Freemasonry still keeping women out and this is a good thing!

[Ralphy1]

Yes, efforts of women to get in have still met resistance for the most part. Men feel that this bastion of male bonding must be free of female intrusion. I am not a member but the barber shop was my bastion for years so I understand. Ladies have their beauty salons for themselves and this is also a good thing. Surely you agree with me that some separation of the sexes is necessary to maintain their sanity...

 

[Warrigal]

so I understand

I don't think you do unless you are a member of the Craft.
You wouldn't like it.

Freemasons have a set of basic principles that they all live by. Masonic lodge members promise never to bring anything offensive or defensive into the lodge with them — both weapons and words.

 

[Ralphy1]

Not my cup of tea for sure, but I admire their efforts to keep their organization, shall we say, pure...

 

[Lon]

If you study the history of Freemasonry you will find that there were no female Stone Masons in ancient times so it should not be surprising that their are no females in the Fraternity today. Female partners of Masons are more often members of the Eastern Star, of which there are no male members.

 

[rt3]

oh, man -- whose gonna do the dishes?

 

[Pappy]

My wife is a member of Eastern Star and worked as Food supervisor at Eastern Star in Oriskany, NY for many years.

 

[Davey Jones]

My house has a lot of masonary on it so I guess Im an honary member of the masons....right?

 

[SifuPhil]

My house has a lot of masonary on it so I guess Im an honary member of the masons....right?

You're lucky. I have vinyl siding - I probably belong to the DuPont Order.

 

[Fern]

Having male only or female only, where is the problem. A bit like the manhole, ( top opening to an underground utility vault,) with the ridiculous PC brigade it had to be called a person hole. Are 'some' females that insecure they have to be included in everything, regardless.

 

[Ina]

I use to believe that only females had babies, until some dude went on the Oprah Show and swollen with pregnancy.

 

[Ina]

Oh, that figures, (My daaa & ooops), I bet no "dude" wants to join the mother's breast feed group. And no I don't want to see how many goofy remarks you guys can come up with. But if you must, be polite. :tapfoot:

 

[SeaBreeze]

Here's the story. http://www.discoveryfitandhealth.co...bout-the-shows/pregnant-man-thomas-beatie.htm

As far as women not being allowed in men's clubs and visa versa, I don't have a problem with it. Of course I wouldn't consider a barber shop or a beauty salon as a place to get away from the opposite sex, or bond with those of my same gender, LOL.