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If you want to read the oaths and rituals pick up a little book called Duncan's Ritual. I loaned it to a brother at church when he was offended that I said something against free-masonry. He didn't like the judging posture because his grandfather is a mason and a "good" man. I wasn't mean, mind you. He just didn't like my take. He borrowed the book and gave it back a month later without really commenting. I gave him and over view and told him what to look for too.
The biggest issue for me aside from the blood oaths and gnostic positions is the re-birth one goes through in the lodge. You dress up like Hiram Abiff, the imaginary character masonry is based on, and you play him as he goes through being murdered while blind-folded. Once dead the masonic distress signal is given by all the masons standing around as you lie "dead." You are eventually risen back to life with the true grip of the master mason upon the five points of fellowship. During which time you are given the substitute for the secret word of masonry.
As a Christian, this ritual of resurrection does not sit well with me at all. Christianity is compatible with Masonry, but not vice versa IMO. Masonry can accept any religion that professes to believe in god though here in the South you'll find that lodges mostly use the Bible upon with to swear blood oaths and open and close the lodge.
Historically masons were not supposed to ask anyone to join and most of the time would not even respond right away upon the first time someone asks about it. However, numbers have been in decline for some years now so I understand that people are being asked to join sometimes.
I don't see anything profitable about a Christian to join a Masonic lodge.
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