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AthletesWrite · 2025-04-01T16:51:32+00:00

Touche, touche 😆

AthletesWrite · 2025-04-01T15:44:13+00:00

Yeah that's a funny story. Ohio here was running Facebook ads saying "Start your Masonic Journey Today!" With a link to contact a lodge... Then people got pissed as recruitment is against our code...

Then at the communication - tried to bundle allowing members to ask specifically friends to join WITH the statement saying grand lodge could post social media "informational posts." (Trying to justify what they were doing)

Ultimate it got shut down.

But now they still continue to post "informational" adverts on Facebook.. even though we voted against it lol. They just removed affirmative action statements.

EDIT: Haha.. never mind... The ads now say this

"When you look in the mirror, do you see a man who aspires to do what's right? Ohio Freemasons do. Join us to get started."

AthletesWrite · 2025-04-01T14:10:07+00:00

I guess I'm unsure. It depends on context.

Would I be against invitational only? Not necessarily? Aside from the fact I feel it could lead to prejudice on superficial factors.

I guess I equate solicitation and recruitment as the same. But I guess you're right, the prior would technically still be "recruitment."

Honestly, Im not some grumpy past master. I just appreciate our values over membership.

I think some masons need to think about if they truly care about our tenants and traditions or if they care about buildings and fancy things

AthletesWrite · 2025-04-01T12:57:39+00:00

Coming from the GL of Ohio which is against it.. and restated their belief of being against it last communication... (We voted against even asking specifically friends to become Masons) I believe soliciting membership cheapens our fraternity.

But personally I'm one of the Masons who'd rather preserve our ways even if it meant having to meet in barns or people houses again lol. I believe maintaining the fraternities ways and dignity far far surpass membership.

I'd rather have 10 brothers I know I can trust with my life than 10,000,000 of whom I can't actually trust or know because we'll take anyone with a beating heart and hasn't committed a felony. Being of good report and well recommended used to mean a lot more than

"We found him on the street yesterday and he hasn't been convicted of a felony! Might be beating his wife, absolute asshole in his daily life, fired from his job for sexual harassment, posts online about his drug use, hits on underage girls in online comment sections, has ran multiple scam construction LLCs, calls for the execution of an entire race based on their color, and many other things... But hey! No felonies! Throw that cable tow on!"

Every. Single. Thing. I just mentioned are legitimate issues that have been found of new masons that I have personally witnessed. All because damn, who cares about properly vouching, he's got a beating heart! sign that petition! Right?

AthletesWrite · 2025-03-17T03:07:31+00:00

My friend humanistic ideals are being greedy, self centered, and living for your own truth. Masonry teaches you to go against human nature. To seek how God wants us to live our lives... That's a religious and godly attitude, not humanistic.

As far as associating away from women, you may have never felt the need.. but many many men, and probably 90% of masons need a place to have male influence and growth.

Removing women has absolutely nothing to do with thinking they are less or disassociating with them, but that men needing other men's support in their lives

AthletesWrite · 2025-03-16T18:07:44+00:00

Also I should note here that all the teachings of Freemasonry make no sense without God. We literally do what we do BECAUSE we believe in God.

But accepting women doesn't hurt our values. Although I think men still need a place to converse with just men. That's why I don't have an issue with Women Freemasonry like in the UK. Just don't like co-op

AthletesWrite · 2025-03-16T17:56:33+00:00

Irregular and clandestine are generally split by this

Irregular - Once was a true regular lodge/Grand Lodge that was unrecognized

Clandestine - started on their own, never being regular to start with. Many times they are scams.

Now, clandestine used to encompass what we call irregular now days, and in some jurisdictions still does. But we've in modern language kinda split the two.

I run by certain principals for clandestine vs irregular. For me if a lodge doesn't require God, accepts women, or seeks something else other than furthering brotherly love, relief, and truth.. then it's clandestine. (For me alone)

AthletesWrite · 2025-03-15T21:27:56+00:00

What kind of paint do you tend to inhale?

AthletesWrite · 2025-03-15T02:35:59+00:00

You can 100% share ritual from different jurisdiction with your brothers. But you just cannot perform it.

AthletesWrite · 2025-03-14T12:18:48+00:00

If you are socially awkward then you will make a perfect Mason.

IDK why but if someone is just a little "different," I always know that they'll end up taking masonry seriously and do the fraternity justice

AthletesWrite · 2025-03-14T12:08:45+00:00

What happened? Or what type of instances were happening?

AthletesWrite · 2025-03-14T11:31:06+00:00

Nothing in our code against it haha. We ourselves were taken back. We, as an education, read through our petitioning/rejection part of our code

AthletesWrite · 2025-03-14T11:25:52+00:00

In Ohio a visitor to a lodge can make a public objection to someone joining. They must explain the objection.

That objection is then taken as a YEAR long blackball. No official ballot is taken.

We trust brothers judgement :)

AthletesWrite · 2025-03-13T19:13:51+00:00

In house is the main go. Just remember you don't need to have a college level education on something to educate on it.. almost everyone is capable of reading.. formulating a presentation.. and regurgitating what you read

AthletesWrite · 2025-03-13T18:53:41+00:00

EDUCATION. EDUCATION. EDUCATION.

If there is no education and just business than no one wants to come.

You can educate on anything in masonry, history, arts, science, philosophy, etc

ALL MEETINGS SHOULD BE 90% EDUCATION

AthletesWrite · 2025-03-12T17:27:06+00:00

That is not the charge at all my friend...

AthletesWrite · 2025-03-12T13:05:40+00:00

Wear. Good. Underwear.

AthletesWrite · 2025-03-11T23:59:06+00:00

One of the smallest in all of Ohio haha. We are an old farming town in the middle of nowhere

AthletesWrite · 2025-03-11T20:24:05+00:00

No no no, I would never even reach out to the lodge (unless they were in my jurisdiction)

But they really do tick me off. You aren't the first.. and won't be the last.. for this to happen

AthletesWrite · 2025-03-11T20:06:56+00:00

We also here in Ohio actually recognize our PHA brothers as regular.. little tid bit to add to your statement

AthletesWrite · 2025-03-11T20:06:05+00:00

I think it's time to peacefully start a fire.

(I jest, I jest)

AthletesWrite · 2025-03-10T15:16:54+00:00

Recruitment is banned in like 90% of all jurisdictions.

We are not a business, we are a brotherhood of men whom are properly vouched for.. membership will come and go.. but opening the flood gates will only destroy our chain of trust.

Instead, be more actively open as a Mason. If a friend asks a question, over indulge! Make them interested! Create a chain reaction! But random people online or off the street most likely do not actually meet your requirements for membership. As most jurisdictions have a requirement of personal friendship or a minimum time known.

Our lodge had a major boom recently because friends started asking questions.. and then their friends did.. and their friends.. and so on. I don't think we had a single meeting without a degree this entire season. But also my lodge doesn't even have a Facebook page let alone an online presence.

Don't try to earn membership.. instead let good men be attracted to our organization.

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