Anderson's "The Constitutions of the Free-Masons", 1723, says that it is "expedient only to oblige them to that Religion in which all Men agree, leaving their particular Opinions to themselves". Freemasons reply that not "obliging" a member to profess a certain religious viewpoint as a condition of membership is not the equivalent of asserting that no religion can be superior to any other. Personal theological beliefs are not to be discussed in the lodge, thus avoiding arguments with those holding different beliefs. It has been suggested that this ban on religious discussion was especially important in Eighteenth Century England where a civil war, in part caused by religious conflict, had only recently ended.