Widow's Son attends Grand Lodge

Earlier this week I attended the 221st Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Georgia in Macon, Georgia. I had business in Macon, so my...

Irish town is 'badly infected with a Masonic influence'

If you happen to be in Ireland this evening, around 7:30 pm, be sure to stop by the Dromore Reformed Presbyterian Church for Rev. David McCu...

Vision of Pope John Paul II appears in Polish bonfire

Images of Jesus are regularly seen on parking garage walls and spaghetti billboards . Visions of Mary used bring thousands of believers to s...

Would you sit in lodge with a Prince Hall Mason?

Last month I had the pleasure of attending an Entered Apprentice degree at St. John's Lodge No. 2, in Middletown, Connecticut. I was war...

Remembering October anniversaries: Jacques de Molay, Sputnik, and 'Atlas Shrugged'

Several noteworthy anniversaries occur this month. October 13, 2007, will mark the 700th anniversary of the mass arrests of Jacques de Mola...

Chimps choose more rationally than humans

The Burning Taper is known across the Milky Way for its never-ending coverage of monkey business. If it's about a primate , we'll p...

Church wants square and compasses removed from historical landmark

Christians are a strange bunch. Oh, sorry. I mean, some Christians are a strange bunch. I promised I wouldn't "paint with a broad ...

Freemasonry IS a religion!

Most every state's grand lodge publishes literature that says something to the effect of "Freemasonry is not a religion...." O...

'Then more Light you shall receive!'

I finally became Worshipful Master of my lodge. No, not Worshipful Master of Pickens Star Lodge No. 220, F&AM, of Jasper, Georgia, where...

A rose is a rose is a rose

In the ridiculously titled article "Bush reveals his Freemasonry — again," blogger John Parsons calls Pres. Bush to task for sayi...

Christian Kool-Aid

There are two quotations from famous Discordians that have always made a lot of sense to me. Kerry Thornley and Greg Hill wrote Principia D...

Italian politician outs himself as Freemason

Usually when I write an article for The Burning Taper , I at least know something about what I'm writing about. But in this case, I adm...

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds

Regular Taper participant Hannah recently pointed out to me in a private email that I've sort of painted myself into a corner, blogwise...