Last night I met a guy at Halloween party who told me he was a Free Mason. He was hilarious and fit right in with my friend group. Upon asking him what the Free Masons are he just said “basically we’re a bunch of dudes who get together for pancakes on Saturday.”
I’ve also heard conspiracies about the group in the past, and I even had an ex coworker once tell me the Free Masons were a cult and were out to get him.
Anyone have any insights? The internet is not very helpful.
In most lodges it's basically like the Elks Club or the Lions Club, just a place where old guys go to sit around, chat, and smoke inside. Big difference with the Masons is that it's also a local networking thing. My best friend's dad is a Mason and he says that the other members are guys who own an autobody shop or own the only Indian grocery store in town.