I was just wondering.. No conspiracy crap, please lol. Thanks.
2007-01-08 15:42:42 · 5 answers · asked by BarbieQ 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They are a secret society. One way to keep things a secret is to have no windows in your lodge.
2007-01-08 15:46:53 · answer #1 · answered by kenrayf 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Simple. Our lodge meetings (business meetings) and degree ceremonies are private. If you want to see what a lodge room looks like, many lodges hold open houses once or twice a year, where the community is invited in to tour the building and ask questions. And in most jusrisdictions, The annual installation of officers is open to non-Masons. The installation ceremony is a greeat place to get a feel for what it is all about, and hear a lot of the symbolism that is mistakenly thought of as secret explained. Pretty boring if its not your thing, but it's a great snapshot of what it is really all about. If you're curious, contact a lodge. The only place you can find reliable info about the Masonic fraternity is from a Mason. If you wanna buy a car, dont ask the people at the bus stop for advice, and if you wanna know about Masonry, dont ask a non-Mason. Feel free to email me.
2007-01-09 12:31:22 · answer #2 · answered by pilgrim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are a secret society and have a bunch of secret rituals that the general public aren't supposed to know about. If they had windows people could peek in find out what they are doing thus making it a non-secret society. Masons are just a frat not a crazy cult or anything. They accept all that pass their evaluation. You can be a muslim,christian,jew just not atheist to be a mason.
2007-01-08 23:49:23 · answer #3 · answered by Ohms 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We have several very large windows in our lodge room.
2007-01-10 06:02:58 · answer #4 · answered by Dan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's to keep people from peeking in and to keep the people inside focused. Also, it adds to the 'mystery' and 'specialness' of the society.
2007-01-08 23:49:21 · answer #5 · answered by Pico 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋