I have no idea if anyone ever joined, but I stand by my opinion and still count some of the people I met through my ex that are Masons as my friends and know I can count on them if I ever needed anything.
That is one of the most ridiculous things I have read on this board. It is on the same level of ridiculous as Forestal's posts.
Freemasonry is the oldest and largest world wide fraternity dedicated to the Brotherhood of Man under the Fatherhood of a Supreme Being. Although of a religious nature, Freemasonry is not a religion. It urges its members, however, to be faithful and devoted to their own religious beliefs.