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As a Freemason I found the following passage about our teachings exemplary of why I joined
MASONIC TEACHINGS
[...] extend charity and sympathy to all mankind, shield and support the widow and orphan, defend virtue, respect the aged, honor the bonds of friendship, protect the helpless, lift up the oppressed, comfort the downcast, restore dignity to the rejected, respect the laws of government, promote morality, and add to the common stock of knowledge and understanding.
Yes freemason's require you to be religious and recognize the overlap. Nothing wrong with sticking to religion.
That said I do find 95% of religious will say these words but not live by them in the least. Freemasons actually love by it. More importantly these teaching are more the focus and more central
@freemo Basically the same as the Bible teaches. I'll stick to that.