Man Shot in Masonic Initiation
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Masonic initiation ends in shooting
Accidental death spotlights rituals
Frank Eltman
Associated Press
Mar. 20, 2004 12:00 AM
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. - They still greet each other with secret handshakes and use rituals that date to the Middle Ages. But members of the Free and Accepted Masons insist that none of their sanctioned rites has any connection to the death of a man who was shot during an initiation.
"It has nothing to do with what we're about," insisted Richard Fletcher, executive secretary of the Masonic Information Center based in Silver Springs, Md.
William James, a father of five, was shot in the face Monday night at the Southside Masonic Lodge during an initiation rite into a Masonic social group called Fellow Craft.
Fletcher said the shooting "has to be put into context" and should not be used to disparage the roughly 1.5 million Masons nationwide, who he said participate in many charitable activities.
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(Thanks to GregvE!)
Masonic initiation ends in shooting
Accidental death spotlights rituals
Frank Eltman
Associated Press
Mar. 20, 2004 12:00 AM
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. - They still greet each other with secret handshakes and use rituals that date to the Middle Ages. But members of the Free and Accepted Masons insist that none of their sanctioned rites has any connection to the death of a man who was shot during an initiation.
"It has nothing to do with what we're about," insisted Richard Fletcher, executive secretary of the Masonic Information Center based in Silver Springs, Md.
William James, a father of five, was shot in the face Monday night at the Southside Masonic Lodge during an initiation rite into a Masonic social group called Fellow Craft.
Fletcher said the shooting "has to be put into context" and should not be used to disparage the roughly 1.5 million Masons nationwide, who he said participate in many charitable activities.
(more at site...)
(Thanks to GregvE!)
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