Brother Junius adds his 2 cents to How Freemasonry is Missing the Boat. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!!! This essay makes a good point. The “trick.” if I may so term it, is to lead the nation in a broad and benevolent sense without, in fact, drifting into distinct political and social philosophies – […]
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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 […]
Continue readingLawsuit Settlement Costs Prince Hall Virginia $300,000
The Richmond Free Press reports that the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Virginia has settled a lawsuit with the Virginia Prince Hall Shrine. The Shrine in the Prince Hall system has run afoul of Grand Lodges in recent years. The issues across Prince Hall nation revolve around not recognizing the Grand Master as having ultimate […]
Continue readingSeeking Answers, Hearing Consequences
Most of us have a Mentor/Confessor, somebody special and trustworthy we go to when things don’t make sense or problems ensue. I have been in touch with mine quite often lately regarding the developments in Mainstream Masonry and the difficulties in reporting same. Grand Lodges are in a lot of trouble these days and Freemason […]
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At The Crossroads Of The Many Paths of Freemasonry
Masonic Relevance In The 21st Century I am observing many Masonic friends these days going through some deep soul searching as they try to reconcile Freemasonry with their own personal goals and the legacy for society that they would eventually like to leave behind. Many of these soul searchers are Masonic writers or “communicators” of […]
Continue readingA Case For Decentralizing American Mainstream Tribal Freemasonry
Freemasonry in the United States is at a crossroads and now is the time to do some soul searching and make some tough decisions. The question that needs to be asked is, are Freemasons going to continue to allow the erosion of the power of the local Lodge? Are they going to halt the […]
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Jury Sides with Grand Lodge in West Virginia
From the Charleston Gazette, it seems that a jury has sided with the Grand Lodge of West Virginia. The Original story begins: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County jury sided Wednesday with the Grand Lodge of the West Virginia branch of the Masons against a former grand master who sued after he was expelled from […]
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Freemasonry In Civil Court: From The Mailbag
Brother AB: What do you think we can do about this other than to return to teaching Masonry the way it is supposed to be taught, The more involved we become in public affairs, the more public we become. There are far too many folks that for one reason or another blame Masons for all […]
Continue readingWest Virginia Court Rules That It Has The Power To Force Freemasonry To Follow Its Own Rules
From The West Virginia Masonic Website, “Masonic Crusade”, comes this breaking news that will disperse heartburn if not fear across Mainstream Freemasonry MWB Frank Haas will be in court on Monday 12/6/10. The Judge has apparently ruled in a pre-trial hearing the following: 1. The Grand Master did not have the authority to expel a […]
Continue readingThe Great Canopy of the Heavens is falling.
I was plugging in some numbers from the MSANA recently to update myself on the trend in membership from my original analysis in 2007, the results of which I published in the piece “So what? The Dynamic of Masonic Membership.” In it you may, or may not want to, recollect the trend of membership numbers […]
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