{"id":1554,"date":"2023-11-17T05:48:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T04:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freimaurer.org\/grundsaetze\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T09:21:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T07:21:20","slug":"principles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.freimaurer.org\/en\/principles\/","title":{"rendered":"Principles of Modern Freemasonry"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1554\" class=\"elementor elementor-1554 elementor-847\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de49136 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"de49136\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3432b54\" data-id=\"3432b54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-435d9e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"435d9e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58c5ae0\" data-id=\"58c5ae0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf162d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf162d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ed609f\" data-id=\"0ed609f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a96c21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a96c21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Principles of Modern Freemasonry<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbc4d25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fbc4d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Freemasonry today<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f467054 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f467054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t...\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b34e8e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b34e8e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the first post-war conference of German Freemasonry in the Paulskirche in Frankfurt, so-called \u201cPrinciples of Freemasonry\u201d were formulated, which about 60 years after their formulation still say very clearly and memorably what Freemasonry is and wants. It was agreed there:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFreemasonry unites men who strive for spiritual deepening and moral refinement in fraternal forms through venerable, ritual acts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>General philanthropy, brotherhood, charity and education for everything that she understands as humanity, are her main tasks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Freemasons&#8217; greatest good is freedom of belief, conscience and thought. They therefore accept unprejudiced men of good reputation as brothers regardless of their religious creed, nationality, political convictions or class.<br>The Freemason recognizes in the construction of the world, in everything living and in the moral consciousness of the human being, a divine creative spirit full of wisdom, strength and beauty and worships him under the symbol of the 3-fold great master builder all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>Freemasonry is an ethical, not a political, alliance and does not take part in political or denominational party struggles. It is not a religious community, not a secret association, does not require illegal secrecy and does not convey any secret knowledge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principles of Modern Freemasonry Freemasonry today &#8230; At the first post-war conference of German Freemasonry in the Paulskirche in Frankfurt, so-called \u201cPrinciples of Freemasonry\u201d were formulated, which about 60 years after their formulation still say very clearly and memorably what Freemasonry is and wants. 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