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Freemasonry guide to religion

The Ohio Ritualist ? s Guide to World Religions Research Education and Integration of Religious Requirements for Ritual Work Author Alexander P Herbert RSS Version Contents Purpose and Application Introduction Recommended Selections from the Ritual Possible Con icts Candidate Interviews Resolution through Dispensation Preserving the Harmony of the Lodge Researching Example Religions Research Summary Christianity Judaism Noahidism Islam Zoroastrianism Sikhism Hinduism Jainism Buddhism Ásatrú Deism References CThe Ohio Ritualist ? s Guide to World Religions Research Education and Integration of Religious Requirements for Ritual Work Purpose and Application The purpose of the Ohio Ritualist ? s Guide to World Religions is neither to recommend nor approve any permanent changes to the approved Ritual of the Grand Lodge of Ohio agreeable to the ?ndings of the Grand Lodge Committee on Ritual Rather this document has been prepared and presented for educational purposes only In application it references the relevant Sections of the Ohio Masonic Code and the existing process for requesting and obtaining Dispensations for individual cases Reference of any portion of the Guide is optional This document was developed based on the perspectives and personal experiences of interested individuals too numerous to list Contributors include candidates and Brethren present and past Lodge and Grand Lodge o ?cers and laity and clergy of many religious communities Their contributions openness and patience are most appreciated CThe Ohio Ritualist ? s Guide to World Religions Research Education and Integration of Religious Requirements for Ritual Work Introduction Freemasonry is not a religion however our Fraternity is certainly religious All Freemasons have con ?rmed their belief in a Supreme Deity though our individual beliefs and interpretations vary signi ?cantly Uniting men of every sect and opinion is one of the foundational tenets of our institution Great care is taken to prevent disharmony in our Lodges - religious discussions or debates are forbidden and no religion is to be shown preference over others Dr James Anderson published the ?rst edition of his Constitutions of the Free-Masons in This document was based heavily on the older Cooke Manuscript or Gothic Constitutions and has since been incorporated into the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of Ohio Article XII The ?rst of these Ancient Charges reads I CONCERNING GOD AND RELIGION A Mason is obliged by his tenure to obey the moral law and if he rightly understands the art he will never be a stupid ATHEIST nor an irreligious LIBERTINE But though in ancient times Masons were charged in every country to be of the religion of that country or nation whatever it was yet it is now thought more expedient only to oblige them to that religion in which all men agree leaving their particular opinions to themselves that is to be good men and true or men of honor and honesty by whatever denominations or persuasions they may be distinguished whereby Masonry becomes the center of union and the means of conciliating true friendship among persons that must have remained at a perpetual distance It is