What the deal with the Free Masons followers ?

Question

I was caught a glimps on the Discovery channel that our President Bush is one ...

Answer 1

Amazing! All these answers on here, and not ONE of them is from an actual Mason. That would account for why they are all incorrect and ridiculous. I AM a Mason, and as such, am much more fitted to answer your question.

First of all, President Bush is NOT a Mason. The last president to be a Mason was the late Gerald Ford.

Freemasonry is NOT a secret society. The only things that we keep secret are our ways of recognizing that others are truly members. These are handshakes and words, and even though we don't tell people about them, you can readily find even that out if you look. If we were a secret society, you would not see us. You would not know where we meet. Our members would not publicly admit to being members. That's what secret societies are, groups who's membership is hidden. Freemasons put up signs on town lines telling people when and where they meet, build buildings that clearly state that they are Masonic, and often do public events, such as the Shriners (who are also Masons) do in parades when they ride their little carts and play in bands to raise Money for children's hospitals (does that sound evil to you?)

We are a fraternal orgainzation dedicated to making ourselves better people and helping our community. We are made up of Christians, Muslims, Jews, Mormons, and other groups. We are not a religion, and are not allowed to discuss religion or politics in our meetings. The only religious requirement is that you believe in a higher power. We do not worship satan, and we do not influence governments.

It is very sad to see all these people spewing all of these incorrect answers on here, but keep in mind that none of them is a Freemason. I am, and I am giving you an honest answer. Please feel free to contact me if you have any more questions and I will do my best to answer. Remember, the best way to find out about Masonry is to ASK A MASON.

Answer 2

Lyle Larrigan
FREEMASONRY IN A NUTSHELL
A Christian frequently must render a decision about supporting or joining various organizations that exist in the community. In some cases it may be a service club, a charitable organization or a secret society such as one of the lodges. In all cases, the Christian should carefully examine the articles or constitutional principles that the organization is based upon.
In the case of the lodges, that is somewhat difficult to do, especially as lodge members are under oath not to divulge the nature of the foundational principles or the ceremonies that are carried out in the temples. However most comprehensive public libraries have copies of some official lodge publications and books written by Masons, ex-Masons, and non-Masons available for anyone who wishes to find out details of lodge rituals and beliefs.
While some Masons deny that Freemasonry is a religion, there are some like Coil, the author of "Coil's Masonic Encyclopedia" who would agree that it is a religion. When one considers that the lodge meeting places are called "temples", prayer is directed to a supreme deity called "The Great (or Grand) Architect of the Universe" at the opening and closing of all meetings and the Bible is considered a "piece" of lodge furniture and is referred to in some of the rituals, it becomes quite apparent that Freemasonry can be and is considered a religion by most people who have done research into its workings.
In his 1984 book titled "The Brotherhood", Stephen Knight, a journalist and author attempted to take as objective a point-of-view as he could in deciding whether or not Masonry was guilty of devil worship as many had charged, and whether or not it was compatible with Christianity. He decided that the matter did not require a great deal of knowledge of theology. On page 231 of his book we find:
"One does not have to be a theologian - nor even a Freemason or a Christian - to recognize that Christians and Freemasons would have to worship the same God for the two to be compatible. The question simply, then, is do they?
If Freemasonry were found, despite its protestations to the contrary, to be a quasi-religion and to have a different god from the Christian God, then the two would naturally be incompatible."
On pages 235 and 236, Knight goes on to reveal the
"ineffable" name of the G.A.O.T.U. which is deliberately hidden from the candidates and lower degree Masons.
"In fact the Masonic god - cloaked under the description Great Architect - has a specific name and a particular nature, which has nothing to do with Christ, Vishnu, Buddha, Mohammed or any other being recognized by the great faiths of the modern world."
"Two-thirds of Freemasons never realize the untruth of the line they are fed as to the identity of the Great Architect, because it is deliberately kept hidden from them. It is no overstatement to say that most Freemasons, even those without strong religious convictions would never have joined the Brotherhood if they had not been the victims of this subtle trick".
"The true name, although not the nature of the Masonic god, is revealed only to those Third Degree Masons who elect to be "exalted" to the Holy Royal Arch.""In the ritual of exaltation, the name of the Great Architect of the Universe is revealed as JAH-BUL-ON - not a general umbrella term open to any interpretation an individual Freemason might choose but a precise designation that describes a specific supernatural being - a compound deity composed of three separate personalities fused into one. Each syllable of the "ineffable name" represents one personality of this trinity:
JAH = Jahweh, the God of the Hebrew.
BUL = Baal, the ancient Canaanite fertility god associated with "licentious rites of imitative magic".
"ON = Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld
Coil records this in his Encyclopedia on page 516 as,
"Jah, Bel, and On appear in the American ritual of the Royal Arch degree on the supposition that Jah was the Syriac name of God, Bel (Baal) the Chaldean, and On, the Egyptian."
Anyone with a reasonable amount of Sunday School training will recall the great difficulties that the nation of Israel experienced whenever they became caught in the practice of Baal worship. 1 Kings, chapter 18 records the showdown between Elijah, the true prophet, the 450 prophets of Baal, and the 400 prophets of the grove. Verse 24 of chapter 18 says,
"And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God."
The account goes on to tell us that Baal did not, indeed, could not answer the 450 prophets, while God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob answered Elijah and consumed not only the offering, but also the wet wood and the trench full of water around the offering. Subsequently, the prophets of Baal were executed as they were false and had led the people of Israel into false idolatry.

Answer 3

Yo, what the deal-y-o.

They were a group of people who supported rationalism during the Age of Reason. They were primarily wealthy merchants, and were working for their trade interests, political interests, emongst other things. They played a role in several revolutions. There are many conspiracy theories about them, but I think the best way to view them is as a wealthy country club. It's a club for the powerful, which is inherently a small, and inter-connected, circle.

Answer 4

Thats a rather broad question.

In a nutshell, they are a sect of men who Honor the Builder of all things.. The all seeing eye. etc. They use a Christian Bible in their meetings but they are not Exclusively Christian. As a matter of fact they dont even talk about religion or Politics because they dont want heated discussions about these topics intruding on their sense of brotherhood with one another. Mostly they are a sociatle organization that helps each other out.

Answer 5

Some call it a compirasy theory group, some a club, but it has differant levels you can achieve, it has secrets youhave to keep or they slit your throat, they except all the know Gods from all religions, once you join, you get all the generational curses and so do your children, you would have to burn all the items, books ect to get rid of the curses and say a prayer to get rid of the curses. They wear special robes att he meeting and have special symbols on the back of their cars. One of theirs symbols is actually a symbol of satan ect. www.saintsalive.com will give you more details.

Answer 6

hello Kelly V;

it is a cult, and based on cursing, although they do some really good things in the community, their practises are rooted strongly in the Occult, and the God they worshis is not the God of heaven,

They are Anti-Christ and rotten to the core, i have studied them personally over the past 3 years.

Stay away

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Answer 7

only about 2 % of the free mason elite ,who follow Moloch .know what is going on .and their blood line goes right back to Babylon,these are from the illuminati .
the eye in the Piramid

the millions of others ,are inocent slaves ,cannon fodder,who are very religious people the poe is their boss and all the popes belong to the top group.

Answer 8

What you mean by deal>? Free Masons are all male fraternity for those who believe in the existence of God. All religions are welcome.

Answer 9

Whats the deal with pants?

Answer 10

What do you mean??? In what aspect of the organization do you have a gripe?