Ralen Kentovru
Right now I'm in Aurora, Illinois, but I'll be moving to Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
And, yeah, I've researched them. I know that they're traditionally called a lodge, but for some reason, the Freemason.. place near me was called a Temple. O.o I have no idea why; would you know?
Do you know what you should do if your chosen religion doesn't have a volume of sacred text, but it does have an Architect of the Universe (lul mason verbiage)?
EDIT
You know, I just saw there aren't any temples in the U.S. lolwut? Maybe the temple was something else...
EDIT 2
LOL. The link you gave me was to the Grand Lodge of England. I'm American.
And, yeah, I've researched them. I know that they're traditionally called a lodge, but for some reason, the Freemason.. place near me was called a Temple. O.o I have no idea why; would you know?
Do you know what you should do if your chosen religion doesn't have a volume of sacred text, but it does have an Architect of the Universe (lul mason verbiage)?
EDIT
You know, I just saw there aren't any temples in the U.S. lolwut? Maybe the temple was something else...
EDIT 2
LOL. The link you gave me was to the Grand Lodge of England. I'm American.
Sorry 'bout the link. I'm sure you can easily find the American version.
Masonic buildings are called Temples. The collection of people are called Lodges. Sometimes the word Temple is changed to Centre or Hall, because it can cause offense in some nations.
So long as your faith or your personal belief has a Supreme Being, there's no problem (or shouldn't be one) as Masons are "free" (get it?) to be whatever religion they want. To quote Is Freemasonry a religion?: "Freemasonry explicitly and openly states that it is neither a religion nor a substitute for one. "There is no separate Masonic God", nor a separate proper name for a deity in any branch of Freemasonry."
I'm not too sure about Freemasonry outside of the UK, but I do know there are many millions of Freemasons in America.
