'Corn, Wine and Oil' film concludes Masons are creepy Satanists

A 14-minute trailer called "Corn, Wine and Oil," an excerpt from a 3-hour film, touches on, in no particular order, the architectu...

Do Masonic monkeys hold banana-split fundraisers?

About this time last year, we posted an entry about chimpanzees who fornicate instead of fight to resolve squabbles and who live for the mo...

Masonic motorcycle club to raise funds for veterans

The Masonic Motorcycle Club Chapter 38 and the Watsontown, Pennsylavania American Legion Post 323 have teamed up to raise money for patients...

Massachusetts lodge to hold Cinco de Mayo supper

If you're in the Greenfield, Massachusetts area on Saturday, May 5, 2007, be sure to drop by the Republican Lodge Building at 215 Munson...

Pope Benedict warns that Hell is real, eternal and hot

I read somewhere recently that if you bring up the Holy Inquisition or Hitler in any online discussion, you automatically lose. If you agree...

Does the symbol of the Square & Compasses communicate a secret cipher?

If you are interested in numerology, puzzles, and symbolism as it relates to Freemasonry, you may enjoy reading Bro. William Steve Burkle...

'My God! It's full of stars!' — The polar hexagon on Saturn

Arthur C. Clarke and director Stanley Kubrick gave us something cosmic to think about 40 years ago with 2001: A Space Odyssey . A giant mono...

Friend to friend: Freemasonry lives in the heart

Two Masonic articles, both about lecturers, hit my radar screen this morning. The first began with a probable crackpot, Bill, who gives week...

Internet Lodge No. 9659 announces Masonic short papers competition

Internet Lodge No. 9659 today announced a "short papers competition" which you Masonic bloggers and writers might want to partic...

More on Bro. Jeff Peace's upcoming Masonic lecture in Cleveland, Ohio

I received this notice from Bro. Jeff Peace today, who asked that I post it on Burning Taper. I’m really quite surprised by the number of em...

Former slave city's first black cop, perhaps first black Mason in Texas

There are many Masonic symbols seldom used anymore, at least around here — the beehive, for example. I'm sure there are many other symbo...

Wacko website proves Masonic worldwide conspiracy: Smirnoff logo looks like Scottish Rite emblem!

I usually ignore the anti-Masonic wacko websites; I seldom find anything new or creative. Today, though, I found a site that ties all those ...

Idealists with aprons

Lately, especially since I voiced my opinion on the asinine attempt by the Scottish Rite to sponsor a NASCAR driver, Burning Taper 's ha...

Bro. Tom Accuosti's 'Guarding the West Gate'

I meant to post this back on the 17th, but let it slip by. Bro. Tom Accuosti has written a terrific article on his blog Tao of Masonry titl...

Dinner and Drinks with the Son of Dog

In case you missed it on Boing Boing .... The press release: One gallery owner in a "Bible Belt" state has already refused to carr...

Rosslyn Chapel to get much-needed facelift

Scotland's Rosslyn Chapel, made more famous than it already was by The Da Vinci Code , today received grants totaling £7.2 million towa...

India's National Geographic Channel to premiere 'Freemasons on Trial' this Sunday

Here comes another television program about Freemasonry , but it looks like you have to be in India to see it. This Sunday, the India versio...

'Pro-Masonic: Not for Students'

Several years ago I purchased a copy of Albert Pike's Morals and Dogma from someone on eBay. The book was manufactured in 1919. Apparen...

Masonic blog disclaims association with Burning Taper

Recently we added the The Lion's Paw: The Masonic Thoughts and Musings of a Fundamentalist Past Master blog to our blog roll. It doesn...

Shriners' financial improprieties subject of New York Times investigation

Once again, the major media catches up with the Masonic blogosphere. Last October, the Associated Press finally picked up on the "whit...

Iowa Masonic lodge donates $25K for scholarships

The New Hampton (Iowa) Masonic lodge has donated $25,000.00 to the New Hampton Community School Educational Foundation. The funds are design...

Wisconsin Masonic temple being renovated as community outreach center

The story of a restoration project of a formerly luxurious Masonic lodge building in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin not only gives us a glimpse into...

Bro. Bronson Pinchot to play five roles in 'Distracted'

Bronson Pinchot played Cousin Balki on Perfect Strangers as well as the child killer in Steven King's The Langoliers . He has done voic...

Masonic cornerstone laying ceremony: What does it mean?

A 60,000 square foot public library is being built in Santa Maria, California. Completion is expected in mid-2008. Celebrities, including ra...

'Building the Temple of Liberty: Freemasonry and the Founding of America' lecture April 1

On Sunday, April 1 at 2 p.m., in a lecture titled "Building the Temple of Liberty: Freemasonry and the Founding of America," Dr. ...

Masonic lecture open to the public; Bro. Jeff Peace to speak on the history of secret societies

Halcyon Charities presents: Brother Jeff Peace, renowned Masonic historian, will be giving a lecture on Freemasonry and the history of secre...