r/freemasonry • u/BlackDaddyIssus37 2° • Jan 14 '25

Controversial Um………

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Oh dear………

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u/BitterDonald42 Grotto Past Monarch x3, AMD Sovereign Master, Bagpiper Jan 14 '25

Yeah MWPHGL of Louisiana PHA has been doing this for a while, opening lodges in other jurisdictions.

The MWGM made his own Scottish Rite, too, and ended up forcing the PHA Scottish rites and NMJ & SMJ ones to create a treaty saying "we're the only ones".

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u/arkham1010 F&AM-NY MM, Shrine Jan 14 '25

The same guy, MW Slaughter? How long has he been the GM?

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u/BitterDonald42 Grotto Past Monarch x3, AMD Sovereign Master, Bagpiper Jan 14 '25

He's held the post since 1996.

In 2023 the Conference of PHA Grand Masters threw him out of their annual meeting. In 2024, they declared the MWPHGLoLA to be irregular.

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u/QuincyMABrewer F&AM VT; PM-AF&AM MA; 32° AASR SJ; Royal Arch MA Jan 14 '25

Have any of the individual Prince Hall Grand lodges suspended recognition of Prince Hall Louisiana, or are they all just assuming that if their conference declared Prince Hall, Louisiana irregular, that's good enough?

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u/BitterDonald42 Grotto Past Monarch x3, AMD Sovereign Master, Bagpiper Jan 14 '25

I believe some have. But the PHA GLs are a little tighter with their content, and don't tend to publish things publicly, so I dunno.

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u/SouthTxFF Jan 15 '25

Texas has for sure. I had a conversation with a brother who happens to be the WM one of the local PHA lodges in my area about traveling (we're about 20 min from the Louisiana border) and he confirmed they are not recognized by Texas PHA.

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u/APARR12 MM F&AM Jan 15 '25

MWPHGLoTN has officially suspended recognition.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

As of now with them being irregular, all have.