N.C. Shriners boast membership increase

While Masonic blue lodges and the Scottish and York Rite groups continue to lose members each year, at least one state's Shrine organiza...

Watching the watchers watch us: FreemasonryWatch.org updates their website

The anti-Masonic folks over at FreemasonryWatch.org have recently updated their formerly dark and dreary conspiracy-laden homepage of anti-...

Slate, Fox Sports weigh in on 'bizarre' Masonic-NASCAR partnership

The online magazine Slate just published an article about the Scottish Rite's venture into NASCAR sponsorship titled "Talladega R...

Fewer Freemasons for the future?

Writing in the Dec. 2006 issue of Masonic Messenger , the official publication of the Grand Lodge of Georgia, Grand Master of Masons in Geor...

Big Brother is signing your paycheck

Conspiracy-minded anti-Masons like to believe that 33rd degree "high level" Masons secretly control the world. If those brothers i...

Freedom of speech

For a country with "freedom of speech" guaranteed right there at the top of the Constitutional Amendments, there sure are a lot of...

Masonic lodge opens members-only bar in former church

A story from England about a Masonic lodge moving into a former church and setting up a members-only bar got me to wondering about Masonic ...

Robert Anton Wilson memorial celebration February 18

Here's a public announcement for the upcoming Robert Anton Wilson Memorial: Join Together at the Robert Anton Wilson Cosmic Meme-Orial ...

NASCAR fans more loyal to sponsors than in any other pro sport

After reading recent comments on the previous "Scottish Rite sponsors NASCAR driver" article on this blog, and looking at an anti...

Mass. Masonic Home pays outstanding sewer bills

After a two year battle, the Masonic Home for senior citizens in Charlton, Mass., officially known as the Overlook Life Care Community , has...

Road race features beer and chili

My local lodge hosts the 5K "Hot Biscuit Run" every summer. The lodge and the Eastern Star (OES) ladies provide big tasty home-mad...

Scottish Rite turns its back on performing arts

Ironic in its timing (relative to the Scottish Rite's new mission of NASCAR sponsorship) and its location (Indianapolis, home of the Ind...

Correction: Scottish Rite's NASCAR car does indeed bear the Masonic Square and Compasses symbol

In a comment (now deleted) and in the article about the Scottish Rite's sponsorship of a NASCAR driver, I incorrectly stated that the c...

Jewish lesbian chit-chats with 'Shriner lady' at the roller derby

I found an interesting little blog today called "What I Think." Nothing earthshaking, just someone's personal experiences, sha...

Congress honors Freemasonry

The 110th U.S. Congress recently sent to committee a resolution by Rep. Paul Gillmor, a Republican representing Ohio's 5th district, rec...

'Victory party' to be held at closed Masonic children's home

A recent story in the Dallas (Texas) Star-Telegram baffles me. Not because it's about anything deep and meaningful, not really, but it...

Complete Idiot's Guide to Freemasonry: Brent Morris's booksigning tonight

Under the headline "A passion for Freemasonry's Traditions," the Baltimore Sun announces tonight's booksigning by W. Bro....

Robert Anton Wilson left his body for the last time Jan. 11

Cosmic voyager, writer, cyber-shaman... Robert Anton Wilson died January 11 at his fnord by the sea in southern California. He was 74. It...

Police fatally wound man outside L.A. Masonic lodge

Los Angeles police shot and killed an unarmed man outside a south L.A. Masonic lodge in the early hours Wednesday. A second man, already wou...

Scottish Rite sponsors NASCAR driver

What do Budweiser, Jack Daniel's, Crown Royal and Chex Party Mix have in common with the Scottish Rite? No, we're not talking about ...