Anybody a Shriner?

Nope I'm in the illuminati!

U got to be a Mason to be a Shriner.

I'm not 75, so no

A lot of cops are masons for whatever reason. Don't know any Shriners but the hats are on point.

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but the hats are on point.

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The Masonic Shriners wear a red hat known as a Fez named after a town in Morocco, where in 980 AD, 50,000 Christians, including women and children, were brutally murdered by the Muslims. As the streets ran red with the Christians’ blood from the massacre, the Muslims dipped their hats in that blood as a testimony to Allah. The red Fez symbolizes the slaughter of Christians in that town. The Masons still wear the red Fez adorned with the Islamic crescent symbol. Among the oaths of the Masonic Shriner organization is one that says, “...and may Allah the God of Arab, Muslim, and Mohammedan, the God of our fathers support me to the entire fulfillment of the same. Amen, Amen, Amen.”

I work with a guy who is 45 and a mason.

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Washington Post had a great article about Masons and Shriners in 2001 that described the history and addressed how young folks are no longer as interested in such organizations. LINK

The Masons have hired consultants to find ways to boost interest. The results say young folks are not interested in pomp, circumstance ritual, elaborate initiations, special garb, and secret ceremonies.

One consultant, who is a Mason, says he's told them this over and over, but they won't take the advice. The old guys "really love the mumbo-jumbo" and won't change even though they are losing 4% per year.

From the article: "Every day, old Masons die and are no longer replaced by a younger generation. Today, there are fewer than 2 million Masons in America and their average age is well over 60."

My father and a Uncle that was a Shriner. I also know a guy that I graduated high school with that's a Shriner. He's probably 41 years old. Definitely the youngest one I know.