Slavery is not good but it exists .. Paul gives instruction never the less .. Washington was a slave owner .. William Ellison was black and one of the more harsh slave breeder/owners in SC .. Freemasons also come in good and bad , like Jesuits .. I joined the Masons after I turned 21 and most all I knew were Christian , I wasn't, I just wanted to join to get to the Shriners to do those whacky shriner things .. Normally you have to be a descent person to get in , trustworthy and man of your word even good credit , they investigate and hold a trial/vote that must be unanimous to qualify .. One blackball for any reason and you don't get in .. I quit being an active member long ago, I don't need it ..
In Washington's day communication was primitive and being a Mason was valuable .. You could travel and identify yourself in a strange town and get help or help another knowing they have been approved in their home community and tested/tried in like manner worthy of trust and identified by secret code signs or words .. Washington was so popular it is my opinion that he wanted to keep his denomination secretive and state religion free or the whole country would have went after his .. He even surrendered his sword back to congress
Read excerpts from Washington's prayer diary/journal and try to claim he was only a deist, or some of his miracles, battles, decrees as General such as whippings for cursing in his army .. He considered taking the Lords name in vain as treason and possibly canceling the blessings of God .. Jefferson was a deist but even he recognized the value of Jesus teaching and as first head of dept of education chose the New England Primer as the first national textbook .. Check it out, you won't find anything like it in totays schools