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A young brother calling himself The Fellowcraft wrote the following email to The Burning Taper recently, inviting me and all Freemasons to follow his new blog.+ + +I just wanted to say that after so many years of feeling abandoned and alone in this fraternity I've had enough myself. I don't know anything about you, but I'm a young Mason... 27 […]
It seems many rank-and-file Masons, in many locales, are becoming more and more fed up with the actions of Grand Lodge leaders.This short article was sent to The Burning Taper recently. The author wishes to remain anonymous, for fear of retribution for reporting events and expressing his opinion.Arizona Grand Lodge Annual Communication began with the Royal B […]
For the past four Memorial Days [2006, 2007, 2008, 2009], I've honored the memory of those who have died in the War in Iraq, or whatever we're calling that quagmire this year, when we talk about it at all.Since last Memorial Day, the number of American soldiers who have lost their lives in Iraq has grown from 4,300 to 4,400. Another 100 men and wom […]
The Burning Taper received the following email a few days ago. Anyone like to take a shot at answering this woman's questions?sir, as a Christian I've always been troubled with the mason being "yoked"as it would seem to non believers, which (to me) would give the non believer the inference that his religion is just as good as Christianity […]
This is a message from Bro. Darrell Waddell.Brethren, One of our Louisville, Kentucky brothers has embarked on a tremendous journey across the United States! Iraq War Veteran Troy Yocum, who is an Entered Apprentice Mason with Jeffersontown Lodge #774, F&AM is hiking 7,000 miles across America, banging his drum and sounding the call for $5 million to hel […]
Bro. Fred Milliken has written an excellent piece titled "I Resign." Though the information presented about Bro. Derek Gordon's ordeal with the Grand Lodge of Arkansas is interesting and enlightening, the real meat to the article is Bro. Fred's summary:This is no longer your Grandfather’s Chevrolet... er, Grand Lodge. Freemasonry must s […]
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