tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.comments2023-10-09T12:55:26.688-04:00The Burning TaperWidow's Sonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135009678671539418noreply@blogger.comBlogger8091125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-49039752737603898992014-12-12T10:35:13.401-05:002014-12-12T10:35:13.401-05:00The GL of Texas has approved PH visitation. I'...The GL of Texas has approved PH visitation. I'll be honored to sit in a lodge with my brother PH mason. Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206129744130772805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-6169916012601694742014-11-05T18:50:58.974-05:002014-11-05T18:50:58.974-05:00Greetings! The Grand College of Rites of the USA ...Greetings! The Grand College of Rites of the USA is the sole, Regular organization with an Unbroken Line of Succession to two Memphis Systems, and many more Hermetically oriented Masonic Rites. All Regular MM's in Good Standing are Invited to grandcollegeofrites.org for Membership information! Be Well! MTM MTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315612812317044625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-46288446540013004042014-10-09T08:59:21.020-04:002014-10-09T08:59:21.020-04:00It is October 2014 and PGM Frank Haas remains expe...It is October 2014 and PGM Frank Haas remains expelled without a proper Masonic trial... SMDH at such hypocrisy #learntherules or #jointhewaterbuffalosRaymond Sean Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598843764013005691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-55510609014770480222014-08-29T08:20:47.942-04:002014-08-29T08:20:47.942-04:00Maybe we should take this discussion one step furt...Maybe we should take this discussion one step further. Do any of you know of any African Americans being raised in AF&AM or F&AM Lodges? I have met several caucasion Brothers who were raised in PH Lodges.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17967455924201600256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-40544005714088646712014-08-24T21:00:25.499-04:002014-08-24T21:00:25.499-04:00I've taken this test a few times over the year...I've taken this test a few times over the years and my views and score has remained pretty constant. The one thing that bothers me is that I rate much more liberal then I think I actually am. The abortion question must be scored very heavily to the right or something. I am very libertarian in my views especially regarding the welfare state, however I do join the left on the religion questions. Still I would think I am more conservative then the test results would lean one to believe.Linden Ardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10027901166377417550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-25099143485407835922014-06-28T09:19:33.911-04:002014-06-28T09:19:33.911-04:00I am a PHA Mason in Michigan, Unity Lodge #28 MWPH...I am a PHA Mason in Michigan, Unity Lodge #28 MWPHGLMI, and from my experience here I can say your statement about the financial are incorrect.. As of right now it costs less than half of what you stated to join our Lodge and our monthly dues were raised a few years ago from $15 per month to $20.. I have never heard of a PHA Lodge charging $1000 to join.. At least not in Michigan nor the other states which I have traveledThe Zaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334465421487002858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-73425787108864370822014-06-08T15:45:19.377-04:002014-06-08T15:45:19.377-04:00"ISOLATED"? FBI investigation states 192..."ISOLATED"? FBI investigation states 192 plus locations, all "rites,lodges and shrines nationwide", "up to 70% of all donations to Shriners Hospitals used to perpetuate the slavery trafficking expressly for Master Mason use nationwide"..that 4 locations per state!!!!, wrote off very large sex parties defrauding the I.R.S. and U.S. citizen taxpayer dollars up to $60,000 per hour!!!!! Recent discoveries verified that Indiana Master Masons in the government are directly associated with Mexicos largest meth factory and mass kidnapping for involuntary human experimentation (RESEARCH) for stem cell and nano technology (masonic invested research) with over 3000 deaths (adolescents and young adults) reported in 2007 and still operating. Indiana Masonics (indiana justice system) now directly connected and also OTHER high level documented organized cartel crimes.Cancer Victim Robbed By F.Masonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02588276372626936409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-36012372827821127582014-04-15T14:04:07.709-04:002014-04-15T14:04:07.709-04:00I totally agree with this comment. If brothers we...I totally agree with this comment. If brothers were more well read and took time to reflect on the ritual, they'd see that the craft is more important that it appears on the surface. Hoo Noo?https://www.blogger.com/profile/17063785278050903358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-37343838992605200322014-04-15T14:00:20.998-04:002014-04-15T14:00:20.998-04:00I can see how it could appear that way at times. ...I can see how it could appear that way at times. Hoo Noo?https://www.blogger.com/profile/17063785278050903358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-1071483702706034892014-03-13T13:53:09.073-04:002014-03-13T13:53:09.073-04:00Thank You for publishing you opinions of Freemason...Thank You for publishing you opinions of Freemasonry. But you always have to remember what the true rules are. You have to obey the rule and guide of our faith and practice (what ever book is on the holy alter of your lodge, and the laws of this country. Which states freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and liberty. Liberty means freedom from all unnecessary repression. Which your UN-christian views are doing. Just because your lodge wants this it doesn't mean all lodges have to with this. The only way masons are going to grow in numbers are to remember what we stand for freedom, peace and harmony. This is what makes us strong. Every brother has the right to state what ever he pleases in a lodge that is what makes us masons. That is what makes us brothers. Remember there nothing wrong with a mason being a Christian, Muslim, or Jew. Racism is being anti-christian too. So you (the pot) quit calling the kettle black.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322001350816229914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-63807431776845120612014-02-21T02:54:50.038-05:002014-02-21T02:54:50.038-05:00I am a PHA Mason in the state of GA. Our history i...I am a PHA Mason in the state of GA. Our history is quite different in terms of our charter. But rest assured that PHA masons in GA are not, and never have been clandestine. The reason you will not see us on the UGLE site is because we were birth out of competent jurisdictions of PH GL of MA and PH GL of PA. Being that those GLs have already been recognized by UGLE, dispensations were granted to establish PHA lodges in a state that did not have any PHA lodges (2 from MA and 1 from PA) being that there were now 3 established PHA lodges in the state of GA, a GL could now be formed and was formed. The first lodge established after the formation of our GL (MWPHGL of GA) was ST. James #4 which is still incredibly active. I hope this clears up any confusion or questions about our charter. THAT IS HOW AND WHY PHA MASONS ARE REGULAR. Our history is on our website www.mwphglga.orgvizjunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16840062113469923922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-80481527010121121852014-02-17T14:43:02.023-05:002014-02-17T14:43:02.023-05:00Mighty interesting. Mighty interesting. https://www.blogger.com/profile/03037704048671379868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-57224806536762517942014-02-08T04:20:48.332-05:002014-02-08T04:20:48.332-05:00Jennifer, this show your total lack of knowledge o...Jennifer, this show your total lack of knowledge of the history of the Baptist church. The Baptist churches were among the very fist in this country to speak out against slavery Many in the church who owned slaves released them as a result of the Baptist church's constant preaching on this subject. This was as early as the last quarter of the 18th century. In fact there were far more white slaves called "Indentured Servants". But make no mistake they were treated worse than black slaves due to their lessor value. <br />People who have hidden themselves behind Freemasonry are responsible for the fight to keep slavery and the mistreatment of minorities alive. Why do you think they operate in the dark and have rituals while blindfolded? Don't choose to be ignorant of the facts and then make statements in favor of that which is wicked and evil. This cult called Freemasonry started in Babylon and included the conjuring up of pre-flood relatives whom were wicked and evil. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033604105132757121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-73507880065635250702014-02-03T04:23:32.608-05:002014-02-03T04:23:32.608-05:00and if you dare say that the GLE had no authority ...and if you dare say that the GLE had no authority to grant legal charters in the territory of other GL's then there are many MSGL that are just as clandestine, b/c Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22, then called Alexandria Lodge and located in Virginia, was chartered in 1783 by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, although the Grand Lodge of Virginia had been founded in 1777, six years earlier, had a Grand Master and other officers in place, and was operating in a peaceful country from 1783 through 1788, and met in November 1784, October 1785, October 1786, and October 1787, all during the time when Alexandria Lodge continued to be chartered by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, and neither the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania nor the Grand Lodge of Virginia, nor Alexandria Lodge, saw anything amiss or tried to change the Grand Lodge affiliation of Alexandria Lodge. lodge in Indian Territory, now Oklahoma, that was chartered by the Grand Lodge of Kansas refused to join the Grand Lodge of Indian Territory and apparently was permitted to remain with the Grand Lodge of Kansas in violation of the doctrine of exclusive territorial jurisdiction. The Grand Lodge of Minnesota chartered two lodges in Dakota Territory, one before and one after the formation of the Grand Lodge there in 1875. The Grand Lodge of Illinois refused for some time to take jurisdiction over three lodges in its territory that had been chartered by Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Tennessee, and the Grand Lodge of Illinois allowed the Grand Lodge of Missouri to revoke the charter of a lodge located in Illinois. The Grand Lodge of Wisconsin issued a dispensation for a lodge in Illinois, claiming the right to do so because Illinois had not stopped the Grand Lodge of Missouri from doing the same thing in Illinois. The Grand Lodge of Missouri chartered lodges in Illinois, and also kept two lodges in New Mexico on its rolls even after it recognized the Grand Lodge of New Mexico in 1877. I could go on and on.kobes_lakershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623580883008263999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-684315724874489622014-02-03T03:51:26.231-05:002014-02-03T03:51:26.231-05:00You stated "The only reason they did it was t...You stated "The only reason they did it was to piss off the Americans, because British Lodges of the time didn't accept blacks either". Maybe you have never heard of John Pine. If John Pine (born 1690, died 1756) was not the first Negro made a mason in England he was not far behind. He was a member of the lodge at Globe Tavern, Morgate in 1725 where his name was spelled ‘Pyne’. He was an engraver and a close friend of the painter Hogarth. He became famous in his day by being the engraver who produced the beautiful frontis-piece to Dr. James Anderson’s Constitutions of 1723. The same engraving was used again in the 1738 edition of Anderson’s Constitutions.kobes_lakershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623580883008263999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-2980589728889491332013-11-03T15:08:05.464-05:002013-11-03T15:08:05.464-05:00Sandy, with all due respect (if you deserve it) yo...Sandy, with all due respect (if you deserve it) you have no idea what the heck you are talking about. What in the Lords good name gives you the completely ridiculous idea that there is EVER anything remotely sexual within this group. You need to get your fact straight before you slander good and moral men. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-90099026294441187302013-10-28T13:57:10.358-04:002013-10-28T13:57:10.358-04:00You conveniently forget the "9/11" mess ...You conveniently forget the "9/11" mess was, at a minimum, allowed by "Free" Masons!<br /><br />Everything done by America is Masonic approved like installing Jewish Communism, for example!SwordofCreationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536192932314332975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-51279494037177105952013-10-27T13:42:09.960-04:002013-10-27T13:42:09.960-04:00On the other hand you then get masons like Albert ...On the other hand you then get masons like Albert Pike who had a deep respect for Native American culture, negotiated a hefty settlement from the federal government in favour of Native Americans and during the Civil War would only lead Native American troops. There have also been Native American masons going back as far as the American Revolution.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325310023605018704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-22404956052983572242013-10-21T22:52:45.425-04:002013-10-21T22:52:45.425-04:00It is hard to believe no one has left comments in ...It is hard to believe no one has left comments in six years. Still and all I am grateful for your blog. To finally connect with someone else who shares like beliefs is a good feeling. thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-4724463347067157092013-09-13T16:22:00.202-04:002013-09-13T16:22:00.202-04:00Liberal Trolls ARE the Darkness that we must shine...Liberal Trolls ARE the Darkness that we must shine our light upon. Blind ignorance begets blind hate begets blind people. They will eternally whine and rail under the shadows of Marx, Ingles, Lenin,& Alinsky Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642464275955712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-29004441425986177622013-09-02T23:52:14.224-04:002013-09-02T23:52:14.224-04:00"So says the coward with no name." I sai..."So says the coward with no name." I said that.. Jeremi Day - FREEMASON!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190209193051315311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-43704823111097525952013-09-01T21:20:06.451-04:002013-09-01T21:20:06.451-04:00In Alabama the racism continues. A white friend o...In Alabama the racism continues. A white friend of mine was warned not to speak to me, a Black PHA Mason, during his interview! Funny thing is, his interest in freemasonry came as a result of his taking note of my active involvement in the fraternity. He asked me if I thought he should still join, and my response was that if he was a good man, and they deemed him to be so, certainly. It is my hope that his disgust will one day become a vote to accept mutual recognition between our Grand Lodges.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09654650071874310960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-46576969522280178182013-08-23T16:57:46.672-04:002013-08-23T16:57:46.672-04:00WHAT DEGREE ARE YOU!WHAT DEGREE ARE YOU!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-58294308956087164312013-08-01T14:20:28.463-04:002013-08-01T14:20:28.463-04:00I thought the Grand Lodge had to abide by it's...I thought the Grand Lodge had to abide by it's Constitution and if it's not in there it's up to the lodges, if it's not in the lodge by-laws, it's up to the individual Masons.<br /><br /> It's a bit silly the Grand Lodges feel the need to control someone's personal podcast as long as the brother(s) are not revealing the "secrets" of Freemasonry.<br /><br /> It's the old guard I imagine. What they should do is a search for "Freemasonry" and see how much false info is out there being consumed and taken as truth. The Internet information space is a vacuum and if true Masonic talk does not fill the space then lies, misinformation and conspiracy theory will fill it's space....winlockedouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10977666020639202446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-72579683100374439182013-07-09T23:24:24.830-04:002013-07-09T23:24:24.830-04:00Bob Larson is a powerful and convincing speaker. I...Bob Larson is a powerful and convincing speaker. I heard him at a Christian youth meeting in the mid 1970s at the Admiral Beatty Hotel in Saint John, New Brunswick Canada. <br /><br />Bob Larson exorcised out of me some of the most joyful, moving and beautiful musical creations of the 60s and 70s by performing the music live, and then condemning it as he performed. He was bizarrely talented. I recall that he played a Fender Jaguar through a Twin Reverb and a fuzz/wahwah pedal and was accompanied by a drum machine. He would speak until audience attention wandered, and then bombard his audience with the high volume rock’n roll, as attention commanding examples of demonically inspired sinful music. He used record album covers as flash cards, and ran through dozens of great and fantastic works of art discarding each in turn as the work of the devil. <br /><br />The inconsistencies in his sermon/speech/performance/diatribe struck me at the time, but I was young and in my formative years, and he was old (at least 30), and had been mistakenly presented to me as an authority by my church. It is a huge regret in my development as a Christian that I attended this conference and listened to him, and for a time, believed what he said. I have recovered.<br /> <br />In the hotel elevator, I had the pleasure of meeting and engaging Mrs. Larson - who has since become an ex-Mrs. Larson - in conversation. To me, she seemed to be a lovely woman, just a few years older than me and was clearly shying away from his extremism when quizzed about his details of his "ministry". This was a hint that I should not take the message on face value. <br /><br />Since, I have matured. I have developed a healthy disrespect for what God tells other people to say he told them to tell me.<br /><br />God and belief and Christianity and even fundamentalist orthodoxy are not so narrow as Bob Larson would paint them. Sadly, I missed some really great things in life for many years as a result of his influence. <br /><br />But I haven't missed Freemasonry. I refer Mr. Larson to the Book he holds sacred, and remind him that judgement and condemnation are not his to dish out. He clearly hasn’t grasped the “unto others as you would have them do unto you” or the “judge not” concepts central to the New Testament message. <br /><br />I won’t ridicule or condemn Bob Larson’s concept of God, his ethics, friends or beliefs, but I will ask that same courtesy from him. From what I know of him, I am unlikely to receive it. <br /><br />My suggestion to you as readers whether or not you are Freemasons is ignore Bob Larson. He is he is a self serving zealot who rails against what he doe does not value or understand.<br /><br />I do not think Freemasonry could make Bob Larson a better man. He should leave it alone and go about the business of improving himself, before he casts stones at others.<br />George Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03877299810171871502noreply@blogger.com