What are the requirement for a non-Mason to become a member of the Grand Orient of the United States?
• Be at least 21 years of age • Read the preparatory reading materials • Complete and submit a Petition for New Member • Hold the following beliefs: Be willing to uphold and defend the following values: • Freedom of conscience of all people, and that it is an essential component of liberty, equality and fraternity • Separation of religion and government, and religious and spiritual tolerance among all people • Freedom of the press as a necessary component of maintaining the inalienable rights of all human beings, and that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.