What do you guys think about Freemason religion...do you think it's?

Question

a cult or some type of weird cloister, we have a Mason lodge above the CITY firestation in my town. weird location ?

Answer 1

Freemasonry has always welcomed men of all faiths and religious beliefs to enter its doors. The only requirement is for good men to believe in the Supreme Architect and the immortality of the soul.

Answer 2

Freemasonry is not a religion. For many varieties of Masonry you actually have to be Christian.

It's nothing but a boy's club where all the old men in your town get together and raise money for charity as an excuse for getting drunk. They have some old rituals, the original meaning of which has been completely forgotten, and which are now acted out as a pure formality with no more import than a frat boy initiation. I've seen plenty of nutball "Christian" websites that claim Freemasonry is some kind of Satanic cult - but consider the source. (Anybody who talks about the "Illuminati" or the "Luciferians" is an alarmist crackpot. Period. "luvdalz" below me is typical.)

In fact the Masonic idea of the "Supreme Architect" is perfectly in line with the Christian fundie notion of the "Intelligent Designer."

Answer 3

Freemasonry isn't a religion.

Freemasonry is a society which for the most part assists not only its members but other worthy or charitable causes as well. When my father was dying of a brain tumour the Masons paid for all his medical expenses including a place in a nursing home. After he died (when I was 6) they supported my mother financially for some considerable time.

One of the basic requirements is the acknowledgement of the existence of a Supreme Being but the exact nature of that being is not specified - in other words you can belong to any religion or none as long as you believe in some sort of Supreme Being. It's the Supreme Being part which means that I'm the first male in my family for 200 years that isn't a Mason.

Masonic Lodges can be situated anywhere - it's just a meeting hall of no special significance although many, particularly the older ones, are elaborately decorated inside.

Answer 4

If you define a cult very narrowly as an exclusive group with their own customs and rituals then, yes, this is a cult. It is not a religion and I don't consider it a "weird cult." It is a secret society that doesn't allow everybody in and they have certain rituals. They do not specifically tell you what to believe about God, that is why it is not a religion. They encourage belief in a higher power but do not dictate what God is or teach about religion.

Keep in mind that many of the founding fathers of the US were Masons!

Answer 5

It is not a Christian religion. As far as I know Freemasons are diests.

Old "handbooks" of Freemasonry define the organization as "a peculiar system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols," "a science which is engaged in the search after the divine truth," and "the activity of closely united men who, employing symbolic forms borrowed principally from the mason's trade and others and thereby to bring about a universal league of mankind which they aspire to exhibit even now on a small scale."

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09771a.htm
http://www.clearlightcatholic.com/masonic/whataremasons.htm

Answer 6

Freemasonry is not a religion.

It is started life as an early trade-union and developed into a more secretive soceity aimed at promoting the success of those within it.

Nowadays it has become public and is basically a charitable organisation.

As much as the hype and stories are fun, Freemasonry is just an old club. Not a religion.

Answer 7

The closest that you can get to calling Freemasonry a religion is the fact that a person must believe that there is a "Supreme Architect" in order to become a member. How each member chooses to perceive that "Supreme Architect" is a matter of private, personal faith.
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Answer 8

Freemasonry is not a religion, nor is it a cult or band of evildoers. In fact, some of the best and brightest minds in history, especially American history, have been Freemasons, including presidents.

Answer 9

The Freemasons are a historical group, sometimes religious sometimes not. It's pretty complicated from what I understand. I think they're cool though, I've been interested in freemasonry for quite a long time.

Answer 10

I think they put up a "do-gooders" front, but behind the scenes they are really a Luciferian cult. Most Freemasons don't know anything about this until they reach the 33rd level, where they are asked to spit on a cross and renounce Jesus Christ. Their oath even states that if they mention anything about this to the outside world, they'll have their tongue cut out. Doesn't sound like a very nice organization to me.