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I am a 32nd degree MASON & a Knight Templar - Ask me a question
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 960542:MV8xMTIwNTcwXzE5MTA4MzIxX0VEOTA4Mjkx] "Good man. But the why the need to PAY MONEY to advance? Why the hoarding of knowledge? Why the BOYS club?" Well first off it's not expensive, basically your fees pay for your bible and apron. In my area it's almost always $150 for the three degrees, and then you pay $75 a year which goes toward your dinner and building upkeep. I know in some places it's more expensive. The knowledge is there for everybody, all you have to do is ask. And the BOYS CLUB (AHHHH!) is actually a large point of freemasonry. You get to hang out with some of the most interesting people you have ever met, talk about fun stuff all the time, work the rituals, and have a great time in general. I know, again, some lodges may not be as good as mine (as it sounds like the OP has a stodgy lodge). Here in the USA the entire country is literally filled with Masonic lodges. If one isn't working out, pick another. We have lodges that are serious and formal, serious and informal, fun oriented, family oriented, lodges that open almost all parts of the meeting to the public (reserving a few things for private), lodges devoted to the study of the deeply esoteric, lodges devoted to historical research, and on and on. Anybody can buy any number of books on Masonry, including the famous and (for over 100 years) widely available Duncan's Masonic Monitor which actually spells out the degrees for everybody if they want to read it. People like you don't understand the point of Masonry. We aren't a bunch of evil vampires that hide in attics and basements working demonic magic, we are some of the nicest and smartest people you could know, and we are people who will help you out of a jam even if you aren't a brother. There's a lot of crap floating around about Masonry. It's mainly put out by people with more air than sense. [/quote]
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It's not about what you think it's about. It's not even about what many other Freemasons think it's about.
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