Ms. T ? You seem to have a depth of knowledge about such things . Please excuse me for barging in on you like this .
Yes freemasonry is a religious organization... I don’t know the details but from what I recall it sounds pretty esoteric and strange to me. My godparents were members of the order of the Eastern Star, another fraternal organization. The husband was a Shriner also. They were my sponsors because my parents didn’t know any better at that time.
I trust Ken Silva and he has an article on it here:
http://www.apprising.org/archives/2005/08/keeping_you_app_5.html
these others I just glanced at but might be worth checking out too.
http://christianclarityreview.wpblogs.com/2006/08/02/lucifer-through-the-masons-you-dont-understand-we-worship-the-good-lucifer/
http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Cults/masons.htm
http://www.withoneaccord.org/store/SecretSins.html
http://www.ephesians5-11.org/opnltr.htm
http://www.ephesians5-11.org/christn.htm
http://www.ephesians5-11.org/glasses.htm
http://www.cephasministry.com/n1083.html
btw even Oprah is becoming a cult with her spiritual nonsense with Eckhardt Tolle and Marianne Williamson etc.
Nuts! Christians have NO discernment anymore and the church is full of tares.
It’s amazing how people who routinely answer me with “that’s your interpretation” seem so sure of their own. sigh.