[QUOTE="Brian Walker"] Johnny, Johnny, Johnny. Someone just lied to you about Masonic work. Just walk into any AF&AM lodge and ask anyone in there about Masonic work and they'll tell you. Ask any one of them if there's anything in the work that's secret and they'll tell you "no". There's nothing secret about it. The clandestine lodges are the one's who play the secret crap. Every bit of the work in Freemasonry is in the archives in Washington DC. Every word, every ceremony and every gesture. What we Masons do isn't secret or hidden. And there's nothing in the "oaths" that say members are not to "speak of the craft in public". About 10 or 15 years ago, the Grand Lodge gave a statement in their booklets "Texas Mason" that's sent out to every member saying the same as I'm saying. Every once in a while, they'll restate it. This is because the people who don't know anything about Masonic work believes there's secrets and no one can say anything. This has driven down memberships through the years. The Grand Lodge, as well as most blue lodges, have websites for crying out loud! The Texas Mason booklet is on the website of present and past issues. You can read the same stuff I read every time I open the mailbox and receive my copy. For an organization that's being secretive, they aren't trying very hard. Here's an exerpt from the Grand Lodge's website: "Masons will find information about current events, news, educational materials and extensive resources. If you are not a Mason, we invite you to browse this web site, and then contact us to learn more about the Greatest Fraternity on Earth." If you notice, there's nothing about Masons needing to enter passwords to get secret information...or set their decoder rings to view the secret messages. Any member of a AF&AM Masonic lodge (especially in Texas) would know all this.[/QUOTE] excellent. so why don't you tell us in what lodge # you and daddy are actually active dues paying members. you are active, aren't you?