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Allow me to introduce myself:
My name is Bill Maddox - a Master Mason since 1985, having been Raised
to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason at Perfect Union Lodge #10,
AF&AM Grand Lodge of Texas. Since then I have joined the Southern
California Research Lodge, Royal Arch and Cryptic Masons, the Knight's
Templar, and the Shrine.
Alt.freemasonry is an unmoderated newsgroup for the discussion of freemasonry.
Alt.freemasonry provides for the general public to ask questions of
members of the fraternal organizations that make up Masonry. It also
facilitates communications and research among Masons. And then there
are times when you can see the sense of humor of those who call one
another brother.
Since Freemasonry consists of activities for the entire family, (DeMolay
for boys, Rainbow Girls and Job’s Daughters for girls, Order of
the Eastern Star for wives, and other organizations), we need to remember
that this is a group where children will be reading the discussions,
and conduct ourselves accordingly.
While Alt.freemasonry is unmoderated, that does not give license to
speak without reproof. Please review the AUP {appropriate use policy)
of Mindspring.com at http://www.mindspring.com/aboutms/policy.html
and
the AUP section of the FAQ at: http://rattlehead.accs.wayne.edu/~cplater/affaq
Things to consider in your postings here should include:
1. Some Children read this group, use proper and clean language.
2. Respect the other participants, their religions, nationalities, races
and creeds.
3. Respect and follow the rules of usenet while posting.
4. Don't denigrate Freemasonry or any other group or organization.
5. Don't insult anyone or call people improper names.
6. Use responsible criticism, with courteous questions for courteous
answers.
7. When in doubt, assume the question is valid, and not an attempt to
bait.
Like many parts of the USENET, complaints about specific users should
be e-mailed to the postmaster of the ISP or remailer from whence the
mail came. Be sure and include full headers.
Other places for the discussion of Masonic topics are:
soc.org.freemasonry (a moderated group),
alt.masonic.member (an unmoderated group),
alt.masonic.youth (unmoderated), and
alt.masonic.demolay (unmoderated).
Graphics can sometimes be found in alt.binaries.freemasonry.
Also remember, all these newsgroups are completely untyled, so restrict
your Masonic communications and only put into writing what is proper
to be written. Brethren, take due notice thereof and govern yourselves
accordingly.
For the visitor, again I say welcome. Sometimes, you are looking for
more information on Masons.
I will give you a short list of places to search: (Yes, I know there
are many others, but this can only be so long to fit in my e-mail.)
Some Masonic Sites on the World Wide Web
Masonic FAQ
http://rattlehead.accs.wayne.edu/~cplater/affaq
Soc.org.freemasonry Web Page
http://www.bestweb.net/~sfitz/sof.html
Freemasonry on the Internet
http://www.chrysalis.org/masonry/
Quick Index to Masonic information
http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/~rfire/masonry/
Is It True What They Say About Freemasonry
http://members.aol.com/adehoyos/chap1.htm
Grand Lodge of Texas
http://www.gltexas.org/
Grand Lodge of California
http://www.freemason.org/
General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
http://members.aol.com/GGCHAPTER/HomePage.html
General Grand Council, Cryptic Masons
http://members.aol.com/GGCOUNCIL/HomePage.html
Grand Encampment, Knights Templar USA
http://knightstemplar.org/
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (Southern Jurisdiction)
http://www.srmason-sj.org/index.htm
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (Northern Jurisdiction)
http://world.std.com/~sysmgr/
York Rite Freem@sonry
http://members.aol.com/YorkRiteFM/HomePage.html
Welcome to the Shrine and Shriner's Hospitals
http://shrinershq.org/
Co-Masonry
http://www.luckymojo.com/CoMasonry.html
The Order of International Co-Freemasonry
http://www.comasonic.org/
Southern California Research Lodge
http://www.freemason.org/scrl/index.htm
International Order of Jobs Daughters
http://www.iojd.org/
Masonic Service Assoc of N. America / Masonic Info Center
http://www.msana.com/
Finally, (anti’s need not look) Brother Ed King’s Page on
Anti-Masonry
http://www.masonicinfo.com/
And, of course, there is the other side:
Some of my favorite World Wide Web Sites
with Anti-masonic Information:
Ephesians 5-11
http://www.ephesians5-11.org/
Chick Publications - Publishers of cartoon, gospel tracts
http://chick.com/
Inside The Scroll - Should A Christian Become A Mason?
http://www.atomic.net/~pln/mason.htm
Saint Benedict Center
http://www.catholicism.org/
The Cutting Edge
http://www.cuttingedge.org/
Balaam's Ass Speaks- Controversial Journal
http://www.balaams-ass.com/
Evangelical Outreach
http://www.hhs.net/evangout/
Saints Alive In Jesus
http://www.saintsalive.com/
Watcher's Paranoid Conspiracy Files
http://www.mt.net/~watcher/new.html
Clarification Concerning Catholics Becoming Freemasons
http://www.netins.net/showcase/clearlight/mason.html
Some Masonic Books I have read:
A Pilgrim's Path: Freemasonry & the Religious Right
John J. Robinson
Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry, Vol. 1
John J. Robinson
The Boy Who Cried Wolf: The Book That Breaks Masonic Silence
Richard P Thorn
Freemasonry: A Journey through Ritual & Symbol
W. Macnulty
Fundamentalism & Freemasonry:
The Southern Baptist Investigation of the Fraternal Order
Gary Leazer
The Craft and its Symbols
Allen E. Roberts
House Undivided: The Story of Freemasonry and the Civil War
Allen E. Roberts
The Builders
Joseph Fort Newton
Some anti-Masonic Books I have read:
The Brotherhood: The Secret World of the Freemasons
Stephen Knight
The Deadly Deception: Freemasonry Exposed by One of Its Top Leaders
(might want to read IS IT TRUE What They Say ??? above)
Tom McKenney
If any of the links has changed or stopped working - please email me
at wdmaddox@rice.edu so I can
update this list.
To my Brethren - Have fun with your Masonry.
To all - from a letter called Texas Wisdom:
Never miss a good chance to shut up.
Sincerely, and to some Fraternally - Bill Maddox
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