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Past Grand Master, Jeffrey Peace, has posted a wonderful essay on the meaning of Freemasonry, and how it s symbols point to a state of complete moral integrity.
You can read the essay at Tracing Board, his personal Masonic blog.
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Grand Orient USA announces the formation of the Civic Virtue Center.
Thursday, 03 May 2012 16:47
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 12:58
In Cleveland, Ohio Freemasonry is flourishing under the leadership of the Grand Orient USA and the officers of Halcyon Lodge No. 498. Just a few short years ago Masons like Edward King and Christopher Hodapp were prognosticating the failure of Halcyon when they divorced the Grand Lodge of Ohio in acrimonious court proceedings in 2008. Today, it is clear just how wrong they were. Halcyon is the most successful lodge in Cleveland. Ohio. It is growing rapidly while all the other lodges are failing and closing their doors. Even the venerable Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite has been financially forced to sell their beautiful Masonic temple downtown. Halcyon, on the other hand, is restoring its magnificent temple, and adding modern amenities. Their partnerships with the local community, business and government brings Freemasonry out of the lodge room and into Main Street America. What’s so special about Halcyon?
Tuesday, 01 May 2012 07:27
2012 marks the beginning of the seventh year of the Grand Orient USA’s struggle for absolute freedom of conscience for all American Freemasons, and with it comes plenty of changes based on the feedback from our lodges.
The new Constitutions will become effective on May 1, 2012. They are based on Bro. Richard Graeter’s paper Reform Freemasonry!. We believe they represent the future of American Freemasonry.
Here’s the short list of changes and innovations that we are implementing as a part of the genesis of the new American Freemasonry:
- The Grand Orient USA is now a collective of independent lodges
- Lodges no longer pay a fee for membership in the Grand Orient USA
- Lodges choose the ritual they use
- Internet and Social Media lodges have been introduced, allowing members to connect-up anytime
- A new independent Board of Directors
Masonic lodges are groups of people working together to better themselves and their communities. Social Media has caused the old definitions of “community” to be revised. There are now two distinct types of communities: local and on-line. The Grand Orient recognizes the significance of this technological change to culture and is readily adopting it. You can now become affiliated with multiple types of lodges across the United States and the Internet.
Saturday, 28 April 2012 09:19
What is Liberal Freemasonry? If you think it has anything to do with modern US politics you guessed wrong.
Liberal Freemasonry is the term by which the original Masonic Order created in the early 18th Century has become known. “Liberal” refers to the same Classical Liberalism expressed in the founding documents of the United States of America.
From Wikipedia:
Classical liberalism is the philosophy committed to the ideal of limited government, constitutionalism, rule of law, due process, and liberty of individuals including freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and free markets.
You have probably noticed that the Grand Orient USA publishes articles and essays in support of Classical Liberalism. In the broadest sense the United States is a classically liberal nation. Both of the predominate political parties in the country are variants of classical liberal political systems. The Grand Orient USA does not engage in partisan politics, only the expression of the classical liberal ideas expressed by philosophers such as John Locke, Benedict Spinoza, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson.
Saturday, 28 April 2012 09:02
Freemasonry 101 is a website about Freemasonry, its Rites, history and philosophy. It’s a wonderful place to learn more about the world’s oldest and largest fraternal organization.
Freemasonry 101 is the work of a group of Masons from both liberal and mainstream Masonic lodges that wanted to create an easy to use website for people interested in learning more about the fraternity while also promoting the universal principles of the Order. According to them “Freemasonry 101 is a collaborative effort on the part of Freemasons belonging to lodges represented by CGMNA (Conference of Grand Masters of Masons North America) Masonic franchise and CLIPSAS (Center of Liaison and Information of the Powers and Signatories of the Appeal of Strasbourg) organizations who believe in the need for Masonic reform. It is our hope and intent to restore peace and harmony between our respective Masonic organizations by showing the willingness of brothers from both sides of the Masonic ideological world to work together for the benefit of our beloved Craft. This site is our attempt to to create an unbiased online resource about Freemasonry. It does not take the side of one group over the other, instead it presumes all Masons as equal.
Visit Freemasonry 101 to learn more.
Friday, 27 April 2012 19:37
You can now join the Grand Orient USA, Accepted Freemasons group on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn is a business-related social networking site. Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking. As of 9 February 2012, LinkedIn reports more than 150 million registered users in more than 200 countries and territories.
Grand Orient USA Freemasons LinkedIn
Friday, 20 April 2012 07:37
The Grand Orient USA is now a member of the American Masonic Alliance. The alliance is a group of Grand Orients and Grand Lodges operating in North, Central and South America, that meets annually to discuss the state of Freemasonry in the Americas. It is open to all Grand Lodges and Orients operating in the Americas.
The American Masonic Alliance brings Masons together, within our own hemisphere, for mutual respect and cooperation. The alliance will have its first meeting in the coming months at Halcyon Temple. We are honored by the fraternity and the faith given to use by our brothers and sisters around the world. It is our hope that this alliance will serve to fulfill a 300 year old Masonic promise of a Universal Brotherhood of all Mankind.
Learn about Freemasonry, its history and rituals at Freemasonry 101
