tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post4304060629360942373..comments2024-03-26T12:05:58.591-04:00Comments on Freemasons For Dummies: Politics and FreemasonsChristopher Hodapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-65560891998395469892007-12-23T22:28:00.000-05:002007-12-23T22:28:00.000-05:00Some things just aren't news.Some things just aren't news.Christopher Hodapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-22370495086629212862007-12-23T21:17:00.000-05:002007-12-23T21:17:00.000-05:00Bro. Chris,I didn't see anything in the news about...Bro. Chris,<BR/><BR/>I didn't see anything in the news about Mrs. Obama's speech at the Masonic lodge in Iowa. Any updates?<BR/><BR/>— W.S.Widow's Sonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05135009678671539418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-26446310366005990002007-12-20T12:20:00.000-05:002007-12-20T12:20:00.000-05:00Michelle Obama will be speaking today at the Mount...Michelle Obama will be <A HREF="http://www.thehawkeye.com/Story/Vote_roundup_122007" REL="nofollow">speaking today</A> at the Mount Pleasant Masonic Lodge in Iowa about her husband's campaign.<BR/><BR/>Just in case anybody wanted to start something again.Christopher Hodapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-84215748559845507062007-12-19T15:51:00.000-05:002007-12-19T15:51:00.000-05:00In Chicago the homeless winos are not forced to go...<I>In Chicago the homeless winos are not forced to go to the polls -- they are considerately left alone and their votes conveniently made for them, by proxy.</I><BR/><BR/>I stand corrected.Tom Accuostihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005315193581153959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-50632094323775322332007-12-18T22:41:00.000-05:002007-12-18T22:41:00.000-05:00Thank you Bro. Hodapp for deleting that comment; i...Thank you Bro. Hodapp for deleting that comment; if I was in the wrong in any way you have my sincere apologies.<BR/><BR/>Bro. WS,<BR/><BR/>I agree with you completely - all men are opinionated and when people get passionate about something, disagreements are bound to occur. What a boring life this would be in the absence of passion! <BR/><BR/>That being said, there is a way to politely disagree without resulting to ad hominem character attacks and outright defamation like what has been pointed in your direction. I for one thoroughly enjoy your blog. <BR/><BR/>Bro. Accuosti, <BR/>Everyone's a lot more bold behind a keyboard, that's for sure!<BR/><BR/>-ScottScott Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04687724144142083895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-27830508503457871682007-12-18T11:17:00.000-05:002007-12-18T11:17:00.000-05:00Bro ChrisSorry, but until Brother Widow's Son star...Bro Chris<BR/><I>Sorry, but until Brother Widow's Son starts hauling homeless winos to the polls<BR/><BR/></I>Bro Tom<I><BR/><B>Right. It's not like he's from Chicago.</B> </I><BR/><BR/>Excuse me? In Chicago the homeless winos are not forced to go to the polls -- they are considerately left alone and their votes conveniently made for them, by proxy.Royce Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01439440362000866671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-4192962601321561722007-12-18T10:50:00.000-05:002007-12-18T10:50:00.000-05:00Sorry, but until Brother Widow's Son starts haulin...<I>Sorry, but until Brother Widow's Son starts hauling homeless winos to the polls </I><BR/><BR/>Right. It's not like he's from Chicago.<BR/><BR/><BR/><I>The repeated eruptions between Masonic factions in the comments section of the Burning Taper don't paint a pretty picture of Masonry... but it does reflect Masonry as it is today.</I><BR/><BR/>WS, I think it would be more correct to say instead that it reflects <I>some Masons</I> as they are today. Which, IMO, probably ain't much different than they were a century ago; it's just that teh intertubez allows them to be more vocal about it.Tom Accuostihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005315193581153959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-69384419290120348052007-12-18T09:56:00.000-05:002007-12-18T09:56:00.000-05:00Bro. Scott,You're right. The repeated eruptions be...Bro. Scott,<BR/><BR/>You're right. The repeated eruptions between Masonic factions in the comments section of the Burning Taper don't paint a pretty picture of Masonry... but it does reflect Masonry as it is today. <BR/><BR/>We all as men have opinions, some strongly held. How we express ourselves, politely or like monkeys, is up to each of us.<BR/><BR/>I like to post articles that arouse interest, thought and passion... and then sit back to observe how people -- mostly Masons -- respond. Are they gentlemanly or savage? Honorable or crude? Erudite or banal? Masonic or profane?<BR/><BR/><BR/>— W.S.Widow's Sonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05135009678671539418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-51921226218642154962007-12-18T09:16:00.000-05:002007-12-18T09:16:00.000-05:00Scott,Snarky anonymous comment gone. Don't care fo...Scott,<BR/>Snarky anonymous comment gone. <BR/>Don't care for cowans around these parts.Christopher Hodapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-46655309095710369882007-12-18T06:00:00.000-05:002007-12-18T06:00:00.000-05:00^^^ I suppose I could if I tried harder... I do se...^^^ I suppose I could if I tried harder... I do see your point but is there anything wrong with being proud of something I work hard on and spend my free time doing? Now that I think of it, "anonymous", dude, could you be any <I>less</I> obvious?<BR/><BR/>-Scott<BR/><A HREF="http://www.resurrexion.com" REL="nofollow">resurrexion.com</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-36724850212764527202007-12-18T00:38:00.000-05:002007-12-18T00:38:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-9344203648452959502007-12-17T23:06:00.000-05:002007-12-17T23:06:00.000-05:00Thank you Bro. Hodapp for injecting some common se...Thank you Bro. Hodapp for injecting some common sense into this situation - it is quite saddening to see the repeated flame wars over at the burning taper, especially for a Fellowcraft like myself making his way through the degrees. Where is the Masonic brotherly love and charity I've heard so much about? I've certainly experienced it in my own Lodge, but we are not painting a good picture of ourselves for any prospective member who happens to come across this while searching for information.<BR/><BR/>-Scott<BR/><A HREF="http://www.resurrexion.com" REL="nofollow">resurrexion.com</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-62924970199872750842007-12-17T18:56:00.000-05:002007-12-17T18:56:00.000-05:00Definitions of "Coincidence": (1) A miracle where ...Definitions of "Coincidence": (1) A miracle where God chooses to remain anonymous. (2) A state of affairs that gives lunatics a reason to exist.Michael Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355439947660092660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-76204401586916308432007-12-17T18:31:00.000-05:002007-12-17T18:31:00.000-05:00Truman.33° Mason.33rd president.COINCIDENCE?!Truman.<BR/>33° Mason.<BR/>33rd president.<BR/><I>COINCIDENCE?!</I>Christopher Hodapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-12952409087558088672007-12-17T18:25:00.000-05:002007-12-17T18:25:00.000-05:00Then again, when Past Grand Master and current Pre...Then again, when Past Grand Master and current President Harry Truman appeared at the Imperial Council session of the Shrine in Chicago in 1949, he was asked why he didn't wear a fez. "I appeared here as the President of the United States, not a Shriner," he said. <BR/><BR/>Masonic history is a lot of fun, isn't it?Michael Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355439947660092660noreply@blogger.com