I have a freemason lodge right across the street from me. They are Christians who invite all faiths to worship God with them, and do community service work. There is nothing nefarious about it.
The Freemasons are a long standing organization which our founding fathers were a part of. Why should I believe that Christians like George Washington and others were part of an evil organization when I can just believe that anti-Christian groups are trying to demonize Christians?
If some reddit neckbeard is telling me that a Christian group is evil and bad, I am far more likely to think that the reddit neckbeard is a far left Christian-hating liberal. Who are these people making these claims against the Freemasons, exactly?
The same demonizing is made about the Knights of Templar, which were Catholic-Christians who opposed mass immigration and organized to protect their homeland.
Well, you have your experience and perspective and are free to share it. In regards to what you say, I understand otherwise. I am not here to persuade or coerce, but to share. I'm not interested in that. I stand by my decades of research, and what I shared in my comments, and your feedback does not change that.
Good luck with Freemasonry. If it has meaning and purpose to you, and helps define who you are, that is your decision, and business.
Yeah no worries at all, I only commented because I did research as well since around 2004 when I was still in high school. I figured the only way to really know for sure was to join and I did. It’s super easy to leave too, just stop going to the lodge and community events lol.
Okay