Small town fun at the drive-in theater

There's a drive-in theater just up the highway about 15 miles from me. It's one of a small handful left in Georgia, and the only one...

Second Jester pleads guilty in prostitution case

Micheal Stebick, former prosecutor for the Erie County, New York district attorney's office, former New York State Supreme Court law cle...

'I will not wrong, cheat or defraud...': Internal Shrine report finds conflict of interest, ethics violations

The New York Times reported on Friday that a 23-page internal report issued by a committee formed by the joint boards of the Shriners of N...

Sandy Frost wins 'Excellence in Journalism' award for Shriners investigation

For the second year in a row, investigative reporter Sandy Frost and Newsvine.com have been honored by the Society of Professional Journali...

Witness ID's Jester sex-tourists as 'Masons'

In her recent article about the ongoing case involving underage sex-for-hire "fishing" trips by members of the Masonic-related Ro...

Moon-Shriner busted in SC temple parking lot

Rumor has it that "you can get anything you want" in the parking lot of the Omar Shrine Temple on Patriots Point Road in Mount Ple...

Billiken, the God of things as they ought to be

[Click on the Billiken graphic to see him "blink."] A few days ago I linked to investigative reporter Sandy Frost's article a...

Video: Chattanooga Shriner dune buggy accident

A few weeks ago The Burning Taper wrote about the accident at a parade in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where a Shriner-driven dune buggy went ou...

Update on Shriner parade collision in Tennessee

A brother who was at the parade on Saturday in Chattanooga, Tennessee, but who was not a part of the Shriner dune buggy (not mini-car, as ea...

Shriner mini-car accident injures eight in Tennessee

Last month we reported that a satirical website sent spasms through the Masonic community when they "humorously" wrote that 12 sp...

There's a 24-hour Blogathon going on for charity

This morning at 6 a.m. Pacific Time, a Blogathon began. A Blogathon is a charity event, where bloggers sign up ahead of time, and promise t...

Toledo, Ohio is angry Masons 'abandoning' city

Both the local Scottish Rite and the Shrine are planning to move their offices and facilities from Toledo, Ohio, to smaller quarters in outl...

Sandy Frost honored for Shriners' investigative report

Congratulations to investigative reporter Sandy Frost. For her 15-part investigation into Shriner financial irregularities she was awarded H...

Attorneys duke it out in Shrine vs. Scottish Rite real estate squabble

Follow the money, if you can. The Arabia Shrine Temple in Houston, Texas, gave an 80-year land lease to the Scottish Rite Benevolent Associa...

Two sides of the Shrine

The Masonic blog On The Level posted an article today listing the many good deeds Shrine hospitals do for children with orthopedic, burn c...

Former Shriner urges end to Shrine Circuses, citing cruel treatment of elephants

A former Shriner has had a change of heart about the Shrine's circus fundraising, after learning about what he considers mistreatment of...

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 ...

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...

Shriners and Scottish Rite as Masonic lobbyists

Masonic Lobbyists by Tim Bryce, PM, MPS "It is no secret that participation in the Masonic fraternity has been dropping for at least 5...

Who's that clown on your front porch? A Shriner, collecting for charity

Shriners in Memphis, Tennesee and other cities are using a novel way to get people who promise to donate after being called by telemarketers...