It is not. It is concerned
with the ultimate values of human life, and so might be called “religious” in a
broad sense of that term. Some branches of Freemasonry do their work “to the glory of
the Great Architect of the Universe (a poetic expression for the cosmic guiding
intelligence) and to the perfection of humanity.” Some work only “to the
perfection of humanity.” But in either case, Freemasonry is not a religion, and
Freemasons belong to all of the great religions of the world (Judaism, Christianity,
Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and so on) or to none at all.