Freemasons

The Third Degree in Freemasonry is the culmination of the preceding two degrees, and is considered the highest degree in Freemasonry; there is none more important.

Masonic degree rituals teach lessons of morality and personal honor, and ask the candidate to swear to conduct himself accordingly. The rituals are supposed to be solemn and insightful ceremonies and are not degrading or demeaning to the candidate, his morals or his personal beliefs.

As with many ritualistic fraternal organizations, the ritual is one of the few things about Freemasonry that is supposed to be secret, because it includes the words and signs used for Masonic recognition. There have, however, been a great many "exposures" of those rituals, starting shortly after the first Grand Lodge was formed in the early 1700's. Some of these exposures have been accurate, for their time, and some have not. The point of many of them was to discredit the Fraternity, and so some are very fictitious. Most that are available today are from the 19th century or earlier, and though they may be similar, they do not properly reflect the rituals in use by the vast majority of Masonic Lodges today.

If you are considering becoming a Freemason, I urge you to avoid spoiling the experience by looking at the various versions of the rituals beforehand.

NO. The real Illuminati are long dead.

In real life, no one is part of the Illuminati. They broke up in 1785. All modern Illuminati claims are fictional. Not one of the claimed people has ever been proven Illuminati in a court of law. Some like to pretend otherwise, as it is more fun to pretend the reason you are not successful is that you are opposed by a huge unfightable conspiracy.

The thing that most Illuminati believers don't consider is the Illuminati were the intellectual elite, not the financially successful. Not many entertainers fit that category; entertainers strive for money, not enlightenment.

Freemasons are members of the Order of Freemasonry, a fraternal, benevolent and speculative organization which is spread around the world. Freemasons do not actually lay bricks or dress stone, although some of their customs and symbolism are derived from those who did. Freemasons are often called Masons and the words can be used interchangeably.

People who actually do lay bricks and dress stone are also called masons, but they are not called Freemasons.

No. Mr. Mandela is not a member of the Illuminati. It would be impossible. While elderly, he is not old enough to have been a member of an organization that ceased to exist over two hundred years ago.
No. Mr. Mandela is NOT a member of the Illuminati.

Any true mason would not attempt any answer to this and any other masonic related questions. To find our the answer go to a free and accepted masonic lodge and petition for membership

Sir John A MacDonald, first prime minister of Canada, was a Mason. That's one.

yes he was a very respected leader of the Oglala lakota tribewho fought against the u.s. government to protect the traditions and values of the lakota

A Masonic door-keeper if outside the lodge is called a Tyler. If inside the Lodge he is called the Inner Guard.

Louis Farrakhan, leader of Nation of Islam, is not a Freemason as of July 2011. In a speech given on February 27 2011, Farrakhan is critical of all Freemasonry with the exception of Prince Hall affiliation. In this speech Farrakhan contends that "white" Freemasons use Freemasonry to repress the "black" Freemasons.

Apart from finding evidence in a relative's possessions, it can be difficult to determine whether an ancestor was a Freemason. Perhaps the best way to start is to contact a Masonic Lodge near where the ancestor resided. Every Masonic Lodge has records of every man who was ever a Freemason within that Lodge, and can also contact the Grand Lodge under whose jurisdiction they operate to determine whether your ancestor was a member elsewhere within that jurisdiction.

The key is to limit the scope of your inquiry. Submitting a list of ancestors and expecting a response will likely not meet with an answer. Provide specifics: full name, date of birth and death, and so forth. The Lodge secretary will likely be very glad to assist your search, provided you supply sufficient information.

In the United States (as well as in many countries), one can obtain local Lodge contact information from the state Grand Lodges. A great place to start is http://www.masonicinfo.com/grandlodges.htm . Grand Lodges frequently have a Lodge Locator function, which will help you track down the local Lodge.

PLEASE NOTE: It is typically in poor taste to contact a Grand Lodge directly to request information. Try the local Lodge level first, and ask them to escalate to Grand Lodge if you feel certain that your ancestor was a Freemason under that particular jurisdiction.

No Kanumba is not a member of freemason,juhudi zake ndio zimemfanya afike hapo alipo,tatizo la wabongo mtu akifanikiwa mmasema freemason,mnajua past za watu?Kila mtu uwa anawakati wake wa kufunguliwa mambo yake,juhudi pia zinaitajika ili ndoto zako zitimie,Mungu hawezi kukutupa hata siku moja,unafikiri usipojishughulisha utatoka?utaishia kusema wenzako freemason huku wakisonga mbele,mtajiju.

Unless someone specifically states that he is a member of the freemasons, it is hard to know for sure.

First you have to find one. Then you have to meet some of the members. Next you need to know enough about the society in question to figure out how to approach them and ask to become a member. After that it's easy... they either say yes and take you in or say no and you have to start all over again.

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King James I of England (1566-1625), the monarch who commissioned a new English translation of the Bible, now known as The King James Bible, was also King James VI of Scotland. The oldest extant record of the Lodge of Scone and Perth No. 3 at Perth, Scotland, is a document called "The Mutual Agreement," dated 24 December 1658. It records that James VI was "entered Freemason and Fellowcraft of the Lodge of Scoon, on 15 April 1601." The document was signed by all the members of the Lodge.

Freemasons are members of an organization, primarily for men, which stands for charity, friendship, morality, spirituality (almost all Masons belong to one of the recognized religions of the world, particularly Christianity), tolerance and freedom of thought.

Unless you think that supporting such values connects a person with Satan, there is no connection with anything diabolical.

The power of any group is largely based on the collective power of its members. The membership of the Masonic fraternity is very large, and many of them have been influential men.

In reality, however, Freemasons have no more power than do Baptists, Democrats, or any other large group of people. Although many prominent and "powerful" men have been Freemasons, their membership in that fraternity really had no more influence on their gaining that position than did their religion or political affiliation, and perhaps, even less.

It should also be noted that most regular Masonic jurisdictions have rules which prohibit power brokering and/or giving members special advantage outside of the lodge. Freemasons are also not bound to obey their leaders outside of Masonic matters, particularly in regard to politics.

All in all, the influence and supposed "power" of the fraternity is much more myth than fact.

To be honest, I'm not entirely certain, I would however say that if he was/is it's unlikely to be unpublicized. He attended the American Naval College which have no outright links with pre-masonic or masonic organizations. Also, for some time now all Masonic lodges have had to openly provide the names of their lodges members, due to largely unproven social uncertainties and conspiracy theories surrounding masonic actions most politicians tend to avoid the label as they feel it could be damaging to their careers. Anyway. nothing seems to indicate he is one.

Unless a person states they are a Freemason, it is difficult to know for sure if they are or are not. I do not think that he is a Freemason.

Unless the person specifically states that he is a member of the Freemasons, it is hard to know for sure.

The first Masonic lodge in the Philippines, Primera Luz Filipina, was established by Spanish Navy Captain Jose Malcampo y Monge in 1856.

A Masonic apron is typically white in color and is made of lambskin or leather. It usually consists of a rectangular portion with a triangular flap at the topmost portion that overlaps the front of the rectangular portion. The apron is typically fastened to the wearer using straps or ropes that are affixed to the top portion of the apron where the rectangular and triangular portions meet.

Such aprons are frequently adorned with numerous decorations as an individual attains positions within the Lodge, but the pure-white leather or lambskin apron is the distinguishing badge of a Freemason.

Freemasons are members of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love. It is the writers understanding that they do not worship the devil. Because it is a secret society this may be termed loosely as being of the devil. For as such are all secret societies. This is of the opinion of the writer.

Of course, if keeping secrets makes you a member of a secret society, that makes any Catholic priest who respects the secrecy of the confessional a member of a secret society and therefore . . . oh dear. Perhaps the writer above should re-think his argument.