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...