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    speculative masonry, and in order to look into this subject it was necessary to search about the origins of freemasonry. It’s being said that Masonry originated in the East, perhaps China or Egypt, and travelled across Asia, Constantinople, Greece and Cyprus to Rome, but definitely no one can ascertain how or when the Masonic Fraternity was formed. Some sources placed the official birth of Freemasonry at 1717. However in 1440 Sir William St Clair built the Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland, which was a direct

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    vital as unofficial ambassadors in international affairs between the United States and other peoples both European and Native American. One thing freemasonry did for foreign affairs is that it encouraged goodwill amid fighting. When two people or groups are in a fight, much less a war, often the parties are less than cordial to each other. Freemasonry ensured that despite fighting, men on either side would be respected. During the War for Independence, this became important in saving masonic loves

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    Deceit by the Freemasons

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    2012). This organization is called Freemasonry. Freemasonry is a fraternal organization that traces its origins to the local communities of stonemasons. "Freemasonry isn’t a religion, but when you read about it you'll find information from people who oppose masonry because they believe it’s a religion"(Fannin, n.d), all men of religion is accepted but they must believe in Deity. It’s also a structure of Christianity, and a principle of faith (Hall, n.d). Freemasonry was

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    Weishaupt. The fundamental cause of the foundation of this cult is to oppose superstition, obscurantism, religious impact over the public, misuse of state power and to establish new world order. The Illuminati is a combined cult society with the Freemasonry. The illuminati, including other secret societies were outlawed by the Bavarian leader Charles Theodore and the Roman Catholic Church throughout 1784 - 1790. Several years later, the secret society was prohibited by traditional and religious critics

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    History Of The Masons

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    themselves. The Masons, or Freemasonry as it is most often referred to, is one of the world's first and oldest secular fraternal societies. It is also one of the largest (Roberts). In the Middle Ages, the term “freemason” was awarded to highly skilled stonemasons who were hired as free agents to build castles and cathedrals in England and Scotland. “Because of the inherent danger of their work, stonemasons formed local organizations, called lodges, to take care of

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    Freemason Research Paper

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    What Were the Origins of Freemasonry? The origin and history of the fraternal organization known as Freemasonry has been argued by Masonic historians for hundreds of years. Some argue Freemasonry emerged from groups of traveling stonemasons, while others reckon Freemasonry originated and evolved from the Knights Templar who resurfaced as Freemasons after being persecuted throughout Europe. Additionally, some historians derive the origin of Freemasonry from the mysterious order of the Rosicrucian

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    When Napoleon took the throne in France, he employed Freemasonry as a propaganda tool. He utilized it to spread Revolutionary principles, favoring the installation of numerous lodges in France and outside the country and incorporated plenty of Freemasons as leaders of his regimen. The men would seem as capable candidates for the government since they were enemies of intolerance, superstition, and ignorance. Freemasonry was associated with equality, rationality and the sovereignty of the people. The

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    Illuminati and Freemasons Illuminati and Freemasons are large founded organizations, where most of its members are intellectual, or celebrities. However, some of the followers are unknown due to the secretiveness of these groups. The only known fact is that both Illuminati and Freemasons once had a share in sciences and politics. However, the two groups have both similarities, and difference as discussed below. Illuminati Illuminati is a term used to describe secret-society groups founded in Europe

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    Essay on The Great Masonic Nation, USA

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    The Great Masonic Nation, USA Freemasonry The freemasonry defines itself as a discrete symbolic and nonreligious philosophical and philanthropic initiatory institution, founded on a sense of brotherhood. Its objective is the search for truth and promote the social and moral development of human beings, in addition to social progress. Masons are organized into structures called base lodges, which in turn can be grouped into a higher-level organization usually called "Grand Lodge", "Great Eastern"

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    The Freemasons have been a center of speculation for decades. Even the origins of freemasonry are cloudy. Although Freemasonry is traditionally traced back to 14th Century guilds that eventually transformed into Masonic lodges, some theorists trace them back to other secret organizations such as the Knights Templar (Jacob 12). In general, freemasonry is known to be a charitable, fraternal, secret society that has chapters internationally. Although it is called a secret society because of its methods

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