Can Freemasonry be secular?

Get out your passport, call the airlines, and meet me at Conway Hall on Red Lion Square in London this Saturday. The Grand Orient of France ...

Black man installed as Master of traditionally white N.C. lodge

I join Bro. Hodapp (who scooped me on this story ) in congratulating W. Bro. Joseph Adegboyega on his installation on January 5 as Worshipf...

Ron Paul, Barack Obama lead by wide margins in our presidential primary polls

I'm moving our ongoing Burning Taper presidential primary back to the top of the page, in case there are new readers who may be missing...

Masonic blog roundup

Work, family, new friends, and a laid-back and lethargic laziness have kept me from posting on The Taper lately. I must admit... last month...

In memory of Chuckles the Clown

A little song A little dance A little seltzer Down your pants. — Chuckles the Clown (1970-1975) Chuckles the Clown was crushed by an elephan...

The devil is in the details

[For your listening pleasure, you can click here to open a new window and listen to a demon-possessed MIDI file of "Tubular Bells,...

Pimping the red, white and blue?

This article is not meant to be disrespectful to patriots, veterans, law enforcement officers, politicians, American flags, Freemasons, fift...