First they coddle you along, calling you brother and welcoming you to their organization, just telling you that you must believe in a supreme being. At higher levels, you learn how Lucifer the light bringer freed man from the Garden of Eden with the gift of knowledge. By moving forward, you are consenting to follow him.
At some point, you are asked a simple task, perhaps to spit on a cross… If you do, you ascend in rank, if you say it is wrong, the congratulate you and say you made the right choice. You can no longer move forward in their ranks and have risen as far as you can go.