Masonry has none of those attributes.
1. To the extent it addresses the Bible, masons state “it is the rule and guide to a mason’s life.” Here is the EXACT teaching (from the Entered Apprentice degree):
” 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.”
2/3. Masonry has no opinion on works/salvation.
4. No guru
5. The oaths of masons have been the same since recorded history.
6. Masons do not denounce other groups; in fact, they do encourage each mason to attend the church of his chosing, and have been instrumental in founding innumerous groups: the Lions, Rotary, Boy Scouts, Salvation Army, and US Marines, to name a few
7-14 Too bored with your silliness to bother. Just read the Answer to No. 1.
> Masonry has none of those attributes.
Good series of answers, Brother — well said!
In my guts I have a feeling that some folk are so determined to find Conspiracy where there is none that, rather than cope with disappointment, they will be happier if they invent one to their own liking regardless of what folk like you and I have to say.
It is self-delusion of the most helpful kind, as it hastens the advance of our hidden agenda of World Domination and the New World Order! ;-)