Collected here are notable dates to those in the history of Freemasonry and founding dates of particular aspects of the craft. If you know of a particular date that’s not on the list, drop it in the comments, and it will be added to the roll. Unlike national holidays or religious observance holidays, these may […]
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Brother Hando Nahkur Revisited
Once again we visit with the talented Freemason, concert pianist Hando Nahkur. You might remember from the previous article on Freemason Information – that Brother Nahkur studied at Yale, The New England Conservatory of Music and TCU. He has moved on this year to continue his studies to SMU, Dallas. On September 22, 2011 he gave […]
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The Universality of Freemasonry
“[The Lodge] is of such vast dimensions to show the universality of Masonry and that Masonic charity should be equally extensive.” Throughout the Masonic degrees, symbols are used to show the universal nature of Freemasonry. The idea that Masonry is universal is a grand idea and there is no doubt that it captures the attention […]
Continue readingWill A Collapsing World Bring Down Lodges With It?
Over the last decade here is what local Masonic Lodges should have been doing. They should have increased their dues sufficiently to not only pay for the running of their Lodges but also have salted away some money in the bank account and investments. Instead of doing fund raisers they should have looked for additional […]
Continue readingConfessions of a Born Again Fundamentalist, Freemason
Confessions of a Born Again Fundamentalist, Freemason By Nelson King, FPS Br. King passed to the celestial lodge on August 17th, 2011. I confess that I am a Born Again, Fundamentalist, Freemason. Now before you have a cardiac arrest, or a stroke, let me explain what a Born Again, Fundamentalist, Freemason is. I used to […]
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Nelson King Has Passed To The Celestial Lodge Above
The daughters of Nelson King have released a statement that Nelson King PGM [H], FPS, BF, passed this morning August 17, 2011. I am sure many stories and articles will follow but for the moment I would just like to pay homage to the man and for you to do the same. So if you would […]
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How Much Longer Must We Wait?
By the exercise of Brotherly Love we are taught to regard the whole human species as one family – the high and low, rich and poor; who, as created by one Almighty Parent and inhabitants of the same planet are to aid support and protect each other. On this principle Masonry unites men of every country, sect and opinion…. Thus […]
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A Lodge is Like a Church
The headline is just a grabber, but after seeing first hand how a church operates, it became very clear that the way a Masonic lodge is designed to operate is exactly how contemporary churches are operated – very likely the former emulating the latter. Now this may not come as a surprise to those reading […]
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Harmon Weston over at the (now defunct) Blue Lite forum posted the following: Modern Freemasonry was born in an environment where the laws of Church and State overlapped significantly (and still do if you scratch them with a soft cloth). A group of free-thinkers got together in a pub and closed the door, not because […]
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Book Review: Blind Lemon Jefferson
I first met Dr. Bro. Robert Uzzel three years ago at a Grand Session of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas. Later I had a more in depth conversation with him at a Phylaxis Convention. Brother Uzzel came over to Prince Hall from the Grand Lodge of Texas in 1981. He has a Doctor […]
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