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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darrin A. Lahners *Editors Note* WB Lahners originally sent this to me in one post. I thought it best to split this up into a few pieces. Deciding where to break it apart was difficult, however I feel that we accomplished this so that one can read a part and contiue…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darrin A. Lahners *Editors Note* WB Lahners originally sent this to me in one post. I thought it best to split this up into a few pieces. Deciding where to break it apart was difficult, however I feel that we accomplished this so that one can read a part and contiue…
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by Midnight Freemason Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners *Editors Note* WB Lahners originally sent this to me in one post. I thought it best to split this up into a few pieces. Deciding where to break it apart was difficult, however I feel that we accomplished this so that one can read a part and…
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by Midnight Freemasons Contributor W. B. Darin A. Lahners I received a lot of comments on my last article. Regardless of your opinion on it, I feel like I made a lot of my brethren think about our future as an organization. One of my main goals when I write is to try to educate…
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by Midnight Freemasons Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners This week the Boy Scouts of America announced that they will allow girls to become Cub Scouts and to earn the rank of Eagle Scout. On the 23rd of October, I am going to receive my initiatory degree in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, which became…
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by Midnight Freemasons Contributor WM Darin A. Lahners Freemasons have been and will continue to be a target for conspiracy theorists because we are as they say, a secret society. As a freemason, and an avid follower of conspiracy theories, I guess I fall into the category of a hypocrite. For me, reading about and…
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by Midnight Freemasons Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners I’m lucky enough to sit in lodge with two Midnight Freemasons, Todd Creason and Greg Knott in both Ogden Lodge #754 and Homer Lodge #199 here in Illinois, where I am a dual member. I am serving as Todd’s Junior Warden in Homer this year. I was…
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by Midnight Freemasons Contributor W. B. Darin A. Lahners There’s a lot of discontent currently in our nation. It’s palpable on social media. Luckily, in our fraternity, we leave two leading causes of discontent outside of the inner door to our lodge room, namely politics and religion. But are we leaving our individual discontent at…
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by Midnight Freemasons Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners I don’t know about you, but I see our craft’s influence in some of the most unexpected places. One example of this is what I recently witnessed at Arlington National Cemetery. Many of you may have also visited these hallowed grounds and witnessed the changing of the…
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by Midnight Freemasons Guest Contributor WB Darin A. Lahners One of the first purchases for any expectant parent is the book, ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’. It is a guide to help you as a mother or father to understand what happens during pregnancy. Unfortunately, a newly elected Worshipful Master does not have a…