Any Freemasons on this forum..?

[Newboomer]

No! One year and four months later I am just now seeing this. With all my moves over some forty years I have always kept my membership back in Augusta.

Good for you. Keep it up and stay active. There is so much to do and learn in a lodge and it is never too late to get into the line. If all goes as planned I will receive my 50 year pin in March 2026.

 

[Certus]

What even is it, is it worth doing?

 

[Pondoro]

What even is it, is it worth doing?

Yes..freemasonry makes good men better..

 

[Certus]

Yes..freemasonry makes good men better..

And the first part of the question?
And how does it do this?

 

[Pondoro]

It is kind of a lifelong education...on politeness, chivalry and respect for your fellow man. It is also, as I see it, an intelligent way to close up to religious questions..

This will be thought via the degrees and discussions among the brethren..different freemason societies have different degrees but it is really always about the things I mention.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

What even is it, is it worth doing?

Mostly it's about guys getting together and enjoying each other's company in a polite and organized manner. The memory work involved in the ceremony is a fun challenge. And it's a way for us to keep in touch and look after each other. Some guys join to try to further their career or advance their business by meeting new clients or prospective employers. Those "brothers" are usually self evident and usually get short shrift, from me anyway. We've all seen them. Don't join if that's your objective.

 

[Newboomer]

Mostly it's about guys getting together and enjoying each other's company in a polite and organized manner. The memory work involved in the ceremony is a fun challenge. And it's a way for us to keep in touch and look after each other. Some guys join to try to further their career or advance their business by meeting new clients or prospective employers. Those "brothers" are usually self evident and usually get short shrift, from me anyway. We've all seen them. Don't join if that's your objective.

We all work together to benefit our lodges. Freemasonry is not an ego trip. As one progresses up the line toward Worshipful Master of his lodge the responsibilities increase proportionately. It is similar to a position in a company. In Masonic lodges, however, we do not rest on the laurels of our current position. We do what has to be done. For instance, if I were # 2 in my home lodge and there was a vacancy down in the #5 spot in a neighboring lodge I happened to be visiting, I would not hesitate to fill in for that meeting. There is no "That's not my job." As the old saying goes, "One for all and all for one."

 

[Foxi]

I read this with great interest.
George Washington, the founder of your state (mostly Americans here) was also a Freemason.
The very first foreign head of state to recognize the USA was the Prussian King Frederick the Great.
Also a Freemason.
Coincidence?

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

How do Christians reconcile Christianity with freemasonry?

 

[wesheltonj]

How do Christians reconcile Christianity with freemasonry?

That's it's a depends question. You just have to believe in a Supreme Being until Knights Templar, which does require you to be a Christian. I never joined much to my father disappointment. My religion, Lutheran - the Missouri Synod does not allow it's members to be Free Masons. The other Lutheran Synods in the USA have no problem with Freemasonry. My father was very involved he went through all the "chairs" in the York Rite and stayed active until he was 95. At his funeral this past November, after the religious service was complete, his "Blue Lodge" also had a ceremony inside the church.