Warrior1256
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You obviously really did your homework on this brother. Glad to have you with us.
Are you indicating these are requisites for membership?Monotheism.
Belief in a supreme deity.
That you have a relationship with that deity.
Recognition that you must have a relationship with your neighbor, also made by that deity.
Thus, the triangular relationship, which takes many forms.
Yes, freemasonry accepts our Brothers of all faiths adhering to imperatives above.
Be they religious faiths or sects within a particular religious faith.
Pretty clear and simple. Of course, one has to forgo the tribal urge to judge ones' own neighbor. Something masonry also cherishes but that is often lost in the material world in which we all must live.
I'm aware of no jurisdiction which has all these.Are you saying your jurisdiction has not these requisites? If so, you please explain what your jurisdiction goes by.
Monotheism.
Agreed.The requirement is "Do you believe in the existence of a supreme being". The question of the word "supreme" can be easy or difficult depending on the individual polytheistic faith in question and the individual's view of the matter.
More accurately than that the requirement is a "yes" answer to the question, which leaves all of that up to the candidate.
The operative word here is "a". Meaning only one. Meaning above all others. Pretty simple, actually.The requirement is "Do you believe in the existence of a supreme being".