http://www.freemason.org/cfo/march_april_2001/landmarks.htm
says that:
"It is a Landmark that a Book of the Law shall constitute an indispensable part of the furniture of every Lodge. It is not absolutely a requirement that the Old and New Testaments be used. The Book of the Law is that volume which, by the religion of the country, is believed to contain the revealed will of the Great Architect of the Universe. Hence, in all Lodges in Christian countries, the Book of the Law is composed of the Old and New Testaments; in a country where Judaism is the prevailing faith, the Old Testament alone would be sufficient; and in a Mohammedan countries, and among Mohammedan Freemasons, the Koran may be substituted. Freemasonry does not attempt to interfere with the particular religious faith of its disciples, except so far as it relates to the belief in the existence of God, and what necessarily results from that belief. The Book of Law is to the Speculative Freemason his spiritual Trestleboard; without this he cannot labor; whatever he belies to be the revealed will of the Great Architect constitutes for him in his hours of speculative labor, to be the rule and guide of his conduct. The Landmark, therefore, requires that a Book of the Law, a religious code of some kind as the revealed will of God, shall form an essential part of the furniture of every Lodge."
I should have paid more attention to the wording.
"Freemasonry does not attempt to interfere with the particular religious faith of its disciples"
I do not consider myself a disciple of Freemasonry. Geez. Il Papa spelled it out pretty good. Sigh. I haven't been to confession in a while anyway.
Don't know who the "freemason.org" group it, but I am not suprised.
I suppose the Boy Scouts of Saudi Arabia swear to allah, too. Means nothing to the Boy Scouts of, say, Texas.
Just don't go to a lodge in some freaky country.
In further follow up, I am aware of the theoretical construct that non-Jews or non-Christians can be masons, but it would seem rather empty.
I mean, the whole building, theme, and ideals surround the work of Soloman building a Temple to God of Abraham.
All the symbolism is Jewish or Christian. For example, the white lambskin apron worn by masons is a symbol of un-earned Grace GIVEN to Christians.
The floor of a lodge is the same as the floor of Kind Soloman's temple, etc.
Just makes no sense for a non-Christian or non-Jew to be interested.