Originally Posted by OP_Carl

Brother Strange,



I've heard (in the distant past) of evangelists taking up ring and/or watch offerings. I always wondered (a) how I would react at such a moment, and (b) who gets the loot.

My wife has strict instructions should this ever happen in her presence.

Part of the masonic initiation ritual is the removal of the wedding ring. This is done to symbolize that you won't let your marriage get in the way of your vows to the lodge.

Call me a Laodicean skeptic if you must, but I would question anybody that would want to abruptly come between me and this well-accepted symbol of my wife's fidelity to me, especially when he looks like the cat who will be holding the bag at the end of the deal.