About Freemasonry

- Freemasonry is a fraternity, not a religion or substitute for religion. We respect the religious beliefs of all our individual members.

- Masonic Charities - over $525 million a year, with 58% to the general public - Freemasons’ desire to be of service to mankind.

- Freemasonry is an open, not secretive society. Our only “secrets” are traditional passwords, signs of recognition, and dramatic presentations of moral lessons.

- Freemasonry is open to all men of good character who believe in God.

- The Masonic family of organizations is open to all, and includes women’s groups and organizations for boys and girls.

- Freemasonry does not require improper oaths. The so-called “ancient penalties” are strictly symbolic. They refer only to the pain any honest man should feel at the thought of violating his word.

- Both the famous and the common man have been Freemasons over the past 300 years. These include statesman such as President George Washington and Benjamin Franklin; military leaders, such as General Douglas MacArthur and Major General James Doolittle; entertainers such as John Wayne and John Philip Sousa, and religious leaders Norman Vincent Peale and Peter Marshall.

- There are two and one half million American Freemasons and nearly six million worldwide.



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	About Freemasonry - Freemasonry is a fraternity, not a religion or substitute for religion. We respect the religious beliefs of all our individual members. - Masonic Charities - over $525 million a year, with 58% to the general public - Freemasons’ desire to be of service to mankind. - Freemasonry is an open, not secretive society. Our only “secrets” are traditional passwords, signs of recognition, and dramatic presentations of moral lessons. - Freemasonry is open to all men of good character who believe in God. - The Masonic family of organizations is open to all, and includes women’s groups and organizations for boys and girls. - Freemasonry does not require improper oaths. The so-called “ancient penalties” are strictly symbolic. They refer only to the pain any honest man should feel at the thought of violating his word. - Both the famous and the common man have been Freemasons over the past 300 years. These include statesman such as President George Washington and Benjamin Franklin; military leaders, such as General Douglas MacArthur and Major General James Doolittle; entertainers such as John Wayne and John Philip Sousa, and religious leaders Norman Vincent Peale and Peter Marshall. - There are two and one half million American Freemasons and nearly six million worldwide.