Hey Illuminati Here I Come
Monday, October 16, 2006
The new Masons
The centuries-old fraternity, in an effort to remain relevant, is shedding its secrecy in order to attract young members
With his mop of black hair, silver nose ring and double-pierced ear, Nikki Stone, a 31-year-old rock guitarist, looked a bit out of place last weekend as he stood surrounded by serious-looking men in dark suits beneath baronial, 50-foot ceilings at the Masonic Lodge on Tremont Street in Boston.
But Stone, and the dozens of other non-Masons milling about, was a much sought after guest. With their aging membership at a 50-year-ebb and the vitality of their future in doubt, the Masons are trying something new in their august 275-year history: They have started recruiting.
``We're trying to bring the Masons into the 21st century," Jeffrey Hodgdon, grand master of the Masons in Massachusetts said at an open house in Lexington, the same day that Stone visited the Boston lodge. ``If we don't do something, we're going down the tubes."
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I read this today and thought it would be pretty cool to be a Mason. Plus there is a Masonic Lodge across from my house and I could walk there in 30 seconds. They have lame potluck and pancake breakfasts which I have no desire to be part of but the secret ceremonies would be fun. I should check out to see if the local chapters are recruiting and then I could find out how the Illuminati plan on taking over the world.
Posted by mardenhill 10/16/2006 04:00:00 PM
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