Doesn Freemasonry promote natural religion?
As can be seen above, no. It also does not promote naturalism. Naturalism is a philosophical standpoint which claims that nothing exists outside nature. In other words, if God exists, he is part of nature and subject to its laws. Freemasonry, not being a religion, does not consider itself qualified to put forward any definition of Deity. [RETURN TO INDEX] 7. Doesn’t Freemasonry promise a path to salvation? No. Freemasonry is not a religion and promotes no doctrine or dogma. The “search for light” found in Freemasonry is a reference to a quest for knowledge, not salvation. Freemasonry promotes a hope in resurrection, but it does not teach a belief about resurrection. The first is faith, the second is religion. Although the Master Mason, or Third Degree ritual includes references to the immortality of the soul, Freemasonry makes no impositions on the individual candidate s personal beliefs, nor requires its members to accept any specific teachings regarding resurrection. The ritual makes
