I’ve never been one to believe much in God although, I felt there was something beyond us. It wasn’t until a few years ago I started to be drawn to my belief in God. I pray on my own and don’t join any organization or religion. I’ve also enjoyed history and understanding our past...our real past. About a year ago I met a Mason, expressed my interest and received and invite to a Lodge. I haven’t gone. The stronger my faith in God becomes, the more I feel compelled to move away from the invite I received. I’m curious. Any Masons here that want to chime in?
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All the talk of the masons being evil is retarded. People at the top sure, but not the whole organization and not the majority of the members (rank and file).
I joined the blue lodge years ago and never went up the line or into the scottish/york rites. I don't go to lodge anymore but here in the midwest it's mostly grandfathers in a kind of fraternal charity group.
Over time the higher ranks definitely diverted off onto a side path that's dark and corrupt, but the core of masonry has always been "To make good men better."
It's about community involvement, making yourself a better man in the service of God, and developinga deeper understanding of the mysteries. The founding fathers were almost all Masons and their belief in a unifying God principle and the sovereignty of the free individual man was the impetus for the founding of the Republic.
But just like many other American institutions it became a feeder stream of candidates for OTHER clubs and orders that feed into the cabal.
Feel free to swear off masonry, but don't make the mistake of thinking every good ole boy mason is a cultist. That's far from the truth.
I recommend reading Born in Blood about how the masons descend from the Templars, good history.