FREEMASONRY (commonly called "Masons")

During the annual session of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), June 15-17, 1993, the messengers overwhelmingly approved a report on Freemasonry. This action recognized the many charitable endeavors of Freemasonry. It also acknowledged that "Many outstanding Christians and Southern Baptist now are, and in the past have been Masons." For the first time in the history of the SBC, however, the Convention concluded, "many tenets and teachings of Freemasonry are not compatible with Christianity or Southern Baptist doctrine." The report accepted by the Convention identified eight tenets and teachings of Freemasonry that it concluded were not compatible with Christianity.

To view this report, visit the North American Mission Board's web site (www.namb.net) and then run a search on "A Closer Look at Freemasonry", or click here to go directly to the report. They also have a useful tool for comparing Freemasonry to Christianity... you can click here to read that chart.