Is Freemasonry a Religion?
My short answer, explained in a new article, is "no," Freemasonry is not a religion and, thus, will not get much airtime on the AltReligion site.
There are certainly those who will disagree with me, but I'm not going to categorize everything that some person calls a religion as a religion. I need a reason, and for me the reasons just aren't there.
First and foremost, Freemasons do not themselves call it a religion. I write primarily about what religious people do, and in the mind of Freemasons, what they are doing is not religious. I cover Scientology precisely because Scientologists do consider their practices religious, even though many of their critics disagree.
And what about those rumors of the very highest levels of Freemasons participating in Satanic or other overtly religious rituals? Not being a high-level Freemason, I have no access to such rituals...and neither do most people who level such accusations. Even if I did have access, it would be highly unprofessional of me to publish such things. Such supposed materials are for the eyes of a very few. Just because it might be interesting doesn't give me a right to it.
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Instituted and Honorably received into the Grand Masonic Order 13 yrs ago i have had the fortune to witness the respectful divinity of the chapters of Masonry and trusted with the obligations within the High Orders .
The High Orders of the Royal Arch ,Scottish Rite and Templar Code with the Military Precision and Respect accorded such olden Feudal Bred worshipful ceremonies based upon protection of all code ceremony Brethren Dignity there of and the institution and sanctity of the Throne !
Queen and Country , And our Collective Maker and Divine Architect who rises above the feudal opposition all religions bring with and worship and respect all Gods howsoever Prophets and Popes differ the most high reigns supreme …
Thus assembling all Brethren howsoever our differences are and create the common light of the all seeing Eye .
Where no man nor God or Prophet Mullah or Pagan can rise above and or can turn away or rise above and become as one immovable object which through Brotherhood and Leadership can also become an unstoppable force !
Masonry of the Free the Freemason is turned from a pillar of the community into a divine brother of the masonic order .
The same Masonic Order upon our bills that influenced Washington and his Brethren to Rebel under the severe death by torture that the English Military and fellow Brethren of the English Military Lodges would inflict upon rabblerousers and rebellion yet still the unstoppable force was born of and from the highly political militaristic and holy force of Freemasonry ….
As stated within all of his divine Illumination shall we overcome all cowens and reprehensible actions against all innocents who are and stand beside and behind us within all of his humble divinity ?
Actions of which in olden times were given to interlopers !
1.First Step hand under throat symbolises throat to be slashed while foot is in front of foot to walk the plank to bleed out in the waters tow .
2.Hand under the belly symbolising the sharp slash of sabres edge so you are disemboweled foot a foot to be knocked off plank to bleed out with guts removed while still alive !
3.Third Rule slash the throat salute then disembowel the guts while tonque is cut out and rope is slung to carcass and kept at tows length from the shoreline so that none can look upon the diabilical nature of one who revealed the Orders secrets !
In olden times all Orders followed procedure of the Masonic Bible and Handbook .
In modern these procedures are purely symbolic with no knowledge of Lodges in other countries ?
One rumor was that the Assasins hired in Rio De Janeiro were outstanding citizens Drs Lawyers Police and Military Lodges and Brethren there of who were impacted by the crime of the youth in Rio and the most steadfast and dark of the Order despite stature masked and working in hand with the Rio Police massacred vagrant criminals in the Slums of Rio ……………..
A litany of masked avenging worldwide by way of code so assasin like in nature exsists in the background of the Masons who much like other supposed Fraternal Orders use the Shriners as the Circus Children loving old funny hat fellas as a front for their religious oaths that draw the absolute loyalty from good men who for causes they feel are divine commit acts that rival any orders and gangs all without the defiant potent force of militaristic creeds that employ the rare within our ranks !
Dare to join and find the way of the holy knight