Oh come on, if you were ever an EA, you remember that memorizing the "furniture" of a lodge was the "Holy Bible, Square & Compass, and a Charter" and further memorizing this speech:
WM: My Brother, on being brought to Light in Freemasonry, you first behold the Three Great Lights, by aid of the representatives of the Three Lesser.
The Three Great Lights in Masonry are the Holy Bible, Square and Compasses, and are thus explained: The Holy Bible is given us as the rule and guide for our faith and practice, the Square to square our actions, and the Compasses circumscribe our desires and keep our passions in due bound with all mankind, especially the Brethren.
(Bible Lecture)
I particularly direct your attention to the Great Light in Masonry, the Holy Bible. Howsoever men differ in creed or theology, all good men are agreed that within the covers of the Holy Bible are found those principles of morality which lay the foundation upon which to build a righteous life. Freemasonry therefore opens this Book upon its Altars, with the command to each of its votaries that he diligently study therein to learn the way to everlasting life. Adopting no particular creed, forbidding sectarian discussion within its Lodgerooms, encouraging each to be steadfast in the faith of his acceptance, Freemasonry takes all good men by the hand, and leading them to its Altars, points to the open Bible thereon, and urges upon each that he faithfully direct his steps through life by the Light he there shall find, and as he there shall find it.
If from our sacred altars the atheist, the infidel, the irreligious man, or the libertine should ever be able to wrest this Book of Sacred Laws, and thus remove, or even obscure, the greatest Light in Masonry - that Light which has for centuries been the rule and guide of Freemasons - then could we no longer claim for ourselves the great rank and title of Free and Accepted Masons; but so long as that Sacred Light shines upon our altars, so long as it illuminates the pathway of the Craftsmen by the golden rays of truth, so long and no longer can Freemasonry live and shed its beneficent influence upon mankind. Guard then, that Book of sacred and immutable law as you would guard your very life. Defend it as you would the flag of your country. Live according to its divine teachings, with its everlasting assurance of a blessed immortality."
If you didn't get that speech, then you were not a real mason.
I was not only raised in the F&AM in Michigan, but we had a yearly visit with an AF&AM lodge in Ontario and I was an exemplar candidate there.
Been through both and yes I had that basic speech and yes both Lodges used the Bible wording specifically.
But I will direct you to the Grand Lodge of Maine AF&AM website http://www.mainemason.org/resources/constitution/index.asp which says that:
"PART FIRST -- THE GRAND LODGE
PREAMBLE
We, the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Maine, in order to form perfect fraternal union, establish order, insure tranquility, provide for and promote the general welfare of the Craft, and secure to the Fraternity the blessings of Masonic privileges, do ordain and establish this Constitution.
Declaration
Freemasonry is a charitable, benevolent, educational, and religious secret society, adhering to its own peculiar ancient landmarks. Its methods of recognition and of symbolic instruction are secret and thereby a test of membership is provided, though a Brother is traveling in foreign countries and among those who would otherwise be strangers.
It is religious in that it teaches monotheism, the Volume of the Sacred Law is open upon altars whenever a Lodge is in session, worship of God is ever a part of its ceremonial, and to its neophytes and Brethren alike are constantly addressed lessons of morality; yet it is not theological.
It is educational in that it teaches a perfect system of morality; based upon the Sacred Law, by a prescribed ceremonial; and it also provides libraries and opportunities for study therein."
But there is no mention of the Bible in the entire Constitution, much less the King James version. If you would, please point me to an official constitution or other documentation that affirms your position.