For the institution that proclaims no man speaks for Freemasonry, the Grand Lodge of Georgia (some 40,000 members strong) took a stand and made just such a proclamation. Their pronouncement, voted upon at a Grand Lodge session, was to proclaim that neither gay men not fornicators (people who have consensual sex out of wedlock) should […]
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Brothers Often Talked To, Never Seen
You correspond with Brothers for years. You get to know them really well. Or perhaps you go through a particularly trying time just once with a Brother long distance. That’s enough for a strong bond. But still there is something lacking, the joy of a face to face relationship. Such was the case for me […]
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The Other Half Of The Florida Masonic Scandal Tells All
The Beehive presents an interview with Duke Bass Fortesque. This is being presented as opinions of Fortesque and The Beehive, not as fact. Names of the Lodge and any other Florida Masons have been deliberately omitted. Freemason Information welcomes a rebuttal from either the Master of the Lodge or the Grand Master or both and […]
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Georgia Scottish Rite Reverses Initial Discriminatory Decision
In a stunning reversal by Georgia Scottish Rite, Brothers Victor Marshall and Zeithlin Waters of Gate City Lodge No. 2 have been approved to receive the Degrees. The SGIG set aside the ballots of two weeks ago and approved Marshall and waters for membership. They are being accorded the ritual of the Scottish Rite at […]
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Response To Missing The Boat
The Beehive recognizes that not everybody will agree with the opinions expressed here. In fact as many won’t as will. Yet in the spirit of fair and balanced journalism Freemason Information is not hesitant to publish counter opinions that take issue with what has been published. We here remain committed to publish any and all […]
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Social Capital and the era of Gate City Lodge
Join us in this episode, recorded on April 4, 2009, as Greg and Dean welcomes brothers Beaux Pettys and Mike Bjelajac of Gate City Lodge No 2. from the beautiful city of Atlanta, in the state of Georgia. In the episode, we dig into the antebellum origins of the lodge and its present-day revival in […]
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Georgia speaks. Grand Master Jennings on the Georgia Affair.
I’ll save my thoughts for the end… The Grand Lodge of Georgia of Free and Accepted MasonsJ. Edward Jennings Jr. – Grand Master August 19,2009 EDICT No. 2009-1 TO ALL CONSTITUTENT LODGES UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE GRANDLODGE OF GEORGIA, FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS: WHEREAS: Freemasonry has existed in Georgia since it founding in 1734 […]
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A printed media distributed over a wide area of Georgia called The Sunday Paper has published a long story on the Gate City Lodge 2 situation titled, “Letting In A Black Man, Atlanta Freemason Lodge Fights For Equality.” The paper tells the story of Victor Marshall the soft spoken Black Army Reservist raised by Gate […]
Continue readingWhat will Freemasonry Offer My Son?
Fatherhood can change your perspective in a hurry. I realize that’s probably the biggest understatement in history, but our six-year-old son has got me thinking about a lot of things. Mainly, I wonder what Freemasonry will look like as he grows up, and if it will offer anything to him and his truly 21st century […]
Continue readingLosing the Battle After the First Volley
The first volley of a battle can tell you a lot, especially when your troops are gun shy, frightened by the noise, and abandon the front lines. When we discuss the events taking place in the Grand Lodge of Georgia, it is easy to say “let the Grand Lodge take care of it and let’s […]
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