Gracos Kid Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 This is a copy of a document that my Father had in his filing cabinet when he died in 1963. He, as am I for 48 years, was a member of the local Masonic Lodge. Just thought some might find it an interesting read.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rough 'N Ready Rob Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 My dad died when I was 11, he was buried a Mason, 32 degree. This helps me under stand. Thank You. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Is something like this OK to publish? I my Grandfather and Father were Masons I always thought it was private and secretive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Buckshot Bear said: Is something like this OK to publish? I my Grandfather and Father were Masons I always thought it was private and secretive. It is. They have probably issued a fatwa on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 12 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: Is something like this OK to publish? I my Grandfather and Father were Masons I always thought it was private and secretive. Not much secret information there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 I believe the rituals and some other things are secret. Don’t know never was a mason. Built a fireplace once though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 34 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: It is. They have probably issued a fatwa on you. I have put on a coupla' pounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 I'm just mildly curious why the Rainbow Girls symbol isn't there. I see both Demolay and Eastern Star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 My oldest gets raised to the Sublime Degree this month. I’ll be there to see him become a MM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: Is something like this OK to publish? I my Grandfather and Father were Masons I always thought it was private and secretive. As long as it doesn't give the secret hand shake. ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Lots of stories getting around at the moment that not all masons are good people..especially if higher up the ladder..just sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffield, SASS #23454 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 20 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: Is something like this OK to publish? I my Grandfather and Father were Masons I always thought it was private and secretive. If you went to Sunday School in a Baptist Church you know the story behind everything in Masonry. All you are missing are the identifiers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 6 hours ago, Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 said: Lots of stories getting around at the moment that not all masons are good people..especially if higher up the ladder..just sayin' Those stories have been going around for hundreds of years. They were bogus then. They are bogus now. Certainly not all Masons are good people. Not all florists are good people. Not all policemen are good people. Not all plumbers are good people. There's bad people everywhere. But the Masons that are not good people is because they are not good people, not because they are Masons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Creek Jack Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 40 minutes ago, Alpo said: Those stories have been going around for hundreds of years. They were bogus then. They are bogus now. Certainly not all Masons are good people. Not all florists are good people. Not all policemen are good people. Not all plumbers are good people. There's bad people everywhere. But the Masons that are not good people is because they are not good people, not because they are Masons. Amen Pard, I have been a Mason for 40 years some of the finest men I know are Masons and a ton of them are cowboy action shooters, I also know fine men that are not Masons.Show me an organization that has a perfect group of individuals, I’ll wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Rustler, SASS #26680 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 12 hours ago, Alpo said: I'm just mildly curious why the Rainbow Girls symbol isn't there. I see both Demolay and Eastern Star. DeMolay and Eastern Star are both directly under Masonry and the Rainbows are under Eastern Star. I don't know if that's the reason, it's just my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Alpo said: Those stories have been going around for hundreds of years. They were bogus then. They are bogus now. Certainly not all Masons are good people. Not all florists are good people. Not all policemen are good people. Not all plumbers are good people. There's bad people everywhere. But the Masons that are not good people is because they are not good people, not because they are Masons. Perfectly said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bob Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 11 hours ago, Widder, SASS #59054 said: As long as it doesn't give the secret hand shake. ..........Widder I thought that was just the Mormons for getting into heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 10 hours ago, Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 said: Lots of stories getting around at the moment that not all masons are good people..especially if higher up the ladder..just sayin' I hired a pair to build my chimney & fireplace. They charged double the quote, built the wrong fireplace, sued me when I bitched about the cost, 10 years later the chimney is falling down. They were avid attendees in the local Masonic lodge. Just being a member doesn't make you a good person. Just my observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 All I know is the Masons as an organization have done many things for the good of their communities over the years. My Grandfather was a Mason and he was a fine person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Buckshot Bob said: I thought that was just the Mormons for getting into heaven No, for that they use the key to the Executive washroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 I am 32nd degree, jr. deacon and associate patron of our eastern star chapter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 13 hours ago, Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 said: Lots of stories getting around at the moment that not all masons are good people..especially if higher up the ladder..just sayin' So, unsupported vague allegations of bad actors, no specifics, just laying it out there. "Just sayin'" Does this mean you don't claim it yourself, but want to be sure we know; you're off the hook? I'm no Mason and have no interest, but this is just sowing of discord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 12 hours ago, Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 said: So, unsupported vague allegations of bad actors, no specifics, just laying it out there. "Just sayin'" Does this mean you don't claim it yourself, but want to be sure we know; you're off the hook? I'm no Mason and have no interest, but this is just sowing of discord. Yep Red that's a fair call..personally I don't give a stuff re 'off the hook', my 'just sayin' is exactly that , there are plenty of stories out there about many things, this is just one..are they true ..who knows but time will tell..I get your point though . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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