Many historians believe that the first evidence of freemasonry came with the legendary Knights Templar which dates as far back as 1096,but the first Masonic Lodge was established on 24 June 1717.Thus one could go as far to say that Freemasonry officially originated in 1717.
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∙ 16y agoSlaves are forbidden from being Freemasons, as Freemasons are by definition free. The Masonic order has been around much longer than abolitionism. In the United States Masonry was and is quite popular among African-Americans, but only free ones.
Innumerable books have been written by and about Freemasons. Which two are of interest to you?
Although 15 past U.S. Presidents have been Freemasons, this is not a requirement of office.
how long has deforestation been around
As long as guns have been around.
yes they r freemasons
No freemasons have ever been tied to Satanism nor has a pentagram anything to do with genuine masonic symbolism
how long has the london eye been around for
As long as So Random has been around.
The biggest difference is that the Freemasons exist and the Illuminati no longer does. As I understand it, for the short nine years the Illuminati did exist, not only did it resemble the Freemason organization, many Illuminati members in Ingolstadt, Bavaria were also Freemasons and members of other secret societies.
Yes. The group originally was called Freemasons and they are a fraternal organization. There have been Freemasons in America for more than 250 years. But the term "Freemason" evidently was considered too long, and it began to be abbreviated as just "Masons." Either is correct.
because freemason like to be around like minded people or other freemasons.