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Frederick Lodge No.217
A.F. & A.M
Grand Lodge of Canada
in the Province of Ontario
Established in
Wilson South District
What is Freemasonry:? Viewpoint by Bro. Ian Kirby Smith,
Amity Lodge, Dunnville, Ontario.
Masonry is a religion, right? Wrong. Masonry is not a religion " by the definitions most people use. Religion, as the term is commonly used, implies several things: a plan for salvation or path by which one reaches the after life; a theology which attempts to describe the nature of God and the description of ways or practices by which a man or woman may seek too communicate with God. Masonry does non of those things. We offer no plan of salvation. With the exception of saying that He is a loving Father who desires only good for his children, we make no effort to describe the nature of God. And while we open and close our meetings with prayer,and we teach that no man should ever begin any important undertaking without first seeking the guidance of God, we never tell a man how he should pray. Instaed,we tell him that he must find the answers to these great questions in his own faith, in his church or synogogue or other house of worship.We urge men not to neglect their spiritual development and to be faithful in the practice of their religion. Freemasonry is far from indifferent to religion. Without interfering in religious practice, it expects each member to follow his own faith,and to place all other duties, his duty to God by whatever name He is known. Masonry makes only a simole religious demand - he must believe that he has an immortal soul and he must believe in God. No athiest can be a Mason." "Freemasonry has no dogma or theology. It teaches that it is important for every man to have a religion of his choice and to be faithful to it. A good Mason is made even more faithful to the tenets of his faith by membership." Do Masons have their own bible? " No. The Bibles sometimes called Masonic Bibles are just bibles to which a concordance, giving the Biblical citations on which the Masonic Ritual is based, has been added. Sometimes reference material on Masonic history is included. Anyone is welcome to read it. Sometimes Masonic buildings are called Temples. Does that mean that Masons worship there? No."Websters New Twentieth Century Dictionary provides a definition for the word temple which is as good as any: a building, usually of imposing size, serving the public or organization in some special way; as, a temple of art, or a Masonic temple.
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To become a Mason you must ask a Mason ( 2B1- Ask1)
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