Freedom of Conscience is one of the primary principles of Modern Free-Masonry. What is Freedom of Conscience?
The website of the Grand Orient of France provides an adequate description of Freedom of Conscience, as part of its notion of “laïque”: “The “laïque” humanism relies on the principle of total freedom of conscience. Freedom of the mind : liberation in regard to all dogmas; the right to believe or not to believe in God; autonomy of thought concerning religious, potitical and economical constraints; emancipation of life styles in relation to taboos, prevailing ideas and dogmatic rules. “Laïcité” aims to liberate children and adults from everything which alienates or corrupts their minds, particularly atavistic beliefs, prejudices, preconceived ideas, dogmas, oppressive ideology and cultural, economical, social, political or religious pressure. “Laïcité” aims to develop in human nature, within th framework of a permanent intellectual, moral and civic formation, a critical mind along with a feeling of solidarity and brotherhood. Back to Top The freedom of expression is the corollary to tota
