Is Freemasonry 'just as good' as Christianity?

The Burning Taper received the following email a few days ago. Anyone like to take a shot at answering this woman's questions? sir, as ...

Searching for light in the Arkansas night

The following article is by Bro. Derek Gordon, who is currently awaiting Masonic trial by the Grand Lodge of Arkansas, for purported but uns...

The handshake of expulsion

The following is by Bro. Derek Gordon, a young Freemason from Arkansas. The Grand Lodge of Arkansas has charged him with unmasonic conduct. ...

Letter from an expelled Arkansas Freemason

The Burning Taper receives many emails from Freemasons and others interested in Masonry. With the writer's permission, I'm sharing w...

GL of AR's letter to Bro. Derek Gordon

This is the letter the Grand Lodge of Arkansas sent to Bro. Derek Gordon. Details on this story can be found here and here . We will post f...

Grand Lodge of Arkansas pulls charter of lodge for publicizing edict banning purchase of Masonic license plates

On Feb. 27, The Burning Taper reported on the Grand Lodge of Arkansas's edict forbidding "mainstream" Masons from purchasing...

Arkansas Grand Lodge forbids Masons buying state Masonic license plates

While more and more mainstream state grand lodges seem to be joining the 20th century by accepting the existence of and/or "recognizing...

Dan Brown's 'The Lost Symbol'

Dan Brown's new novel, The Lost Symbol , hits bookstores tomorrow. Will the wait have been worth it? He'll sell a zillion copies, pr...

Frank Haas lawsuit against GL of WV trial date set for November 2, 2009

According to Masonic-Crusade.com : The MW Grand Lodge of WV and MW Brother Frank J. Haas's attorneys met in mediation and failed to meet...

Jester Ronald Tills sentenced to 18 months, fined $25,000, for human trafficking

In a recent Huffington Post article about human trafficking, Robin Sax, a former district attorney, writes: Trafficking happens right here ...

Georgia edict forbids negative references to race of petitioners

On August 19, 2009, the Grand Lodge of Georgia finally moved into the 20th century. (Yes, I know it's the 21st century now.) Grand Maste...

Freemasons arrested for sorcery

"Are you a good witch, or a bad witch?" Glinda asked Dorothy. Apparently in Fiji, it doesn't matter what kind of witch you are...

'For the children': Shriner Potentate arrested on child porn charges

Shriner and former Potentate Ray Highsmith, of Khedive Shrine Temple in Hampton Roads, Virginia, is in federal custody after agents discover...

Masonic racism in Georgia

For years, Bro. Chris Hodapp of Freemasons for Dummies fame and I have had an unofficial competition going on, even if he didn't know i...

'Freemasonry's use of hip hop to deceive and destroy souls'

I'm perplexed as to what the point is of this video (see below). It seems to be something produced by your typical conspiratorial "...

Texas Mason charged with murder of younger woman

An "alleged" Texas Mason has been charged with murder in the disappearance of his female friend. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Inve...

Trends in Masonic blogging

Our blogging brother at The North Eastern Corner wrote the other day about how the face of Masonic blogging has changed over time. He notes...

Retired police captain sentenced in Jester-prostitute probe

One of the three Masons who pleaded guilty to transporting prostitutes across state lines to service brothers at Royal Order of Jesters'...

Masonic brother shares hand-painted tracing board

Brother Emmanuel Dumigron from Mount Hermon Lodge No. 118 in Asheville, North Carolina recently completed this impressive hand-painted in wa...

Eyes wide shut: A kinder, gentler Burning Taper?

I once wrote that the flame of The Burning Taper may flicker and burn less bright for a while, but that it would never be extinguished. And...