Freemason

FREEMASONRY   Freemasonry   or   Masonry   refers to various   fraternal organisations   that trace their origins to the local   guilds   of   stonemasons   that, from the end of the 14th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients. Freemasonry is the oldest fraternity in the world and among the oldest continued organizations in history. [ 1 ] The Masonic  Square and Compasses  (found with or without the letter  G ) Modern Freemasonry broadly consists of two main recognition groups:   Regular Freemasonry ,  which insists that a “volume of sacred law”, such as the  Bible , the  Quran , or other religious  scripture  be open in a working lodge, that every member professes belief in a  Supreme Being , that no women be admitted, and that the discussion of religion and politics do not take place within the lodge; and  Continental...