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There are a couple of interesting looking Freemason facilities in the Washington, DC, area. I keep meaning to take the tours. My great-grandfather was a 33rd degree Mason. He was the whole classic stereotype: a civil engineer of Scottish descent!

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My uncle was a 33rd Deg FreeMason also. I learned this at his funeral... He served in 3 wars, WW2, Korea, & Vietnam. Is it correct that to be considered for membership, you must approach a member? But they cannot approach you and try to sell you on it?

> Is it correct that to be considered for membership, you must approach a member? But they cannot approach you and try to sell you on it?

Yes.

One uncommonly spoken requirement of Freemasonry membership is the belief in a Supreme Creator/Higher Power. Not strictly Christianity either, but really any Great Creator of the Universe. This would cause Freemasonry to be a non-starter with a considerable number of HN readers (atheists, specifically.)

Took a tour of one of the big ones there recently. It was quite strange with respect to the content of the library (pretty much the only place you are allowed to go if not on a guided tour) and the inordinate amount of Ben Franklin ephemera.

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