Anti-Masonry FAQ (v. 2.3)

From: ttrevor@uniserve.com (Trevor W. McKeown)
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Subject: Anti-Masonry FAQ (v. 2.3)
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 19:29:31 -0800
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Keywords: Summary: This posting describes the most common errors, lies andmisunderstandings about Freemasonry. It should be read by anyone who is interested in historical facts and documented evidence regarding Freemasonry.
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Anti-Masonry Frequently Asked Questions
compiled by Trevor W. McKeown
version 2.4 
Last modified: November 4, 2000

<http://freemasonry.bc.ca/anti-masonry/anti-masonry_faq.html>

The Anti-Masonry FAQ is intended to address issues of ignorance or
malicious misinformation. It contains verifiable and documented historical
events and facts. 

Anti-Masonic writings, with a history dating to sixteenth century England,
can be grouped into two broad catagories: accusations of anti-Christian or
Satanic objectives and accusations of political and social manipulation.
Both of these catagories rely on fraud, unsubstantiated paranoia,
historical hoaxes, logical fallacy, and often the writings of the 18th
century anti-mason, John Robison; the confessed fraud, Leo Taxil; and the
often misquoted 19th century Masonic author, Albert Pike. 

Contents

I ORGANIZATIONS 
        1. Who are the Illuminati?
        2. Does the Trilateral Commission control the Freemasons?
        3. What is the Trilateral Commission?
        4. Who are the Bilderburgers?
        5. What was the P2 Lodge?
        6. What was Palladium?
        7. Is the Club of Rome an Illuminati front?
        8. Did high-ranking Mason, Albert Pike found the Ku Klux Klan?
II SYMBOLS 
        1. Why do Freemasons use the Satanic pentagram/pentacle?
        2. Are Freemasons Satanists or Luciferians?
        3. Is the eye and pyramid a Masonic symbol?
III PEOPLE 
        1. Who was Elias Ashmole?
        2. Who was Francis Bacon?
        3. Who was Abbe Barruel?
        4. Who was Cagliostro?
        5. Who was Albert Pike?
        6. Who was John Robison?
        7. Who was Leo Taxil?
        8. Who was Adam Weishaupt?
        9. Was [insert name] a Mason?
IV FREEMASONRY 
        1. Is a 33rd degree Mason more important than a 3rd degree Mason?
        2. What does A.F.& A.M. mean?
        3. Is Freemasonry anti-religious?
        4. Is Freemasonry a racist organization?
        5. Do Freemasons worship Satan?
        6. Is it true that members can never quit?
V HISTORY 
        1. What was the Bavarian Illuminati?
        2. Weren't George Washington, every USA president, the first USA
           Congress and the entire Continental Army all Freemasons?
        3. Didn't Edward VI abolish Freemasonry?
VI HOAXES AND FRAUDS 
        1. What were the Protocols of the Elders of Zion?
        2. Was Albert Pike the leader of Universal Freemasonry?
        3. Does A.L. mean "In the year of Lucifer"?
        4. Isn't the Masonic Bible supposed to be Albert Pike's 
           "Morals and Dogma"?
        5. Didn't George Washington renounce Freemasonry?
        6. Doesn't the "Big Book of Conspiracies explain all this?
VII ARE THE MASONS RESPONSIBLE FOR [insert event] ? 
        1. Did the Freemasons cause the French Revolution?
        2. Did the Freemasons kill Captain Morgan?
VIII RELIGION 
        1. Is Freemasonry a religion?
        2. Are Freemasons really Gnostics?
        3. What is Gnosticism?
        4. Do "Lucifer" and "Satan" refer to the same entity?
        5. Isn't Freemasonry deist?

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