how come theres so much succesful freemasons....?

Question

its ******* incredible how many actors,writers,scientist,, u name the career and the ones most succesful on that line of job ..have been a freemason /// almost all the presidents have been one ..

this really seems of power cult , where u sell your soul for success o something.. but still makes or ambitions wonder
what it is.. check out some of them:
http://www.geocities.com/mokanna329/mokfamous.html

Answer 1

First of all, less than half of the presidents have been Freemasons, 14 to be exact (although a couple more might have been). First, since there have been millions of Freemasons since its founding in the 16th century, statistically speaking there is a high probability of many of those members being quite successful people. Second, Freemasonry's stated goal is to make good men better and to give them fraternal support in improving their personal and professional lives by teaching lessons of morality and encouraging them to be active in their communities. This goal will, of course, lead directly to making men become more successful and productive in their lives. Third, that stated goal will naturally attract men of good quality to the organization after they are already successful. John Wayne became a Freemason after he was already an international movie star. Michael Richards (Kramer on 'Seinfeld') became a Freemason after he learned that his hero, Red Skelton, was a Freemason. I became a Freemason late in life, after my career was already established.

A couple of excellent books have been published recently:

Freemasons for Dummies
A Complete Idiot's Guide to Freemasonry

The annual dues in my Lodge are $50. Many of the men are retired working men. This is not an exclusive "gentlemen's club". It is a fraternal organization for men of good character, not necessarily "good jobs". And a policeman or judge who lets a Mason get away with a crime is not being a good Mason.

Answer 2

Freemasonry offers something that attracts men (and in the case of my Order, women as well) who are already of good repute and wish to better themselves. I am a member of the esoteric Order, American Co-Masonry: Freemasonry for women and men.

Not all women and men in Freemasonry are successful; however, what "seeds"we bring to the Craft are watered and nourished by the morality taught within it. If you take none but good people to begin with and then help them work to better their own moral character, odds are pretty good that the overall success will be high.

No, you do not have to be rich to be in the Masons. Our annual dues are about $40 per Lodge. Outside of buying a suit (we wear all white in Lodge), most of the rest of what I give is completely voluntary and could be all cash (or nothing at all).

Sell our souls? Hardly that! Fact is we are encouraged to give back to our community, to do charitable works, to be faithful members of our families and churches. This is not a cult. There is no dogma. Our leaders are elected and then only for a year.

I guess the worst thing about us is that we accept folks of any religion and any race. That has to be a sin in somebody's book!

If anyone has any further questions, feel free to write me and click on the link below to read things about American Co-Masonry if you would like.

A Master Mason
Hiram Lodge No. 11 (Santa Cruz, CA)
Amon Ra Lodge No. 9 (Los Angeles, CA)
Sapientia Lodge of Research (Larkspur, CO)
Adamant Mark Lodge No. 3 (Santa Cruz, CA)

Answer 3

Your assuming that the freemasons are a cult and/or that someone is selling there soul to gain success.

Is it possible that being a freemason is a good thing.? Have you spoke to any.? Learned more about them from one that is one/ Try and not believe everything you read on line.

Answer 4

That is a mere coincidence. There may be a few sucessful freemasons, but not all freemasons are sucessful. I doubt Bill Clinton is a freemason. His perverted and corrupt background would disqualify him.

Answer 5

It's true. My husband knew one and he said you have to be pretty rich just to be able to afford the dues. But they don't talk about anything that goes on in there. They aren't allowed to. And we lived near a mason's lodge that was a three story building and every window in the building had black curtains over them. I've talked to other people that say the mason's buildings in their towns also had the windows blacked out. If you ask me, there must be some pretty creepy stuff going on in there!

Answer 6

You are Not to question the power of the Free masons.What if we were not around?, there would not even be a country. our good is wondrous, our power immense.Get over it, we are in power, theres not a thing you can do about it, be thankfull.and quiet.

Answer 7

first they became successful and then they became freemasons. they recruit rich people and the dues are high.

Answer 8

they all suppot each other, have you ever heard the term good-ole-boy club?