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Most people know that there are two things that Masons don’t discuss in the lodge room: politics and religion. Instead, they focus on the things that bind them, not that divide.
Could that be a model for a more harmonious world outside the lodge? Well, yes and no. In this issue of California Freemason, we’re going deep on the idea of common ground—and the way Masons seek it out. Is it realistic for people to never get into heated arguments about politics? Probably not. But Freemasonry gives us a framework for establishing and nurturing relationships in which we seek to move beyond the familiar old hangups that keep so many people at a perpetual distance.
That’s something Masons may be specially prepared to do. Says Past Grand Master Russ Charvonia, “We as Masons are better equipped than any other organization or society that I can think of, including religious organizations, to do this work.”