Next Week: The 2006 Shakers AntiSexy Recruitment Fair
"...the Masons’ numbers have been steadily dwindling - whatever their secrets are, they apparently do not have one for avoiding death - and their ranks have been graying. So the New York State Masons have followed other state Masonic societies in doing something that they would have once considered heretical: they are actively reaching out for new members."
HAHAHAHA! (The full article) Oh, all I want is to open my email today and see this:
From the article:
"...The lodge also hired a public relations firm to spread the word about its 225th anniversary, which was last month. And the Masons have run advertisements in movie theaters and run one-day classes to award the first three Masonic degrees in a single session. Until then, would-be Masons had to spend months learning what they needed to know to rise from Entered Apprentice to Fellowcraft to Master Mason."
So it's a Masonic Intensive Class, offered exclusively to the first 200,000 participants. After that, it's back to the regular 12-week sessions.
By the way, those movie advertisements? Like this, perhaps?
"As Mr. Bidnick explains it ... still there are the secret rooms where Masons gather. 'Why do we bring them into a room like this?' Mr. Bidnick asked. 'Basically, all our rituals are designed to be educational. All these things they show you on TV, the assumptions are wrong.' He described an encounter with a cable television reporter. 'The woman from CNN read some passages about a rope and a hood and asked, "Is that what you do?"' he recalled. 'It’s not.'"
Good to know.
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HAHAHAHA! (The full article) Oh, all I want is to open my email today and see this:
From the article:
"...The lodge also hired a public relations firm to spread the word about its 225th anniversary, which was last month. And the Masons have run advertisements in movie theaters and run one-day classes to award the first three Masonic degrees in a single session. Until then, would-be Masons had to spend months learning what they needed to know to rise from Entered Apprentice to Fellowcraft to Master Mason."
So it's a Masonic Intensive Class, offered exclusively to the first 200,000 participants. After that, it's back to the regular 12-week sessions.
By the way, those movie advertisements? Like this, perhaps?
"As Mr. Bidnick explains it ... still there are the secret rooms where Masons gather. 'Why do we bring them into a room like this?' Mr. Bidnick asked. 'Basically, all our rituals are designed to be educational. All these things they show you on TV, the assumptions are wrong.' He described an encounter with a cable television reporter. 'The woman from CNN read some passages about a rope and a hood and asked, "Is that what you do?"' he recalled. 'It’s not.'"
Good to know.
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