Supreme Being
Candidates for
regular freemasonry are required to declare a belief in a
Supreme Being; a generic description allowing the candidate to adhere to whichever deity or concept he holds to be appropriate.
In Masonic ritual the Supreme Being is referred to as
Great Architect of the Universe, which alludes to the use of architectural symbolism within Freemasonry.
Whilst many Freemasons would take the view that the Supreme Being equates to
God many would hold a more complex or philosophical interpretation of the term, however the candidate is not asked to expand on, or explain, his, or her, interpretation of Supreme Being. The discussion of
politics and
religion is forbidden in a
Masonic Lodge so the candidate should not be placed in the situation of having to justify the interpretation.
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Demiurge*
God*
Names of God*
Conceptions of God*
Existence of God
