What does the secret handshake mean?
The Mason’s secret handshake was meant to identify members among those who had not met before or who did not know each other. There was also a special hand “grip,” and sometimes the use of a password. All these were done to say, “I am one with you” in the beliefs of the fraternity known as the Masons. 3. Is it a fraternity or a religion? Masonry has been described as a “fraternity within a fraternity.” The outward appearance of the group known as the Masons has the goals of promoting a better community and society through good works. Others should take note that there is an inward “elite” group of brothers who toil unknown and attend to a higher path. Sometimes that “higher path” might lead into dark places before their higher plane is seen and recognized. 4. Are the Masons Christian-based or cult-based? Masons want you to believe that God and the Bible are important parts of Freemasonry. The Bible is laid open on every altar of every Masonic lodge and the oaths taken by new members ar
