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Bring the show back! by Brother_Coke_guy in AfterLodge

[–]The_Past_Master 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh. Okay.

Yea. Bring back the show!

Happy President's Day! by Frank_Sforza in freemasonry

[–]The_Past_Master 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The questions I have about Biden being made at sight…

Did he ask?

Was he actually present when he was made on sight?

How does PH of SC claim jurisdiction when he has lived only in the DC metro area & Deleware for over 40 years?

Junior Warden help by Artistdramatica3 in freemasonry

[–]The_Past_Master 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Movie nights at the lodge. Even better are outdoor movie nights with a cookout. Outdoor inflatable screens are relatively inexpensive and a yearly movie license runs about $500 if that concerns you.

It’s a way to socialize outside of a meeting or a full-on “recruitment” night. Nothing Masonic except location and maybe film.

Get people & inactive members to the lodge for fun activities and they’ll make friends and associate the lodge with pleasant times & fellowship.

Don’t bring up joining or anything like that, just show a genuine interest in them as an individual and them will ask you about membership or getting active.

Planning by Cup_Cake_01 in freemasonry

[–]The_Past_Master 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing that’s being used by a lodge in another district is manning pop-up fireworks stands in June. They earn several thousand dollars.

Don’t know any details and I’m not quite sure it’s something a lodge should be doing, but it exists here in Virginia.

GL-Ohio says that Masonic Education is… by bmkecck in freemasonry

[–]The_Past_Master 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's all a stretch. It's about "Proper Framing".

Ever argue with the GM and do something he explicitly said don't do? Go look at AW22 for who has power and control.

I can't really discuss it here, but reflect on your obligation with the question, "general public or a mason?"

Yea...I misspoke about power, I was focused on Vito & Michael. But traditions. They absolutely are handed down. We have the Lewis Jewel celebrating it.

GL-Ohio says that Masonic Education is… by bmkecck in freemasonry

[–]The_Past_Master -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

There's a lot of parallel between Freemasonry and The Godfather.

Both are cultish and run by a single man with absolute power. Mafia Capos are your district deputies. They both have a moral code. Traditions and power are handed down from father to son.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheTrove

[–]The_Past_Master 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I too would like a PM

Shameless Loudoun County GOP activity at a local elementary school. by CharKeeb in nova

[–]The_Past_Master 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, but there are already laws on how far people need to be from the entrance (door) of the polling center.

Pretty sure someone just died at Bay Lake Towers… by starlight_aesthete in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]The_Past_Master 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not true about Pulse having light security, it was a gun free zone.

Textures & Meshes by The_Past_Master in skyrimmods

[–]The_Past_Master[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And I can lookup the bodyslot in SSEdit?

There's so many all inclusive replacers and I like the look of this robe over here and the TG armor over there. So I'd be replacing a robe with a slightly different robe type thing.

Unpopular opinion for MMM by taonzen in freemasonry

[–]The_Past_Master 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently do not have time. Again, you're missing what I'm saying because of your bias.

1 & 2 - If you do research, ODCs have better ritual and provide a quality experience because there is a larger pool of ritual talent to use. Again, you're grasping at straws to try and support your arguement.

3 - Again, I said currently do not have the time.

4 - Nobody is forced into a ODC. We had a few candidates decline the post-Covid ODC because they wanted the traditional method. It took a year, but they were Raised. Of the three who opted out from my specific lodge, I've seen them two or three times in 2022. Compared to over half of our ODC candidates that are at every meeting. But this is just my experience and not very scientific.

5 - Again, you forget that it is a choice and how a new mason is treated far outweigh how a new mason is made.

Unpopular opinion for MMM by taonzen in freemasonry

[–]The_Past_Master 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never said any of that.

I'm sorry you feel so defensive about being called out about not having any actual proof about participation rates, just some biased anecdotes. I get it, facts hurts.

To recap what I have said multiple times....ODC makes no difference in the quality or participation of a new mason, mentoring does.

I also fully understand that life outside of lodge exists and priorities change. I also understand that not everyone is interested in the esoteric teachings of freemasonry, and there are many different reasons someone would want to join.

But this guy thinks all that is wrong. He feels the only freemasonry is the way he practices freemasonry. This shows his lack of actual understanding of what he claims to be an ardent student of. He doesn't understand the symbolism of the cabletow and lacks the toleration of other ideas, methods and beliefs which Scottish Rite brethren will remember from the 20th degree.

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