I understand they support many different views of gods, as long as a member has a higher power. Does this make the organization polytheist in application?
Honest Question.
2007-01-28 13:21:59 · 13 answers · asked by Lives7 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If Freemasonary is NOT about salvation or an afterlife, why the requirement to believe in one supreme Being? Creator of all? Are Atheists required to accept the gods of other members?
I find this as disingenuous, honestly.
2007-01-29 19:09:01 · update #1
There are those who believe that Freemason were the new formation of the knights templar who were disbanded in 1300... There are those who believe that the knights templar and the priory of sion are one in the same. There are records that have appeared in France that indicate that the priory of sion were guarding the secret that Jesus Christ never actually died on the cross and Mary Magdilene gave birth to Christ's child and that blood line has remained entact to this day.
If all that is true... we would have two conclusions:
1. The freemasons would indirectly be worshiping the bloodline of Christ, rather than Christ. Thus there would be a multiple of living desendants. - Polytheistic
2. By assuming that Christ didn't die on the cross, they remove his deity completely... Therefore his life and his so called desendants would be meaningless and have no value... Therefore, they are not Polytheistic after all, but rather, they would be ANTI-Theistic
2007-01-28 13:31:22 · answer #1 · answered by JT 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
It doesn't make them polytheistic. It just proves that they are NOT a religious organization. Men of all faiths are allowed to join. The goal is charity and improving the community by making good men better. Religions are about salvation and the afterlife. Freemasonry has nothing to do with that. That's why men of all faiths may join.
EDIT: Atheists are not allowed to join. If you think that belief in a Supreme Being is only relevant for the afterlife, then you have a poor religious understanding. All religions teach that their Supreme Being is involved in the present life as well. Freemasonry is not a religion, but it uses the ideas of a Supreme Being (whatever your Supreme Being is) to teach us how to be better men TODAY in this life.
2007-01-29 21:33:14 · answer #2 · answered by Taivo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freemasonry is a secret organization of religious believeing people who present themselves as not being a religion.
If you talk with any freemasonry person they either willnot talk about what they believe or will tell you it is a secret organization. But mainly they will tell you it is not a religion.
But many people have left the cult of freemasonry and have shared exactly what goes on in the organization.
This can be further researched at
www.ankerberg.com
John Ankerberg is a terrific bible teacher and apologist who has researched many of the cult and religions in the world today. Go here to further research the details on freemasonry.
The main gist of being a mason is that they mix together all the religions of the world into one. You work your way up the freemason ladder through all the position in the Masonic Lodge until you have reached the 32nd tier. If you follow their teaching to the letter you are promised your own Grand Lodge in the sky someday where you will rule as the leader.
many of the symbols on the walls in freemason lodges are the same symbols you would see on the walls in Mormon temples as well.
My grandfather was a mason for 40 some years.
many men, like my grandfather, after realizing what the lodge is all about stop their assent up the ladder and just pay their dues to the organization. It is very hard to pull out and walk away from the lodge. many men who have tried, their stories are documented in detail on the website I mentioned to you.
Hope that helps some.
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2007-01-28 21:36:23 · answer #3 · answered by revshankumc 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
According to FreeMasonry.org, they state: "Freemasonry is the oldest and largest world wide fraternity dedicated to the Brotherhood of Man under the Fatherhood of a Supreme Being. Although of a religious nature, Freemasonry is not a religion. It urges its members, however, to be faithful and devoted to their own religious beliefs."
Furthermore, according to Wikipedia:
Candidates for regular freemasonry are required to declare a belief in a Supreme Being; a generic description allowing the candidate to adhere to whichever deity or concept he holds to be appropriate.[citation needed]
In Masonic ritual the Supreme Being is referred to as Great Architect of the Universe, which alludes to the use of architectural symbolism within Freemasonry.[citation needed]
Many Freemasons would take the view that the Supreme Being equates to God; others hold a more complex or philosophical interpretation of the term. However, the candidate is not asked to expand on, or explain, his or her interpretation of Supreme Being. The discussion of politics and religion is forbidden in a Masonic Lodge so the candidate should not be placed in the situation of having to justify the interpretation
It appeart that Free Masons are more concerned with their organization than the particulars of this "Supreme Being." I'd encourage you to email their organization (last URL below).
2007-01-28 21:30:52 · answer #4 · answered by compaq presario 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
No, that is not polytheist, which would be multiple gods. Allowing its members to have different versions of "one God" does not make the organization a believer in all the different versions simultaneously.
They may permit members to believe in more than one god. I'm not sure. But it still doesn't mean that the organization is polytheist.
2007-01-28 21:27:23 · answer #5 · answered by actuator 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Freemasonry doesn't have a God, but you have to believe in one to be a member. Christians, Jews, Muslims, and Hindus all can join.
2007-01-28 21:44:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have a friend who is a freemason member, he said that their membership requires them at least they have a god as their higher power, they have members from different religious groups of different accepted gods, this means that they do not have one common god.
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2007-01-28 21:35:27 · answer #7 · answered by jocel_gomez 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Freemasonry is a mens group, not a religion, there are a lot of men in it that believe in One God.
2007-01-28 21:29:48 · answer #8 · answered by màrrach 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I am not a freemason, and I'm sure that a real freemason would not be allowed to discuss this, but what I have heard is that they are really into FREEDOM of RELIGION. So one god or many, you are free to believe whatever you want.
2007-01-28 21:25:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
They believe in a grand architect of the universe. That is compatible with many religions.
2007-01-28 21:25:11 · answer #10 · answered by Alex 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋