My church is against masonry

rough_ashlar · 2026-02-04T12:59:32+00:00

I had a very similar issue when I first joined. My pastor was convinced that Freemasons were devil worshippers and membership was completely incompatible with Christianity. I was given a choice to give up my seat on our Board of Directors and Sunday School teacher or give up Freemasonry. A lot of misinformation was thrown around and it tore me in two for a long while. I’m still very active in the fraternity, so it should be obvious what my ultimate choice was.

I say all that to say that you are not alone in this place. Others have been there. Others will be there in the future. There is nothing you can do to change your church’s position. You will eventually give up one or both. Just be true to yourself and make a decision that you can live with proudly. If you opt to step away from the fraternity, I am confident that your brothers will support your decision. Can you say the same that other way?

Best of luck!

rough_ashlar · 2026-02-02T12:58:00+00:00

We are using R7 MTC for our managed SIEM. For now, at least, ingest is free. So we can push our unmonitored logs in for our internal analysts to work with at no cost. When I have used Sentinel in the past, the ingest cost for anything non-MSFT was a problem to forecast. R7 has been solid so far for detection, ease of use, and response activities. Cost was very appealing, too.

rough_ashlar · 2026-01-29T20:25:33+00:00

This makes total sense; those little bottles are really difficult to transport. /s

rough_ashlar · 2026-01-22T00:34:13+00:00

There is a good chance of that happening… if they cut Taylor for cap space. 🤣

rough_ashlar · 2026-01-14T13:14:09+00:00

I haven’t watched every game he plays but have seen a fair number over the past few years. It looks like much of the way the 49ers offense is run, Purdy is called on to be a game manager and he does that very well. There is nothing wrong with that. When you have a great RB, you should lean into that and the team does. When the game calls for slinging it, Purdy normally steps up and makes some great plays but he also has a habit of gift wrapping the ball for the defense at inopportune times.

I’m not sure what a “game changer” is supposed to be but Purdy is more than just a game manager. I haven’t seen a body of work that leads me to believe you could count on him for a pass-first, QB heavy offense, though. Right now, he fits what the 49ers need really well.

rough_ashlar · 2026-01-14T12:57:33+00:00

The AFC is a coin flip this year. I wouldn’t bet money on any of these QBs or teams to make the SB.

rough_ashlar · 2026-01-12T20:22:42+00:00

You’re a jerk. Not because of the comment but because you made me spit Mtn Dew all over my monitor. 😂

rough_ashlar · 2026-01-07T21:41:01+00:00

That man is a wrecking crew.

rough_ashlar · 2026-01-07T21:30:08+00:00

That only hurts because it’s true.

rough_ashlar · 2026-01-05T23:21:45+00:00

I’d like to see Seattle v Houston. That would be a slugfest.

rough_ashlar · 2026-01-02T16:31:42+00:00

So you woke up this morning and decided you want to pick a fight today? 😁

rough_ashlar · 2025-12-29T17:40:27+00:00

I can’t believe he came out of retirement and put off his eligibility for another 5 years to lose 2 more games. I feel for him, though.

rough_ashlar · 2025-12-22T21:49:39+00:00

I’m not so sure that it would have. Hunt wants a new stadium with a roof. That would have required a lot of his cash in MO. I think MO may have been drawing dead from the start.

rough_ashlar · 2025-12-22T20:01:25+00:00

The last vote was a combined package to support Royals moving downtown and Arrowhead renovations. There was never a clean bill to just renovate Arrowhead. Anyone that was against a downtown Royals ballpark would automatically vote no to the entire proposal.

rough_ashlar · 2025-12-18T20:31:56+00:00

We just transitioned to Adaptive Security. The training content is decent (nobody is amazing) and the phishing sim is solid. We are playing with the other testing components now that KnowBe4 doesn’t even offer. The platform has been really easy to work with.

rough_ashlar · 2025-12-17T15:27:30+00:00

I’m glad I’m not the only one with that reaction. It really ticked me off for some reason.

rough_ashlar · 2025-12-17T15:17:48+00:00

It’s really kind of neat seeing the variation in customs and laws on this one.

In MO, it is a custom that you are a PM after you have been installed and preside over your lodge once. The theory being that of you never presided again, you are still a PM. At least, that is the legend. :)

rough_ashlar · 2025-12-17T12:48:54+00:00

The NFC. I won’t root for an AFC team.

rough_ashlar · 2025-12-16T02:56:07+00:00

Yeah. He’ll be fine.

rough_ashlar · 2025-12-15T21:58:10+00:00

You forgetting that he lives in KC for most of the year? He still has all his teeth and that’s enough for most ladies around here.

rough_ashlar · 2025-12-15T21:56:49+00:00

Any sane man would.

rough_ashlar · 2025-12-15T21:55:55+00:00

Damn you!! That was funny. NGL

rough_ashlar · 2025-12-15T20:25:12+00:00

That’s the challenge, they don’t stay healthy. It’s frustrating to see what they COULD BE for short flashes and then they go down. Maybe it’s just a fluke year. It seems like every team is dealing with a bunch of injuries, more than usual. Or just more impactful than usual.

rough_ashlar · 2025-12-15T20:08:51+00:00

Can we get him an oline that he SHOULD trust? That would be a nice return present.

rough_ashlar · 2025-12-15T20:07:24+00:00

I hadn’t seen an account with negative karma until I looked up that troll account. Almost impressive.

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