Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: dsac!dcscg1!drezac@cis.ohio-state.edu (Duane L. Rezac) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Christianity and Freemasonry Message-ID: Date: 30 Nov 89 08:37:02 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Defense Construction Supply Center, Columbus Lines: 18 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu I'm looking for information on the compatability of Christianity and Freemasonry. I have a relative that is in Masonry, and I know that sometime in the near future we will have a conversation about it, So I'm starting to do some research. I would like to hear comments on this subject from both sides, preferably with Scripture references. Duane L. Rezac dsacg1!dcscg1!drezac drezac@dcscg1.dcsc.dla.mil [I am not a Mason, so I'm in no position to make detailed comments, but let me at least caution that it may be hard to developed a position about "Masonry" as a whole. There are a number of traditions that have masonic roots. Some of them have rather different attitudes towards religion and Christianity. It may be more fruitful to ask what kind of practices might or might not cause trouble, so as to help someone decide whether their participation in a particular group was appropriate for them. --clh]