Anyone a shriner or a mason?

[xFullThrottlex]

Hey guys,

My boss is a Shriner and I asked him what made him want to get interested in it. After I spoke with him he asked if I would ever be interested in becoming a mason... I do and I don't. Are any of you masons or shriners? Pros/Cons? Thanks!

[0TransAm0]

what is a Shriner or mason?

[xFullThrottlex]

Mason
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry

Shriner
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shriner

[GHOSST]

Who would admit it? Isn't there some kind of code or something.

[That_Guy]

You can talk about being a free mason. I have a good friend who is just getting into it. You can't talk about specific things. But admitting to be a freemason is not a rule of any sort. I'm hoping to get sponsored by my buddy. Believe it or not the freemasons have done a ton for this country.

[xFullThrottlex]

I know you can't reveal the passwords but they have them all over google

[xFullThrottlex]

Believe it or not the freemasons have done a ton for this country.

That's what has me interested. A lot of good guys in the worlds and in this countries history have been freemasons. I guess i'm not too sure what it's all about though.

[michelle]

Talk to Grampss.

[BR3W CITY]

I've been interested in this too, but the financial obligations and some of the rules have me wondering.

[Reverend Cooper]

I know scotty K got a shiner from a mason,does this count?

[xFullThrottlex]

^lol

[FoxStang]

Always makes me think of the stonecutters Simpsons episode...

[hotshift13]

LOL, My grandfather was a mason, had a baddass ring, my grandma sold it for peanuts, she didn't know anything about it. Turns out he was one of the higher-ups, wish I had the ring, It's one of those show up with the ring and they are like where did you get THAT? Almost get you in just for having the ring......

[WI_Dave]

You can talk about being a free mason. I have a good friend who is just getting into it. You can't talk about specific things. But admitting to be a freemason is not a rule of any sort. I'm hoping to get sponsored by my buddy. Believe it or not the freemasons have done a ton for this country.



^^YUP

You can talk about being one, hell my boss wears the ring and has a big thing on rear deck of his carfacing out rear window.

[GHOSST]

Always makes me think of the stonecutters Simpsons episode...

x2, or the flintstones.

[Prince Valiant]

Shiner's build neat mini cars and drive them around at parades. That's about all I know about them.

My grandfather was a Mason...he enjoyed it tremendously but rarely spoke of its specifics...

[FoxStang]

http://www.hulu.com/watch/1183/the-simpsons-stone-cutters-song

This.

[Crawlin]

http://www.hulu.com/watch/1183/the-simpsons-stone-cutters-song

This.

LMAO!!!!:thumbsup

[Monstr913]

got an uncle whose a mason never really asked him about it though, hes got a nice ring too...got to go to the temple once, as they took a bunch of us on a baseball outing...most of the kids that went were in boy scouts and obviously were family. i kinda freaked out as i was stoned out of my mind when at the temple, not a place to be when your ripped. but that was like 10 years ago

[Anakonda69]

can you say sanctioned gang/mafia? lol

[GRAMPS SS]

Talk to Grampss.

yes I am a FREE MASON AND PROUD TO BE

[2006wrxtr]

Good network
and contacts

[Arigmaster]

yes I am a FREE MASON AND PROUD TO BE

I am too and proud of it.

[BR3W CITY]

is there anything you guys CAN say publicly about it? or just that you can aknowledge participating but thats really it?

[JOHN 86GT]

is there anything you guys CAN say publicly about it?

But then they would have to kill us......

My 90 year old grandfather is , he never said anything about it other than "I have to go to lodge tonight" I don't think he go's anymore .

My great grandfather was also and I have an old sword of his in the closet.

[Sprayaway Fox]

So ya pour concrete and go to bars and hangout after work?...Sounds like almost all my buds that work at Oostburg Concrete or Van Wyk's

Its problably like a internal thing on who gets to build in the city and who doesnt. Not in the public forum of a Union though.

[pOrk]

Sounds like a circle jerk, no thanks

[That_Guy]

so did you end up following through with it? Great group of people who do a lot of charitable work. Glad I made the commitment.

[STANMAN]

There's a guy at my work who's the head of the West Bend lodge. He talks to me about it quiet a bit, I have attended a few of their charity fundraisers. He loves it, but he's that type of guy that always needs the social acceptance of others to make himself happy. It seems like a very close knit group though, and as others have said, are always doing stuff for charity. I know if you're "in", you get a lot of perks from fellow masons. Shriners are just the upper order of Mason's from what he says.

[That_Guy]

There's a guy at my work who's the head of the West Bend lodge. He talks to me about it quiet a bit, I have attended a few of their charity fundraisers. He loves it, but he's that type of guy that always needs the social acceptance of others to make himself happy. It seems like a very close knit group though, and as others have said, are always doing stuff for charity. I know if you're "in", you get a lot of perks from fellow masons. Shriners are just the upper order of Mason's from what he says.

Freemasonry is like having a bank account with super high interest. If you put time in you get a lot back.

Not all masons are shriners but all shriners are masons. The shrine from my understanding is more for fun were as masonry is more person building.

[xFullThrottlex]

so did you end up following through with it? Great group of people who do a lot of charitable work. Glad I made the commitment.

I did not at this time. Still keeping an open mind but not right for me right now.

[lordairgtar]

You can find a lot of stuff online about it. Just stay away from the whacko websites dealing with conspiracy theory and all that.