Are the Freemasons a religion?

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by Randall Gray

Is Freemasonry a religion? I'm sorry that Helium did not provide a third option, which is I don't know. How am I or anyone who is not a Freemason supposed to know ... they opera...read more

by Nilufer R.

No, it is not a religion, it is a cult, to be precise. It is a "secret society", although the Masons and Freemasons claim that they believe in God. Christianity, Islam, Judaism,...read more

by Kenneth Boser Ii

Many things need to be clarified here, the definition of religion being the one getting started. If the definition of religion is simply "a system of beliefs", then the answer w...read more

by Jackson Murray

Freemasonry has entered mainstream pop culture in the last few years and certain questions have been asked about our institution. There are those in the anti-masonic court who c...read more

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by Tabitha Hergest

There is a method whereby one may determine whether a particular doctrine is a religious one or merely philosophical, and that is whether the philosophy in question has its own ...read more

by Evan Alexander

Freemasonry is not a religion. I speak as an active member and a Past Master of a very large lodge of nearly six hundred members. I cannot speak for all masons, but I will spe...read more

by Maurice Sassoon

My father used to be a Freemason in Rangoon, British Burma, extending his membership in Calcutta, India. He worked hard in the way of promotion and finally rose to become a Wors...read more

by Theo Britton

Gut reaction no. But it's inevitably more complex than that with a matter of faith. The content, the emphasis and the spirit of the Freemasons movement are veiled in (deliberat...read more

by Fran Frazier

Freemasonry has been accused of many things, including being a cult, a sect, a religion, a charitable organization and an organization bent on controlling the world in "A New Wo...read more