Path: typhoon.sonic.net!not-for-mail Newsgroups: alt.freemasonry,alt.magick.order,alt.magick Subject: Atheist Masons? (was Aleister Crowley Freemason) Followup-To: alt.magick.tyagi,alt.magick.order,alt.freemasonry References: <3C1E501D.5EE4@pacbell.net> From: 333 Reply-To: nagasiva@yronwode.com User-Agent: nn/6.6.0 Lines: 20 Message-ID: Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 23:51:37 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 208.201.242.18 X-Complaints-To: abuse@sonic.net X-Trace: typhoon.sonic.net 1008719497 208.201.242.18 (Tue, 18 Dec 2001 15:51:37 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 15:51:37 PST Xref: typhoon.sonic.net alt.freemasonry:201664 alt.magick.order:6474 alt.magick:280896 50011218 VI om "D.G. Porter" : > ...I am an atheist (or at least agnostic), so it is my impression > that I cannot become a Mason. in many if not most jurisdictions, that is so. they require that you have a belief in a Supreme Being as has been mentioned already. however, there are organizations of people who claim to be Masons (French, I think) who make room for atheists, if they are not entirely comprised of atheists. these more liberal Masons may not be recognized by other Masons, but there you are. > In any case, why would one want to be a Mason? I've grown > up with Masonry, and it realy seems like nothing more than a club. Supreme Being Believers Club, with Tasty Ethics Belief Modifiers! 333