Freemasonry is a fraternal order that has religious elements, but it is not a religion itself. To become a Freemason, the applicant has to be an adult male and must believe in the existence of a supreme being and in the immortality of the soul. The teachings of Freemasonry enjoin morality, charity, and obedience to the law of the land. Freemasonry has always been religious in character, though it subscribes to no particular orthodoxy. Freemasonry contains many of the elements of a religion; its teachings enjoin morality, charity, and obedience to the law of the land. Freemasonry is not a Christian institution, though it has often been mistaken for such. In practice, some lodges have been accused of religious prejudices, specifically against Jews and Catholics. In Anglo-American countries, the membership consists mostly of white Protestants; some lodges have been accused of prejudice against nonwhites.