Party at Masonic hall turns violent when alcohol runs out

It looks like we made it through a weekend without a stabbing or shooting at a party held at an American Masonic lodge. But Friday night in...

A convenient truth

I've finally found a readable article by a prominent scientist decrying this "global warming" hoopla. He makes some valid poi...

Wisconsin brother refutes anti-Masonic statements leveled by Lutherans

Are you tired of hearing fundamentalist and evangelical Christians repeatedly making the same dumb accusations against Freemasonry? W. Bro. ...

'Shakedown': Freemasons in da house!

Da DL on da Sony BMG Music website sez: Ok all you clubbers, your favourite house mix-masters the Freemasons have put together the crème de...

Masonic lodge to hold beef and noodle dinner!

In a continuing effort to make the Burning Taper your source for happy and upbeat Masonic news (see readers' comments on a previous art...

Are celebrity Freemasons a public relations risk?

Unless you've read the Scottish Rite's "Strategic Plan," you may not realize that the use of "celebrities" who ...

NASCAR driver Bro. Brian Conz has new sponsorship, his website indicates

Bro. Brian Conz, the NASCAR driver, has put his website BrianConz.com back online. The site shows car #18 (pictured), and lists as his spon...