| The Belief System Of Freemasonry - Freemason Ideology |
| Written by Simon Gray | |
| Tuesday, 07 July 2009 | |
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It is common knowledge that some fundamentalist groups are against Freemasonry and what it stands for. According to the Freemasons, the fundamentalists are of this mindset because they do not know what the Freemasons stand for and in other words, they have reached this stage because of being misinformed.
It is common knowledge that some fundamentalist groups are against Freemasonry and what it stands for. According to the Freemasons, the fundamentalists are of this mindset because they do not know what the Freemasons stand for and in other words, they have reached this stage because of being misinformed. Some Freemasons will make the claim that these opposing groups are worried about the competition that may come from the Freemasons. This would not seem logical since the Freemasons make a very strong point that they do not recruit. It is also stipulated by the Masons that nothing in their degrees refer to any type of salvation. This brings up the question then do the Freemasons have any theological values. Apparently, the degrees of the Freemasons will reveal that there is a basic theology outline that they adhere to. For example, there is ?Supreme Being? who created the universe. This being has moral laws that must be followed according to what he has revealed. Everyone will have to give an account in life after this. The Freemasons openly admit to using supporting materials in their lectures and in relative contents in their degrees in regards to the working tools. Their argument is that nothing in these teachings conflicts with the teachings or recognized religions of the western world. It?s interesting to note that there are other Freemasons that will tell you that there is no religion of any kind allowed within the memberships and in fact, members are not even allowed to discuss religion. Its discrepancies such as these that lead to the misconceptions that the Freemasons are so adamant about. The final consensus on the part of the Freemasons is that its fine for non members to have their beliefs regarding after life for example, but if it is not compliant with Freemasons then there is no way they will become a mason. Masons state they will not encourage individuals to change their beliefs. There are some anti masons that have gone to the point of even claiming that Freemasonry is of a Satanic or Pagan nature. Naturally, the Freemasons are going to refute this and once again, resort back to this is all based on misconceptions. They will address this allegation extensively because of the seriousness of it. They report that that in the last century there have been fraudulent sources of information claiming that the Freemasons promote Satanism. The other reason for this belief is based on what people conceive their symbols to mean. Freemasons are symbolic by nature and they state that this is misconstrued as being Satanic. A good example of this is that anti masons that believe they are devil worshippers claim that the letter ?G? in the Master Mason?s jewel as well as the square and compasses stand for a phallic symbol. The argument the Mason?s present is the ?G? stands for God. Yet according to previous statements they believe in a ?Superior Being? which they do not place a name. Another question or concept that still provides no solid answer. The Article Author: Visit SecretsofMasons to get the ultimate compendium of 120 rare freemason lodge books with 25,000 pages of freemasonry pictures.Get access to the freemasonry secret archives now. |
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