Lutherans Informed about Lodges (LIL)

Cults--Freemasonry
Gives some detailed information on the teachings and rituals of Freemasonry.
http://religion-cults.com/Secret/Freemasonry/Freemasonry.htm

Ephesians 5:11
An excellent resource for anti-lodge information (books, tracts, videos, lodge rites) as well as complete rituals for the three basic degrees of Masonry.
http://www.ephesians5-11.org

Freemasonry
A good history of Freemasonry which shows the relationship between Masonry and the occult.
http://www.holygrail-church.fsnet.co.uk/Freemasonry.htm

Freemasonry and the American Revolution
Presents the true relationship between Freemasonry and the American Revolution.
http://users.crocker.com/~acacia/text_mabook_revolution.html

Probe
A good summary of Masonry and its universalistic character.
http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/masonry.html

Secret Organizations
Gives brief histories and descriptions of a number of "secret" lodges and similar organizations.
http://home.earthlink.net/~promethean/secrets.html

The Religion of the Bible and of the Lodges
A summary of the WELS position on the lodges including: Eagles, Moose, Elks, Odd Fellows.
http://www.wls.wels.net/library/Essays/Authors/B/BrugReligion/BrugReligion.pdf

Why the Church and the Lodge Disagree--A Lutheran Perspective
An excellent study by Rev. Walter Synder comparing Lutheran and lodge beliefs.  It would be good for an adult (or teen) Bible class.
http://members.aol.com/lutherland/stuff/lodge.html

Question of the Attitude of the Church Toward the Lodge System 

by C. H. Little, D. D., S. T. D.

C. H. Little taught in a predecessor church of the ELCA and the ELCC (in Canada).  His comments demonstrate that it was not only theologians in the Synodical Conference (LCMS, WELS, ELS) who were concerned about this issue in the past.

http://www.confessionallutherans.org/papers/little15.html

 

Please also feel free to suggest other links you may feel are helpful.  Thanks.

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