answer:I used to date a Mason. He was fairly serious about it, and his father before him had been very serious, raised to the 33rd degree. My boyfriend told me lots of things, and I always thought he made them all up (took something true and altered it). I have my doubts that even with all his stories over a number of years, I actually learned anything reliable. Except this: they do support worthy causes. The Shriners’ hospital in Boston for pediatric burns cases is one example.