Share Your Thoughts on the Freemasons

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September 11, 2009 RSS Feed Print
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From U.S. presidents to top athletes, Founding Fathers to legendary writers, Freemasons can be found in almost every field.

The fraternal order has long been the target of conspiracy theories and hoaxes, and not many people know the real story.

What do you think of this secretive organization? Check out our slideshows on places in Washington that are important to the Masons and famous Freemasons, then share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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Over 97% of the Freemason's I've met, have been nice, exceptional and outstanding people. The other 3% were such sterling people, its been

my honor to meet them.

-Mark LaMoure, Boise, ID.

Mark LaMoure of ID 4:21PM November 20, 2011

I am a new Mason at Jephtah Lodge 222 and I am encountering nothing but kindness compassion for all beings intelligence wisdom faith and great patriotism! There is,honestly, nothing shady here..only light and honorable goals. We are here to help humanity and all other God's creatures.We donate and contribute our time to more charitable groups than all other fraternities combined and that I admit makes me proud. I am so sad that the Church criticizes us and browbeats masons in it's congregations into leaving,choosing 'them' or 'us' as we love and honour the same God and help EVERYBODY! The 'rituals' are not more than history lessons and character development tools. Talking 'politics' and 'religion' are not allowed in the lodge. It's all about ' how can i/we HELP today! If anyone tells you bad things about Freemasonry,they are prevaracating or themselves victims of prevaracation. I Love You. WE LOVE YOU.

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GARY SPARKS of MD 4:09AM October 06, 2011

Pretty intresting knowing that USA and especially DC is such a masonic place.. Moroever, it's equally intresting the opinion that Dan Brown gives in his book..

Do the masons are a secret society hidden from the "true governents" (not the politics) of this world, who have its goal to protect the human race????

Or the lost symbol is just a book to make as feel good and easy about the masonary, so they can keep ruling the world in the awfull way it is ruled today??

I have to object the point of the first commenter, cause i thing that masons and illuminaty are completly different societies, althoug both are secret. But I also have to agree that if Devil and God trully exist, then nowdays its pretty ovius that Devil is not only rulling, but he is accepted in all his forms as a paradigm of virtue..

One thing is sure, that this book is amazing.. It is a must read novel. Excitment, quick movement of scenes, rich descriptions and a lot of mystical facts are a part of an trully exciting storie...

PS: I DO NOT WANT TO SEE TOM HUNGS PLAYING THE AWSUME ROLE OF Dr. LANGDON... AND IF SOMEONE MAKES IT A MOVIE, PLZ DON'T BE A STUPID MOVIE LIKE AN INTERVIEWING 2-3 ROLES WITH SOME SPECIAL EFFECTS, LIKE THE ILLUMINATY.. THE BOOK HAS IT ALL WRITTEN, IT JUST NEEDS TO BE TRANSFORMED INTO A MOVIE, WORD BY WORD..

God Of War 7:05PM June 12, 2011

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