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Freemasonry is a fraternal organization whose membership is held together by shared moral and metaphysical ideals and—in most of its branches—by a constitutional declaration of belief in a Supreme Being.Freemasonry and Religion (UGLE) Accessed 12 June 2006
The fraternity of Freemasonry uses the metaphor of operative stonemasons' tools and implements, to convey what is most generally defined as: A peculiar (some say particular or beautiful) system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols.http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09771a.htm 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia. (1911 Encyclopædia Britannica agrees) This is currently illustrated in the 1991 English Emulation Ritual.Emulation Ritual ISBN 085318187X pub 1991, London".
It is an esoteric society only in that certain aspects are private;Constitutions (UGLE) pdf file, Page xii. Accessed 12 June 2006 Freemasons have stated that Freemasonry has, in the 21st century, become less a secret society and more of a "society with secrets."The Secrets of Freemasonry Grand Lodge of North Carolina Accessed 12 June 2006What is Freemasonry (UGLE) Accessed 12 June 2006YQA:Is Freemasonry a secret society (UGLE) Accessed 12 June 2006 The non-Freemason and historian professor Dr. Dieter Anton Binder of the university of GrazUniv.-Prof. Dr. Dieter Anton Binder Accessed 12 July 2006 describes Freemasonry as a confidential society in opposition to a secret society in his book Die diskrete Gesellschaft.Dieter A. Binder: Die diskrete Gesellschaft. Geschichte und Symbolik der Freimaurer. ISBN 3222123519, Styria Most modern Freemasons regard the traditional concern over secrecy as a demonstration of their ability to keep a promisePro Grand Master UGLE, MQ on-line Issue 15 p43 Accessed 12 June 2006 and a concern over the privacy of their own affairs.Freemasonry and Secrecy (MSANA) Accessed 9 June 2006 "Lodge meetings, like meetings of many other social and professional associations, are private occasions open only to members."Is Freemasonry a secret society (UGLE) Accessed 12 June 2006Freemasonry and Secrecy (Victorian Lodge of Research No 218, UGLV) Accessed 12 June 2006 The private aspects of modern Freemasonry deal with the modes of recognition amongst members and elements within the ritual.Emulation Ritual ISBN 085318187X pub 1991, LondonYQA:Is Freemasonry a secret society (UGLE) Accessed 12 June 2006
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