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What do Freemasonic "amateur theater," gavel raps, circumambulations of the lodge, and maybe even fish frys have in common with mo...

An excellent new Masonic-themed blog called 3 Ruffians , operated by the Illustrious Order of the Three Ruffians, attracted my attention tod...

There are religious nuts everywhere, but I think Florida may have the nuttiest. Some paranoid little tattletale complained to the head of su...

In her recent article about the ongoing case involving underage sex-for-hire "fishing" trips by members of the Masonic-related Ro...

President George W. "Captain America" Bush is probably out riding a motorcycle today. Vice President Cheney is probably going hu...

By now, you've probably seen the Los Angeles Times article about the "hip" Freemasons from North Hollywood Lodge No. 542, El...

It's late spring. And that can only mean one thing. Er, two things. Okay, many things, but two things, too. Vacation. And graduation. An...

I can think of many reasons not to drink Starbucks coffee. But none of them would be because of their new logo. The Star-Tribune reported t...

Worshipful Brother Theron Dunn, a California Freemason and well-known Masonic blogger and forum participant as well as co-publisher of Lodge...

This article originally appeared recently in Bro. Tim Bryce's column . It was written by Bro. Patrick O'Neill of Colorado. His messa...

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The Burning Taper joins with other Masons throughout the blogosphere and The Real World in sending our best wishes and hopes for a speedy r...

This is our 19th installment of "This Is Who I Am," our never-ending series of essays by and about readers of The Burning Taper. M...

From a press release from Grand Lodge of Free And Accepted Masons of the District of Columbia: April 25, 2008 — For the first time ever, th...

Here it is, the 18th installment of "We All Shine On," The Burning Taper 's never-ending series of essays from online Freemaso...

It seems like lots of controversy, religious and political, comes out of the state of Florida. Two years ago we found a pizza maven building...

This is our 17th installment in the series "This is Who I Am." The series is made up of short essays from Burning Taper readers t...

Imagine Margaret Thatcher in her prime as Prime Minister wandering through a Conservative cocktail party, attracting hangers-on keen to hear...

America isn't the only place where Freemasonry has lost its "influence." The provincial lodge of the Royal Order of Scotland i...

I stand with the United States Senate in their Resolution today "honor[ing] the service and sacrifice of the men and women who have los...

Rumor has it that "you can get anything you want" in the parking lot of the Omar Shrine Temple on Patriots Point Road in Mount Ple...

In the spirit of fairness and brotherhood, I'm reprinting below a recent email I received from TazMack, the publisher of Mirth Missives ...