FAQ: Can {fill in the name of the religion} be a Mason?
Larry the Mason from Holbrook
Version 1.0
August 2006
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Can {fill in the name of the religion} be a Mason?
The only religious requirement is that candidates believe in the
Supreme Being. If you can in you can in good faith profess a belief in
the Supreme Being, you are eligible to be a Mason. No atheists will
ever knowingly be made a Mason.
There are Christian (Catholic, Protestant, Mormon), Jewish, and Muslim
Masons. It would be tedious and pointless to go into a
religion-by-religion (and then denomination-by-denomination)
discussion. The key points to remember are the requirement of belief
in the supreme being and the fact that Masonry is a fraternity, not a
religion.