TY - JOUR T1 - Accepting money from the Freemasons' Grand Charity JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 625 LP - 625 VL - 54 IS - 505 AU - Chris Barry Y1 - 2004/08/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/54/505/625.1.abstract N2 - I see that Council has decided to accept a donation from the Freemason's Grand Charity. This was discussed at our Faculty Board; I expressed some reservations, and I understand there was considerable debate in Council before the decision was taken. Several colleagues have said that their initial instinct was to reject the offer; I feel bound to observe that, on the occasions when my instinct has said one thing and my head another, the head has usually been wrong!My reservations about freemasonry stem from knowledge gained through conversations with patients who are … ER -