Does anybody know who Albert Pike is or why he has a monument in Washington DC??

Question

Wow thanks for the great answers. A Confederates Brigadeer General, so Albert Pike actually fought for slavery then. I wonder why Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson or Farrakan say nothing about this. Is slavery okay again?? Should we be Confederate slave masters with monuments in the nations capital??Isn't that what this country fought against in the Civil War??

I thought that weird so I did some other research & found out that Albert Pike was a Freemason. He wrote a book called ''Morals & Dogma'' that the freemasons consider a sacred text. Albert Pike penned that Freemasonry is based on the worship of Lucifer.
Pike wrote:
"LUCIFER, the Light-bearer! Strange and mysterious name to give to the Spirit of Darknesss! Lucifer, the Son of the Morning! Is it he who
bears the Light, and with its splendors intolerable blinds feeble,
sensual or selfish Souls ? Doubt it not!"

Then I realized all of our Presidents back to GeoWash have been freemasons including both Bushes. Any comments?

Answer 1

Albert Pike made his mark before the war in Arkansas as a lawyer and writer, but as a Confederate Brigadier General, he was, according to the Arkansas Democrat of July 31, 1978, a complete "WASH-OUT," not a hero. Yet, Gen. Albert Pike is the only Confederate general with a statue on federal property in Washington, DC. He was honoured, not as a commander or even as a lawyer, but as Southern regional leader of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.

Answer 2

Albert Pike (b. December 29, 1809, Boston - d. April 2, 1891, Washington, D.C.) was an attorney, soldier, writer, and Freemason. Pike is the only Confederate military officer or figure to be honored with a statue in Washington, D.C. The statue sits in Judiciary Square

Answer 3

Because such pious sentiments were considered necessary in the days when those monuments were built. Even now, I do not believe an out-front atheist could get elected President. But we have come a long way since the founding fathers, many of whom were freethinkers of one stripe or another, felt it necessary to include references to God in most of what they said and did. When the First Amendment was written, it was to avoid preference of one Christian denomination over another, because all non-Christian religions were sufficiently in the minority that was the main concern. But they were wise enough to realize that both church and state benefit by maintaining a wall of separation between them.

Answer 4

Hahahahahahahaha! Oh Brother.

Answer 5

he was Sanjaya Malakars voice coach, what more do you need to do to get a monument than that???

Answer 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Pike

Wikipedia, so take with a grain of salt.