Can you be a Mason (Freemason) and be a Christian as well?

Answer 1

I am a Mason of a rather esoteric Order, American Co-Masonry. We admit WOMEN and men of all races (BTW, I believe all Orders of Freemasonry admit all races now), who are of age (usually 21 or older), who believe in a Supreme Being, who are tolerant of folks of religions other than their own, who are of good moral character, who wish to improve the world by improving themselves. Yes, we admit pagans, too.

We are not a religion in that we make no claim as to what happens in the after-life; rather, we are a system of morality, veiled in allegory and revealed in symbols. We take for our symbols that of the ancient stone masons. We try our best to be fitting heirs to the ancient mystery schools. We practice the Golden Rule: do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

We have within our Brotherhood (and yes, we call all members of all genders "Brother" *grin*) people of various Christian denominations, Latter Day Saints, Hindus, Deists, Wiccans, Theosophists, Taoists, Buddhists, Moslems, Zororastrans and I am sure many other faiths. Fact is, we never make a big deal out of it. Just that the candidate swears that they believe in a Supreme Being. We take them at their word. We leave the rest of it out of Lodge. Just like governmental systems, all religions have a grain of truth in them. We prefer not to argue politics in Lodge either.

So, hope this answers your question. BTW, I know the folks all the way up to the top of my Order. Not that some here would believe me, but they are some of the finest folks I have ever met: careful, kind, treading lightly on this earth. I am very careful about that. Check my profile and see.

If you wish, write me or click on the link below for more info on American Co-Masonry.

Peace

Master Mason
Hiram Lodge (Santa Cruz, CA)
Amon Ra Lodge (Los Angeles, CA)
Sapientia Lodge of Research (Larkspur, CO)

Answer 2

Yes! I know this for a fact because my great-grandfather was a Freemason and his wife (my great-grandmother) was an Eastern Star. They were both very devout Christians.

One of the requirements for Freemasonry is the belief in one Supreme Being. The interesting part of this is that, you don't necessarily have to be Christian, just belief in one Higher Power. So really, you can be of almost any faith and be a Freemason. However, most Freemasons are Christian.

My personal opinion is that Freemasons (and the shot-offs) where and are the only true Christians, at least people who live by the Freemason ideals. They're very caring and warm people.

Even though I'm Pagan, I hope I end up marrying a Freemason later on down the road. To be an Eastern Star would be such an honor.

Answer 3

One of the basic requirements to be a freemason is to believe in God, no specific God is required, you can be of any religion whatsoever. The exception is France where if you are an atheist, you can also be a freemason, dont fortget that in France since the French Revolution the separation of the Church and the Estate is a principle. It is also a myth what some people say that rituals against any God or rituals for the demon are performed. It is also a myth that once being a freemason you can never cease to be, if you do not like it, you just leave. There is a secrecy oath, which is largely symbolic because if you go to any library, you will find all their rituals in detail.

Answer 4

I am both!
In fact it is harder not to be a christian when you are a Mason, although the only requirement about religion is that you believe in a Higher Being, or a Grand architect who created the world and all in it (A God).

Answer 5

Perhaps the Mason is doing charity work for free as part of his or her Christian duty to help the poor. So, free masonry would be a donation to the poor and in the spirit of Christianity.

Answer 6

Yes, you can be a Mason and a Christian at the same time, but you may not be able to join some church affiliations. Many churches ban joining secret societies.

Answer 7

Yea but that will change. Just give it some time. Don't you have to kill someone to become a 33 degree mason? That's not too christian now is it?

Answer 8

This would be a interesting web search Freemason and the Bible might find some answers there.

Answer 9

on account that i'm the purely answerer to this point with even an inkling of what freemasonry is i will attempt to cover til one among them comes right here and covers what i neglected. you would possibly want to be male over 18 years previous to affix and count number on a better being.that is a fraternity, no longer a cult/faith. that is a crock of youknowwhat. It teaches honor dignity charity and different upstanding moral classes. A mason will provide extra to charity than everybody of the above answerers ever will. in addition they put off family individuals values and help the communities they stay in. Freemasonry in and of itself gained't turn you down because you aren't to any extent further a strict christian. besides the undeniable fact that to be contained in the knights templar, as an party, you would possibly want to be a christian. In Freemasonry the individuals of the hotel prepare non secular tolerance. they ask no questions about your own beliefs. i easily kinda consider a number of your beliefs, as far as your standpoint on christianity, yet on account that i do not understand what tarot or Tao/Dao is i will't truly say i thoroughly agree. besides the undeniable fact that it's not for me to forged judgment. lots of the answerers haven't any clue about what they're talking about so i does no longer even waste the time to vomit. enable me quote a favourite line of mine from the e book "Iron Lance" by Stephen R Lawhead "Derision is the safeguard of threatened lack of expertise" very few Dude, when I say "The above answerers" you're excluded.

Answer 10

Yes