I should also mention that I'm a Freemason, and am very much interested in this sort of thing. And yes -- the ignorant Craft-bashing here gets very annoying.
Then join our anti-antiMasonic ping list. We can use you to help refute the crazies here. :-)
I'm a Freemason. I'm a Shriner. I'm a member of the York Rite.
All you anti-Masons...get over it. We're right her in your midst.
Being a Mason myself I am a student of Masonic history. Read "Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry" by Bro. John J. Robinson.
I also belong to the Masons. Unless someone belongs, how can they understand what they are talking about? When someone does not understand often assumptions are made.