So is it the position of American Lutherans to forbid membership in the Masonic Lodge. My apologies if you have already stated so, and I missed that fact.
Care to weigh in on the discussion?
Depends on the synod.
The LCMS and WELS are the two big synods that forbid it ( I am LCMS), and there are a lot of smaller ones that do to.
The ELCA can't make up its mind if it is a Christian denomination or a debate society, so they don't have many rules on forbidding anything.