Hello everyone im new

hello everyone i have been reading on this site for a while now and thought it was time for me to start posting after an odd thing that happend to me not long ago i was asked to join the freemasons by my grandpa and until last year had no idea he was a freemason but anyways he asked me to join and at the time i told him no that i have no interest in joining them and it was after i said that he got this look on his face like he was very disappointed that i wouldnt join the freemasons it was just odd how he reacted over my answer that puzzled me so i went online and started looking into the freemasons more and found a few things here and there but nothing important so i came here seeking answers to my questions should i join should i stay far away from them should i join them just to be a spy and post my findings here so please let me know what i should do

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Maybe you could talk furthermore with your grandpa about them.
Ask him why he asked, what it is and most importantly who runs the Game.

I bet he has alot of answers for you, why not ask him?

Peace and welcome to ATS

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