Police break up 'drug-fueled orgy' at Masonic Lodge after finding women dancing naked on stage

To: MurrietaMadman

I’m not hiding anything. Just at a loss as to what you expect Freemasonry to do about the Jesters.

Most Grand Lodges refuse to recognize the organization as masonic. Just as they refuse to recognize many organizations that claim to be masonic (e.g. co-ed lodges with female members). That’s about it. They do not control the Jesters.

The Shriners could discourage membership in the Jesters but the Shriners have no control over the Jesters either. At best, they could disavow any affiliation between the two groups and discourage their members from accepting invitations to join the Jesters.

When individual Freemasons commit certain crimes (e.g. embezzlement or murder), the conviction for such a crime is justification for expelling that man from Freemasonry (the Freemason’s local lodge under the authority of the Grand Lodge). That is the remedy on a case-by-case basis that can be imposed.

If a local “blue” lodge committed a serious infraction, the Grand Lodge could suspend or revoke the local lodge’s charter to operate, as well as expel individual members from Freemasonry if warranted.

For example, let’s take the news story that started this thread. If instead of being the misconduct of people who rented the masonic temple (as reported in the story), it turned out to be a party thrown by the local lodge itself for its members, one would expect the Grand Lodge to pursue disciplinary action against the local lodge and its members that were involved with the party.

81 posted on 09/03/2013 3:45:45 AM PDT by peyton randolph (Tagline copyright in violation of Directive 10-289)

To: peyton randolph

...there really is no place to be casting stones against anyone when it comes to misconduct of any kind, including sexual.

NONE at all; eh?

Rodney King would have LOVED you!

82 posted on 09/03/2013 6:22:52 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)

It appears that the story has grown in the telling....

Just wait!

LOL

83 posted on 09/03/2013 6:23:38 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)

To: left that other site

2 B 1, Ask 1.

To find out stuff you would like to know before you get sucked in; ask another.

84 posted on 09/03/2013 6:24:38 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)

85 posted on 09/03/2013 6:35:59 AM PDT by left that other site (You Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Set You Free...John 8:32)

Your comment makes no sense.

However, it is nice to know that one of Christ’s self-described “ambassadors” is joining the witch hunt against Freemasons. Very Christ-like indeed.

86 posted on 09/03/2013 6:44:02 AM PDT by peyton randolph (Tagline copyright in violation of Directive 10-289)

To: peyton randolph

Your comment makes no sense.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM-G0bkl8MQ

87 posted on 09/03/2013 4:47:15 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)

To: peyton randolph

However, it is nice to know that one of Christ’s self-described “ambassadors” is joining the witch hunt against Freemasons.

I am?

Upon WHAT evidence do you base your ACCUSATION?

88 posted on 09/03/2013 4:48:09 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)

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