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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Meaning in your Handshake
BRYCE ON LIFE– It is not a frivolous gesture, but represents something significant; your word. If you haven’t noticed, the handshake has been slowly going the way of the Dodo bird. If you watch sporting events, particularly at the youth level, you are more likely to see fist “bumps” or the slapping of hands as […]
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Recognition, History and the Masonic Path Least Traveled with the Man and Freemason – Fred Milliken
Fred Milliken is a man who needs little introduction, least wise to anyone who has had an ear to hear the heartbeat of Masonry for more than the last 15 years. With a finger, hand, foot and toe in just about every corner of the digital space, Fred either knows what’s going on or someone […]
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Our Governing Documents
BRYCE ON GOVERNMENT – The written instruments used to govern and shape America. NOTE: You may want to “bookmark” this column and pass the web address on to others, particularly young people. I have many pamphlets describing the country’s governing documents, such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, but […]
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If you think political fighting is bad now, you don’t know your history.BRYCE ON POLITICS As members of the 21st century, we tend to believe the political discourse of this country has reached new heights. The sad reality though is we pale in comparison to our predecessors. For example, the parallels between the Obama era […]
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Beware of Being Pulled into Office Politics
When we join a new company, we’re all hoping for a fresh start and clean slate. The last thing we want is to get embroiled in political intrigue, regardless of how petty it might seem. Most of us just want to do our work and move along with our lives. Even if this were so, […]
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Suck-Up 101
Brothers – this article is from my consulting practice but I fear we run into such situations now and then in Lodge. Hope you enjoy it. – TB During our lifetime, we inevitably run into some rather unsavory characters who will wrong, cheat or defraud us. Maybe even worse are people who survive not because […]
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Favorite Quotes of Tim Bryce on Life, Business, Sports, Politics and Government. Part 1, Excerpted from the book The Freethinking Freemason – Collected Masonic Works of Tim Bryce. Read more quotes in part two. QUOTATIONS ON LIFE FROM FAMOUS MASONS “Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you […]
Continue readingRedefinition of the Ancient Landmarks of the Order, 1939
The topic comes from a link picked up in a message board on the ever swirling definition of Regularity between Masonic bodies. Setting aside the idea of Territorial Exclusivity prevalent in the U.S., the message board linked to an interesting inclusion to a Wikipedia entry on the European question of recognition and the 11 defined […]
Continue readingDisillusionment with Freemasonry
The following outlook of Freemasonry was shared with me with much trepidation and concern over its reaction. Permission to publish it was granted if the author could remain Anonymous. I’ve heard these same words from others in recent months, and it struck me that they were not isolated or merely dissident voices in the wilderness […]
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