>>>>I personally believe they are part and parcel of the puppet masters but am not interested in getting into the whole evil/innnocent Masons debate.
I never went past my junior high years with the Masons. I never saw anything evil while I was part of the Lodge though. Granted I was young. But usually, even young, you get uncomfortable when you see something not right even if you don't understand it.
I understand.
Other than other's research . . . my own experience in counseling has observed that men with such a background are extremely difficult to impossible to get beyond certain uhhhh serious difficulties unless and until they break the vows and membership in Masons.
And, many times, their . . . articles related to such in their home will cause the hair on my neck to raise--for whatever reason.
That's how I felt with the KKK who tried to recruit me in HS!