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What is Freemasonry? |
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Freemasonry is one of the world's oldest
secular fraternal societies. The essential qualification for admission
is a belief in a Supreme Being and to be of good repute. Freemasonry is open to men of many religions and it expects them to continue to follow their own faith. Freemasonry is a system of morality, not a system of faith or salvation and is complimentary to the belief of the individual. Indeed, lodge meetings, in order to ensure harmony, expressly forbid the discussion of either religion or politics.
Freemasonry asks that each of its members
shows tolerance and respect for the opinions of others and behave with
kindness and understanding to his fellow man. Its members, in varying
degrees, are involved with numerous local, national and international
charitable works, both by charitable giving and by voluntary efforts and
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