Bad Company
Very Old Person
- Location
- East Anglia
A mate of mine I see in the pub is a member.
What is it all about?
What is it all about?
Freemasons
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Milo
Guru
- Location
- Melksham, Wilts
Funny handshakes, they dont like catholics or allow women in.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Years ago I did the structural roof design for a masonic lodge and was given a full set of drawings.
The building had a sub-basement, what the hell are they getting up to down there?
The building had a sub-basement, what the hell are they getting up to down there?
Only the first of those three is true.milo said:
Catholics don't like masons, because they should not keep secrets from their priest. Masons are only required to have a belief in a god, any god will do.
Women are allowed but not in the same lodges. There are two women's Grand Lodges recognised as regular by the United Grand Lodge England. Saying women aren't allowed in is like saying that women aren't allowed to play football. They are, they just play at different times.
Probably used for eating.threebikesmcginty said:
From the above two answers (written before thelurker had replied), I'd suggest that Google might be a better place to get information on this one than Cycle Chat.
Freemasonry is almost all about charity work. Sure, there may be some people who take advantage of social contacts but that is not only not what Freemasonry is about, it is explicitly forbidden. Such people will take advantage of social contacts made from the golf club, the gym, the pub etc.
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Bad Company
Very Old Person
- Location
- East Anglia
milo said:
Must be more to it than that.
thomas
the tank engine
- Location
- Woking/Norwich
Bad Company said:
It's how you get a job in the police force isn't it?
monkeypony
Active Member
The Freemasons are the second biggest charitable donators in the country (the first being the national lottery).
The Freemasons are not a secret society, they are a society with secrets.
ANYTHING you want to know about the Freemasons can be found with a little time spent on google (although, if you're planning on joining I wouldn't recommend it. It would spoil the fun!)
Lodge meetings are basically a mixture of amateur dramatics, eating and emptying your wallet for charity.
The Freemasons are not a secret society, they are a society with secrets.
ANYTHING you want to know about the Freemasons can be found with a little time spent on google (although, if you're planning on joining I wouldn't recommend it. It would spoil the fun!)
Lodge meetings are basically a mixture of amateur dramatics, eating and emptying your wallet for charity.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
When I lived in Aussie I was told the only way to get on in life is to be a Freemason or a Catholic, I was the latter 
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Bad Company
Very Old Person
- Location
- East Anglia
numbnuts said:When I lived in Aussie I was told the only way to get on in life is to be a Freemason or a Catholic, I was the latter
That may explain my lack of progress.
amnesia
Free-wheeling into oblivion...
- Location
- Bournemouth, Dorset
Or Voluntary Taxation, as it's known.monkeypony said:
That's straight out of the Manual, isn't it?
The Freemasons are a back-scratching club. Yes, they do a lot of charitable work, but you don't join a club if all you want to do is be charitable, you do it on your own.
