The Burning Taper

Where do you stand politically? Take this anonymous online test called The Political Compass , and see your position on the grid between A...

‎ "If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish a...

It's been over a year since I've posted on The Burning Taper , and longer than that since I've posted anything actually relevant...

It seems many rank-and-file Masons, in many locales, are becoming more and more fed up with the actions of Grand Lodge leaders. This short a...

For the past four Memorial Days [ 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 ], I've honored the memory of those who have died in the War in Iraq, or wha...

The Burning Taper received the following email a few days ago. Anyone like to take a shot at answering this woman's questions? sir, as ...

The following is reprinted from the website of Bro. Derek Gordon . One Battle Is Over, But The War Is Not A great man and Mason, who was ove...

This is a message from Bro. Darrell Waddell. Brethren, One of our Louisville, Kentucky brothers has embarked on a tremendous journey across ...

Bro. Fred Milliken has written an excellent piece titled "I Resign." Though the information presented about Bro. Derek Gordon'...

Below is a recent email from Doug Simmons, Past Deputy Grand Lecturer and Past District Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas, ...

Update, May 5: The resignations of Bros. Weatherall and Jones have been confirmed by an officer of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas. I am awaiti...

The following is by Bro. Derek Gordon. Remember the beginning! Prince Hall plates! by Bro. Derek Gordon Someone asked how this whole mess be...

The following article is by Bro. Derek Gordon, who is currently awaiting Masonic trial by the Grand Lodge of Arkansas, for purported but uns...

The following is by Bro. Derek Gordon, a young Freemason from Arkansas. The Grand Lodge of Arkansas has charged him with unmasonic conduct. ...

The Burning Taper receives many emails from Freemasons and others interested in Masonry. With the writer's permission, I'm sharing w...

"The purpose of Freemasonry is not charity nor is it a fraternal society. These are but attributes which have developed. The real purpo...

In the comments section to his own March 30 blog article "Grand Lodge of Arkansas Pulls Charter, Files Charges Over Website," Bro...

In January, 2010 the then-Grand Master of of Arkansas, Ronald Hedge, sent a letter to lodge secretaries forbidding Arkansas "mainstream...

If you would like to make your voice heard to the officers of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas, here is their contact list, adapted from the Arka...

Because of the huge amount of robot spam postings during the time The Burning Taper was temporarily dormant, the comment feature was delete...

This is the letter the Grand Lodge of Arkansas sent to Bro. Derek Gordon. Details on this story can be found here and here . We will post f...

The following article by Bro. Fred Millikan appeared yesterday on his blog, The Beehive, a part of the FreemasonInformation network. Bro. Fr...

The 13th Annual UFO Symposium was held this weekend at the Aztec, New Mexico Masonic Lodge, today's Durango Herald reported . What a g...

On Feb. 27, The Burning Taper reported on the Grand Lodge of Arkansas's edict forbidding "mainstream" Masons from purchasing...