
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Patriot’s Day
Today is the time for my annual Patriot’s Day message, an obscure holiday celebrated only in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. But it is where I grew up – right smack dab in the middle of Revolutionary War history. Later I was to learn how important a role Freemasonry played in our fight for freedom from the […]
Continue readingWas Kentucky’s expulsion all it was cracked up to be?
Rhetoric or righteousness? I was reanalyzing the expulsion of Kentucky Mason John Wright, and the thought occurred to me, was the gay issue in the charges or were they part of a means to color a (still) witch hunt based on otherwise slightly promiscuous behavior. Reviewing the formal charge document, they read that the recipient […]
Continue readingKentucky expells gay mason.
No official press release has been forthcoming, but the website Kentucky.com is reporting: An openly gay Mason from Kentucky has been suspended indefinitely from the fraternity after an April 8 Masonic trial found him guilty of “un-masonic conduct,” according to a letter from the group’s Grand Lodge of Kentucky in Jefferson County. “It was tantamount […]
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Nebraska Update
You might have read about the turmoil in Mainstream Nebraska Freemasonry here on Freemason Information. If not here is a brief refresher: Guilt by Moral Turpitude not until proven guilty Nebraska: A Predictable Masonic Mess Thorns and roses The Parsons/Watts struggle for power seems to have swung to the Parson’s side with the release of […]
Continue readingLeadership
One in an ongoing series I’ve planned to look at. The ideas expressed could probably apply to all walks fo life, from your work place, to the Lodge Room. Each one of us are leaders in one way or another, and these are lessons to help us be better. In this video Four star general […]
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Something To Die For
What Can Freemasonry Do For You? A friend stopped by to visit with me the other day. He is a non Mason and a man of deep faith. Eventually the topic got around to Freemasonry and he asked me why I needed another church as he knew I was quite active in mine. Now I […]
Continue readingTheosophy and Freemasonry
I happened onto a reference in a book I just finished reading, Occult America, about Gandhi that mentioned the influence of Theosophy in his life. On a quick excursion to find the deeper connection, I happened upon a statement of Gandhi’s from his Harijan Journal about the philosophy that struck me. In the statement written […]
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The Art of Being a Gentleman
The art of being a gentleman is lost. Nowadays, you can see few real gentleman in the course of your your day to day activity. In this modern day and age, acting like a gentleman is considered a forgotten art. How could it not with so many examples of men behaving badly, from Hollywood Actor […]
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