Last month we reported that a satirical website sent spasms through the Masonic community when they "humorously" wrote that 12 spectators were killed when drunken Shriners in a 4th of July parade drove into the crowd.
Yesterday, unfortunately, something similar actually happened.
Eight people were injured when two tiny Shriner cars collided during a parade in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and then careened into the crowd, according to the AP.
About 5,000 Shriners are in Chattanooga this week for the 73rd annual convention of the Southeastern Shrine Association.
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Showing posts with label Shrine Temple. Show all posts
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Sunday, August 12, 2007
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Two sides of the Shrine
The Masonic blog On The Level posted an article today listing the many good deeds Shrine hospitals do for children with orthopedic, burn care, spinal cord and cleft palate medical needs. The hospitals do an excellent job of caring for kids with extraordinary needs.Shrine hospitals have a 2007 budget of $721 million, and over its 85-year history have spent approximately $8.2 billion operating the hospitals, and another $1.76 billion on construction and renovation.
Apparently all is not peaches and cream in Shrine-dom, though.
Investigative reporter Sandy Frost recently published the 15th [ ! ] in a series on mismanagement of finances by Shrine organizations across the country.
Some
- $1.2 million missing from one bingo game’s proceeds.
- $160,000 spent to settle multiple sexual harassment lawsuits.
- Over $5,000 in credit card fraud committed by a past Potentate.
- Over 30 temples reporting crime and fraud, with one missing over $300,000.
- Only 16% of crime and fraud cases prosecuted.
- $1,334,000 overspent by the Imperial Council, to be covered by each member at a rate of over $3,000 per capita.
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