Rejected

Last week, I applied to BlogBurst to request Burning Taper be added to their network. According their website, "Pluck's BlogBurst ...

Free hugs

Free hugs. Get them here or on YouTube . Free Hugs | Video | Freemasonry | Burning Taper | BurningTaper.com

'Mission accomplished'?

1501 days. 3,337 dead American military men and women. 24,314 wounded American military men and women. 421 billion dollars. So far.... Death...

(Some) Christians crack me up

Quite often someone leaves a comment on The Burning Taper suggesting I "apparently have a problem with Christians." It's not ...

'Inside a secret society': An interview with an anonymous African-American gay Freemason

I found a rather strange and interesting "interview" with a Mason today. Titled "Inside a secret society: A gay African-Ameri...

Hiram's: 'We Take Good Food and Make It Better'

With a hypothetical chain restaurant called "Hiram's" representing American Freemasonry, this video outlines the problems inhe...

Radio show keeps Westboro Baptist Church from protesting Virginia Tech victims' funerals

I've written many times about the wackos at Westboro Baptist Church. You know the ones — they show up at funerals for soldiers carrying ...

'Support the troops': The worst damn week of her whole damn life

I've made it to Blog Entry Number 526 without writing about politics, other than about Masonic infighting and the occasional rant agains...

Jack Chick parody tract warns against Tiki worship

You'd think with all those tracts Jack Chick has done, the world would have been made safe for Christianity. I mean, he's warned us...

Bro. Jeff Peace's Masonic talk in Cleveland a success

I'm hearing that great things happened over the weekend in Cleveland, Ohio. Bro. Jeff Peace spoke to an enthusiastic crowd at West Side ...

Frank Cicci Racing going out of business

I'm going to withhold posting any personal comments or opinions here. I don't know all the details, and posting my opinions on how a...

The star at the center of the Universe

They say video killed the radio star. I'm not so sure of that, but with YouTube and other video websites, it's certainly become easy...

Rosslyn Chapel gives up another secret: Father and son discover musical masterpiece carved on its walls

In an exclusive report Sunday, the Sunday Mail reported that a father and son codebreaking team have dscovered — and deciphered — music hid...

The Winding Staircase: Brain-change for the 21st century

As Fellowcraft Masons we are advised to learn all we can about our world and our Universe through study of the Seven Liberal Arts , or the T...

My Generation!

If this video doesn't put a smile on your face, you're already dead. These kids are alright! Watch it here or on YouTube . Zimmers ...

List of memorial services for some of those slain at Virginia Tech

The Virginia Tech website has posted a list of memorial services for some of those slain in Monday's tragedy. Virginia Tech | Memorial...

Full list of Virginia Tech victims

Here is the complete list of victims from Monday's massacre at Virginia Tech. This updates the partial list we posted on Tuesday. Virgin...

The Sun of God

I've written several times on, or made reference to, astrotheology, which is the study of, or belief, that the Sun, Moon, planets and st...

Conspiracy nuts on parade: '666, the Pope, Anti-Christ & Vatican — for Dummies!'

Sometimes religiously-inspired conspiracy nuts are interesting. Sometimes they're just weird. An entry on the blog 666, the Pope, Anti-C...

Smithsonian Magazine gives us same ol' same ol' in article on Scottish Rite's House of the Temple

The Smithsonian Magazine has published a piece on the Scottish Rite's House of the Temple in Washington, D.C. As you might guess, they ...

Georgia's Pickens Star Lodge celebrates 150th anniversary

Pickens Star Lodge No. 220, F. & A.M, located in Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. The lod...

Democracy NOT Theocracy: The video

Or click here to watch the video on YouTube. Democracy NOT Theocracy | Video | Blog Against Theocracy | Burning Taper | BurningTaper.co...

'A Brief History of Speculative Freemasonry': Masonic talk by Bro. Jeff Peace April 21 in Cleveland, Ohio

This Saturday, April 21, Masonic historian Jeff Peace will present a talk titled "A Brief History of Speculative Freemasonry" in O...

Sick bastards at Westboro Baptist Church praise God for sending mass murderer to 'shoot at your children'

Those sick bastards at Westboro Baptist Church never sleep. Already, Rev. Fred Phelps and his insane hellions have issued a screed on their...

Temple-builders close shop after 1,400 years

After 1,400 years, the world's oldest continuously operating family business is closing up shop. Temple-building just isn't what it ...

Georgians among those killed at Virginia Tech

The Widow's Son and all Masons (if I may speak for you) send out prayers for and condolences to the students, faculty, friends, families...