Most people who write for the public about Free Masonry, are not really knowledgeable about the subject.
Most of what was written in this article is factually correct, but short in perspective.
Any attempts to associate Barrack Hussein Obama to Free Masonry are flawed.
Before the organization became public in 1717 it was Anti-Statist and committed to freedom of men.
Many Monarch’s and the Catholic Church at the time despised them because this threatened their power.
Things are different now. The Knights of Columbus in many towns associate with the Free Masons, and most have found a lot of common ground.
If you want to understand this subject converse with someone who is a Mason, not someone who wants to find hidden evil.
I have been a Freemason since I was 21.
Respectfully,
Texas Fossil
You both hit the nail on the head, the conspiracies are simply literary archetypes. Just like with King Arthur legends for example, the little reality in most people’s minds have been replaced by literary fiction. Those stories build other stories, which build other stories. Pretty soon, when one thinks of said subject, they automatically assume the fiction, not the fact.
People drive by a lodge, in their minds they think of secret religious rituals with naked virgins dancing around a fire while we order politicians around... in reality, we are having a pig roast bbq out back while we raise money for Shriner’s hospitals.
Slainte Mhath!
Keith 187
I have only been a Mason since 2001 and became a Shriner in 2002 but have found many people with strange ideas and beliefs about us.
Their ignorance is quite astounding.
Masonry is a luciferian organization. You should research the organization your affiliated with and ask yourself if you’re a Christian if it violates your devotion to Christ. If not a Christian, then it doesn’t really matter for you anyway. Christians have no business belonging to freemasonry. If you seek to loose yourself from it’s grips I suggest the book THE BONDAGE BREAKER by Neil T. Anderson. Be sure to renounce your oaths to masonry & the oaths of your forefathers. Here is also a site that may help you out if you become enlightened and convicted about your involvement. http://www.christian-faith.com/html/page/renouncing_freemasonry
You may also start your research at this page here:
http://www.cuttingedge.org/free11.html
I hope this information helps you find the right path in life.