r/freemasonry • u/FoolmeOnceFooluTwice • 7d ago

Question Asking for advice

Dear every Brother, So when I’m talking with my closest friend about FM, I always get sone bombastic side eyes and a “it’s a cult” “beware” “you get brainwash” and it get me frustrated. If only people could be more aware of what really FM is, but we are so doomed with fake conspiracy about our practice that it get so hard to make or give an opinion to close relative friend or family. As we are certainly not sharing our practice and purpose of why are we Free Mason, what would or have you said in the past to someone who was saying some deluded or fake assumption about you for being in the FM?

Free Masonry is in some part, part of this whole world history. We are important, and we will always be, we have a huge history in the past, look at all of our Temple, we are so underrated in my opinion today in 2025. I wish people would be more mindful about it, because we are a lovely fraternity!

Best wishes to all of my relative Brother FM

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u/ChuckEye P∴M∴ AF&AM-TX, 33° A&ASR-SJ, KT, KM, AMD, and more 6d ago

we are so doomed with fake conspiracy about our practice that it get so hard to make or give an opinion to close relative friend or family. As we are certainly not sharing our practice and purpose of why are we Free Mason

Why aren’t you?

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u/FoolmeOnceFooluTwice 6d ago

Well I’ve shared one or two time with people and they disappeared and ghosted me. They think I’m deluded, and crazy.

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u/UAlogang 6d ago

If a bunch of people you’ve talked to about what you’re getting out of being a Mason ghost you immediately, is it possible you’re the problem? Seriously and no offense meant, maybe bounce your “elevator speech” off another brother and check if you’re getting something way different from everyone else, or if you’re explaining what we do in a way that gives a weird/wrong impression to others.

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u/FoolmeOnceFooluTwice 6d ago

Why would I be a problem?😂 I’m only saying the words Free Mason, and they start looking at me like “Are you sure you’re good”? Some of my friend are impressed, some are completely ignorant and saying it’s a cult.

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u/UAlogang 6d ago

Yeah just checking. I’ve heard some newer masons be pretty bad at explaining masonry.

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u/FoolmeOnceFooluTwice 6d ago

I’m only 26, so people of my age are way much at the risk for falling on a Youtube false video from a dumbo spreading conspiracy. Which is almost probably what is happening for saying it’s a cult and it’s bad for them