Can Any Freemason Help Me Please?
I Want To Be A Freemason But There Is No Lodge There
In Syria Or In Saudi
I Ask So Many Brothers About That , Most Of Them Tell me I Have To Go To A Country That Has A Lodge
I Wanna Ask: Would You Please Tell What Can I Do , I Had Now One Year Trying To Join
Please Can I Do That On Internet ?
Please Help Me Do Something
Answer:
I am a Freemason and proud of it do give that info freely. I have emblems on all my cars and stickers on many of my things(cell phone coolers thermoses)
Yes any non atheists can join here is a link to my grand lodge with the rule
http://www.mainemason.org/becomeone/inde...
It doesn't matter what religion you are not discussions of religion are allowed at a lodge
"For gondo" why do you speak of Freemasonry when you know nothing about it.
THERE ARE NO LEVELS IN MASONRY THAT IS A MYTH.
The fundamental belief of Freemason is that all men are equal it is silly to think a group with that as a belief would then have "levels" The 3rd degree is the highest follow this link for proof. Read 2ND paragraph
http://www.scottishritecalifornia.org/sc...
You say all these things about Masons please direct me to one soucre that agrees with you. I know from first hand what the truth is about Masons.
The idea for a requirement for a belief system is completely false. They are not even allowed to ask what reilgon you are.
Futher proof you are misinformed is there is no "Grand Master" at a lodge. The term is Worshipful Master. And that person is a different person every year(2 years in some states).
Also the size of a lodge doesn't matter. Each lodge is governed by the rules for the grand lodge of it's state.
Again you are only reffering to 2nd hand rummors you have heard. I am a Mason, Shriner and an officer in 2 lodges. Yet you keep telling what Masonry is about.
move
you have to be sponsered and you must be Christian.
If someone says outright they are a Mason, it is likely that they are not as Masons are not give up that information freely.
I suppose you can contact any one of the many lodges with web sites.
ADDITION: It was pointed out to me that you do not have to be Christian to be a Mason. But despite what else is said, you DO have to believe in a Supreme Being. That would preclude athiests or agnostics.
Also, the are different types of Freemasonary. Scottish Rite takes a lot more work. Within each Lodge there are variations on the strictness of their rules. Some very small lodges may let an agnostic join, but those who I have known have been of a lodge that requires a religious value system. Also, they ask that the Masonic symbols are not displayed on your car, etc but instead you show your pride and devotion to the organization by taking part in duties that help others, without asking for recognition.
Last thing, again the freedom to say you are a Mason is dependent on the lodge you belong to. Yes, I know others who are in a lodge closer to me and if asked they will tell you and wear or have symbols of their membership. But either way, as a Mason goes up in levels, their level remains a secret. I attended a funeral of man where only a few people even knew he was a Mason. Then among the flowers was one simply with the number 33 on it - he was the highest level possible.
ADDITION: I don't know what lodge you belong to, but perhaps you need to have a sit down with the Grand Master about this. There most certainly are degrees (what I meant by levels) Freemasonary:
...some Masonic bodies and orders have further degrees named with higher numbers, these degrees may be considered to be supplements to the Master Mason degree rather than promotions from it. An example is the Scottish Rite, conferring degrees numbered from 4° up to 33°.*
Next, maybe your lodge allows those who are athiest or agnostic, but those men I know who are Masons are very clear about the necessity for a belief system. Without one you wouldn't even be sponsered, let alone voted in. Perhaps the larger and older lodges are more strict as compared to little ones. That one I don't know.
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