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What ways do Freemasons worship?

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Freemasonry is not a religion and does not prescribe a specific form or liturgy of worship, leaving each member to his own faith while requiring a foundational belief in Deity 124.

In the Craft, private devotions are conducted according to an individual's personal faith—whether petitioning God, Jehovah, Allah, Buddha, or Jesus—while within the lodge, collective petitions are offered to the Great Architect of the Universe 34. Every lodge is required to display a Book of the Law upon its altar as its spiritual trestle-board; this volume corresponds to the faith of the brethren or region, whether the Old and New Testaments, the Torah, or the Koran 24. Prior to initiation, every candidate is required publicly and solemnly to declare his trust in God 2.

In the Craft's ceremonies, homage to Deity is expressed symbolically through observances such as circumambulation around the altar, an ancient rite representing reverence and humble imitation of the divine order 4. Beyond the Craft, degrees in the Scottish Rite also incorporate scriptural and sacred themes, such as the degree of Prince of Jerusalem referencing Persian history and biblical narrative 2.

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