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Christopher L. Hodapp

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Christopher L. Hodapp is the Public Relations director for the Grand Lodge F&AM of Indiana and the Editor Emeritus of the "Journal of The Masonic Society." He is the author of the best-selling "Freemasons For Dummies," and "Solomon's Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington D.C." His newest Masonic book, "Heritage Endures" was published in January 2018.

He is also the co-author with Alice Von Kannon of "RVs & Campers For Dummies," "The Templar Code For Dummies" and "Conspiracy Theories and Secret Societies For Dummies."

His "Freemasons For Dummies" blog is the world's most widely read source of national and international news about the Masonic fraternity.

Hodapp is a 33° Scottish Rite Freemason and a Knight Templar ...more

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by Christopher HodappI have been incredibly remiss in not...

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I have been incredibly remiss in not reporting this story from Masonic Week 2026. My friend and Brother Paul M. Rich has been named this year as Friar #114 in the Society of Blue Friars at Masonic Week 2026 in Alexandria, Virginia.

The Society of Blue Friars was founded in 1932 for the express purpose of recognizing outstanding Masonic authors throughout the world. Traditi Read more of this blog post »

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	Freemasons For Dummies 4.10 avg rating — 879 ratings — published 2005 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Solomon's Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington D.C. 3.94 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 2006 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Conspiracy Theories and Secret Societies For Dummies by Christopher L. Hodapp (Goodreads Author), Alice Von Kannon (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2008 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Templar Code For Dummies by Christopher L. Hodapp (Goodreads Author), Alice Von Kannon (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2007 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freemason Symbols and Ceremonies For Dummies 3.84 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deciphering the Lost Symbol: Freemasons, Myths and the Mysteries of Washington, D.C. 3.94 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	RVs & Campers for Dummies by Christopher L. Hodapp (Goodreads Author), Alice Von Kannon (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 41 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heritage Endures: Perspectives on 200 Years Of Indiana Freemasonry 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	RV Vacations For Dummies by Christopher L. Hodapp (Goodreads Author), Christopher Hodapp really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heredom Volume 26 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation

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“Masonry is not, and has never claimed to be, a substitute for religion.”
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“It is impossible to introduce into society a greater change and a greater evil than this: the conversion of the law into an instrument of plunder.”
― Frederick Bastiat, The Law

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“A wise man's heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man's heart directs him toward the left.”
― Ecclesiastes 10 2

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“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”
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“I feel so strongly that deep and simple is far more essential than shallow and complex.”
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“The people of Nebraska are for free silver and I am for free silver. I will look up the arguments later.”
― William Jennings Bryan

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