TALISMAN wrote:Masons need to free men and over 21, we help our fellow man without seeking reward/s, there is a long line of people including US Presidents, Royalty, entertainers and so on they cannot all be in for self gain, and certainly not a boys club.
The history is simple,
Stone masons had a pecking order like most trades where people had to serve apprentiships, when one gained enough experience they could be moved on to the next level where more skill was required in turning and so on till they reached Master Mason status.
To-day Masons use the old working tools as symbols in how they conduct their daily lives as not many practising stone mason are around.
There are of course those that think using the Masonic order as a step up to better things, if found out they will be banned sine die, and of course you are not telling me such things do not go on in other "boys clubs" as you put it.
Svetlana maybe we have met already, I was a member on this board as PARAMED howvever had to rejoin as password etc would not work.
A concise and correct summary of Freemasonry from Talisman.