[D-fendr]

DieHard, you have to admit this does sound religious:

our rituals are worked, at Refectory.

Dark to Light, Worshipful Master, Temple, Altar.. If Masonry is misunderstood to be a religion, you surely can see how.

[TheThirdRuffian]

“Worshipful” (Capitalized)

LOL.

Defintion: “(initial capital letter) British. a formal title of honor used in announcing or mentioning certain highly regarded or respected persons or groups (usually prec. by “the”).”

[DieHard the Hunter]

> DieHard, you have to admit this does sound religious:

Yup, I do admit it sounds religious.

> Dark to Light, Worshipful Master, Temple, Altar.. If Masonry is misunderstood to be a religion, you surely can see how.

It may surprise you to know that Freemasonry was once — long, long ago, a very CATHOLIC oriented organization. It wasn’t until fairly recently (seventeenth-to-eighteenth century) that most of the religious aspects of The Craft were removed, to permit as wide a participation as possible.

The only remaining religious requirement is a belief in a superior Being — God, if you will. This is because a belief in Higher Power is essential to our grounding in the Freemasonic system of morality. So there are no Atheist Freemasons by definition.

Aside from that, Religion is never discussed in Lodge — it, along with Politics, is a topic that is off-limits.

I don’t know if that helps explain... hope so.