What the hell are the Free Masons?

posted 2 years ago

Last night I met a guy at Halloween party who told me he was a Free Mason. He was hilarious and fit right in with my friend group. Upon asking him what the Free Masons are he just said “basically we’re a bunch of dudes who get together for pancakes on Saturday.”

I’ve also heard conspiracies about the group in the past, and I even had an ex coworker once tell me the Free Masons were a cult and were out to get him.

Anyone have any insights? The internet is not very helpful.

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AllCatsAreBeautiful [he/him]@hexbear.net

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2 years ago

Some lodges do but in a very paternalistic way that shows how the organization started hundreds of years ago. They have to join under the feminine equivalent and they’re the same in all but name and political standing within the lodge.

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