On another floor of the Mason Temple in Washington there's a room that has what looks like Egyptian paintings on the walls depicting stories of the Old Testament as well as this little area meant to depict the Holy of Holies in the Temple in Jerusalem. Pictured here are a Menorah as well as what the Arch of the Covenant was supposed to look like. The Masons told us on the tour over and over that they weren't a religious organization and that they were open to people of all faiths. But, at the same time, there seemed to be "sects" within their organization that do have a spiritual bent to them.
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