Membership of Other Organisations

Green-Moo · 03-28-2008, 09:55 AM

Would the membership of other organisations work against or for someone who was wishing to join the Masons? I mean mainstream, decent organisations (like the Rotary Club for instance) rather than something blatantly awful like a white supremacy group, obviously.

**Ashlar521** · 03-28-2008, 10:47 AM

I don't see why it should . I'm also in the Lions club , American Legion and the VFW myself . I know many Masons in those Org. along with the Elks , Moose and the Eagles clubs .

**Jason** · 03-28-2008, 01:41 PM

The only thing that I've ever heard of causing a conflict was some chapters of Knights of Columbus are not allowed to be Masons. Not sure if that is entirely true, but I have heard it from several different sources. But our Lodge has worked with the local KoC chapter for charities. So who really knows.

cemab4y · 03-29-2008, 03:32 AM

Membership in other organizations, generally presents to problem to the new applicant for Freemasonry. In fact, the candidate can easily provide individuals who can vouch for his character.

The requirements for membership are clearly spelled out, on the websites of the various Grand Lodges.

Green-Moo · 03-30-2008, 09:54 AM

I had wondered whether membership of other organisations might indicate that the prospective member would be lacking in time, which would be seen as being a disadvantage. My thoughts being that it is better to devote yourself fully to one or two organisations that spread yourself very thinly throughout many.

RoughAshlar · 03-30-2008, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason

The only thing that I've ever heard of causing a conflict was some chapters of Knights of Columbus are not allowed to be Masons. Not sure if that is entirely true, but I have heard it from several different sources. But our Lodge has worked with the local KoC chapter for charities. So who really knows.

The issue with the Knights of Columbus, is they are a Chatholic organization and until the papal ban on masonry was lifted in 1982 the church would excommunicate any member, not only Knights of Columbus if they became masons.

That being said there has almost always been Chatholic masons that hid their affiliation from their church.

03-28-2008, 09:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
Green-Moo Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 88	Membership of Other Organisations Would the membership of other organisations work against or for someone who was wishing to join the Masons? I mean mainstream, decent organisations (like the Rotary Club for instance) rather than something blatantly awful like a white supremacy group, obviously.

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Ashlar521 Lux e tenebris Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 504 Blog Entries: 3	I don't see why it should . I'm also in the Lions club , American Legion and the VFW myself . I know many Masons in those Org. along with the Elks , Moose and the Eagles clubs . __________________ 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 Last edited by Ashlar521; 03-28-2008 at 10:50 AM.

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03-28-2008, 01:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jason ex oriente lux Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 497	The only thing that I've ever heard of causing a conflict was some chapters of Knights of Columbus are not allowed to be Masons. Not sure if that is entirely true, but I have heard it from several different sources. But our Lodge has worked with the local KoC chapter for charities. So who really knows.

03-30-2008, 09:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
Green-Moo Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 88	I had wondered whether membership of other organisations might indicate that the prospective member would be lacking in time, which would be seen as being a disadvantage. My thoughts being that it is better to devote yourself fully to one or two organisations that spread yourself very thinly throughout many.