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Post by ghidorah on Dec 4, 2020 1:52:45 GMT
Greetings, gentlemen. I am a non-Mason, with friends deeply-rooted in the brotherhood. I was meeting one of these friends at his local lodge as his guest and I was aggressively approached by a different member, who I did not know, as I approached the door. He was combative and threatening towards me and my son. There is a lot more to the story, like him carrying a hammer whilst threatening me... I was later told by my friend that the guy had been drinking at a local bar, also owned by a lodge brother.
At any rate, is there a chain of command, or some sort of procedure for filing formal complaints? I can't just report his behavior to the lodge master, because he IS the lodge master.
Thank you for your help, in advance
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Post by peter2 on Dec 4, 2020 4:13:07 GMT
>There is a lot more to the story
There is a part in the first degree ritual in which the new brother is instructed not to sit in lodge with a brother with whom he is at variance.
This is not the lodge for you.
Move on!
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Post by ghidorah on Dec 4, 2020 15:58:21 GMT
I'm sorry. I think you misunderstood me. I'm not a member. I am a non-Mason.
I was threatened by an inebriated lodge member. I was asking if there was a channel to report this member's behavior. Like some sort of higher-ups that govern local lodges. Like a management chain, where the restaurant has a manger, then a district manager oversees multiple stores, then a regional manager oversees several districts, and so on. Like, Lodge member > officer (or whatever they may be called) > Lodge master > _________?
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Post by peter2 on Dec 4, 2020 21:11:47 GMT
The lodge should have a charter from a Grand Lodge. The GL supervises all its lodges.
But I suggest that you just move on. People that misbehave, usually misbehave in lots of places and times. He will be well known. What will your complaint do except attract attention to yourself?
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Post by ghidorah on Dec 4, 2020 21:23:52 GMT
I'm not sure how it will attract attention to myself, nor how it would matter if it did? I've been to that lodge - or any other lodges - maybe three times and nobody but my friend was ever there. Until that day, I'd never even seen any of the members. Regardless, if there's no code of conduct, or some other ethical code that Masons strive to live by, then I guess getting drunk, driving to the lodge, and threatening people while holding hammers is ok. Behavior that is best shrugged off and "moved along" from.
I appreciate your replies, sir. I wish you and yours a wonderful and safe holiday season.
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Post by uninitiated on Dec 5, 2020 10:30:48 GMT
The immediate chain of command should be via the Lodge Secretary...
But to be honest, if you think it was worthy of reporting, then perhaps it should be to the police?
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