Yes , you have to be of good moral character , believe in a Supreme being , etc. to join the OES . We have a few charities we give to , we give to youth groups , there is the ESTARL (Eastern Star Training Awards for Religious Leadership) which is a scholarship fund for those who are going to school for the purpose of religious training and we have the Eastern Star Homes which are retirement homes for those in need . Plus we take up donations at every meeting and the Worthy Matron donates to the charity of her choice . And many also hold fund raisers for local charities in our hometowns .
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Freemasonry is "veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols" because these are the surest way by which moral and ethical truths may be taught. It is not only with the brain and with the mind that the initiate must take Freemasonry but also with the heart. -C. H. Claudy
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