MacDonald, was a Mason, as were other early Canadian and American leaders. It uses the tools and implements of ancient architectural craftsmen symbolically in a system of instruction designed to build character and moral values in its members.
Its singular purpose is to make good men better. Its bonds of friendship, compassion, and brotherly love have survived even the most divisive political, military, and religious conflicts through the centuries. Freemasonry is a Fraternity, which encourages its members to practice the faith of their personal acceptance.
Masonry teaches that each person, through self-improvement and helping others, has an obligation to make a difference for good in the world. No one knows just how old Freemasonry is because the actual origins have been lost in time. Most scholars believe Masonry arose from the guilds of stonemasons, who built the majestic castles and cathedrals of the middle ages. By , when Benjamin Franklin joined the Fraternity, there were already several Lodges in the Colonies, and in Canada, the first Lodge was established in Today, Masonic Lodges are found in almost every community throughout North America, and in large cities there are usually several Lodges.
The Masonic experience encourages members to become better men, better husbands, better fathers, and better citizens. The fraternal bonds formed in the Lodge help build lifelong friendships among men with similar goals and values. Beyond its focus on individual development and growth, Masonry is deeply involved in helping people. The Freemasons of North America contribute over two million dollars a day to charitable causes.
This philanthropy represents an unparalleled example of the humanitarian commitment of this great and honorable Fraternity. Much of that assistance goes to people who are not Masons.
Some of these charities are vast projects. The Shrine Masons Shriners operate the largest network of hospitals for burned and orthopedically impaired children in the country, and there is never a fee for treatment. Many other Masonic organizations sponsor a variety of philanthropies, including scholarship programs for children, and perform public service activities in their communities. Masons also enjoy the fellowship of each other and their families in social and recreational activities.
Masonic Lodges usually meet once or twice a month to conduct regular business, vote upon petitions for membership, and bring new Masons into the Fraternity through three ceremonies called degrees. In the Lodge room, Masons share in a variety of programs. Here the bonds of friendship and fellowship are formed and strengthened. Applicants must be men of good character who believe in a Supreme Being. To become a Mason, one must petition a particular Lodge.
The Master of the Lodge appoints a committee to visit the applicant prior to the Lodge balloting upon his petition. Masons are men of good character who strive to improve themselves and make the world a better place. Rumors that the Knights Templar guarded artifacts like the Holy Grail and Shroud of Turin began bubbling up among conspiracy theorists. A soldier of the Knights Templar, with the Cross of Lorraine pictured below.
The Cross of Lorraine Croix de Lorraine in French is a double-barred cross that is featured prominently in the coat of arms of the Dukes of Lorraine. Some eagle-eyed observers have claimed to spot the Cross of Lorraine in the Exxon and Nabisco logos and even stamped on Oreo cookies.
Read more: Who Were the Knights Templar? The freemasons loom large in American history—after all, 13 of the 39 men who signed the U. Constitution were Masons. But who are the freemasons? The freemasons can trace their routes to the Middle Ages in Europe, a time when most craftsmen were organized into local guilds. Cathedral builders, by nature of their profession, had to travel from city to city.
Freemasonry quickly spread across Europe and to the American colonies. Freemasonry is not a religion, though members are encouraged to believe in a Supreme Being , or "Grand Architect of the Universe. The Church first condemned the freemasons in and has gone on to issue around 20 decrees against them. A depiction of a Masonic ritual taking place in a New York Masonic lodge, circa Roosevelt and John Wayne.
The view of the All-Seeing Eye as a masonic symbol has been sharply debated. Roosevelt purposefully chose it when they redesigned the dollar bill in Inspired by the spread of the Enlightenment across Europe, he also drew upon ideas expressed by the Jesuits he was a former member , the Mysteries of the Seven Sages of Memphis, the Kabbalah and freemasons.
He recruited heavily from the latter group, infiltrating masonic lodges in his quest to recruit some of the wealthiest and most influential men in Europe.
The organization flourished before being stamped out by Karl Theodor of Bavaria, who issued an edict making membership in the Illuminati punishable by death in But the death of the Bavarian Illuminati did not quell gossip about their clandestine activities, and conspiracy theorists have linked the group to everything from the French Revolution to the assassination of JFK.
The prominent list of Bonesman includes several presidents and modern-day power brokers. Each year, 15 seniors at Yale are tapped to join Skull and Bones. Their names are published in Yale Rumpus , though what happens behind the closed doors of The Tomb , the windowless meeting space where Bonesmen gather twice a week, is under wraps: Members take an oath of secrecy.
Bush and his son, George W. The symbol of Skull and Bones is, appropriately, a skull with two crossbones. Yale Alumni Magazine points to a popular theory that it represents the year B. The first Bilderberg Meeting was in and held at the Hotel de Bilderberg in the Netherlands, from which the organization gets its name. Convened by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, it was a gathering of powerful politicians from North America and Europe designed to foster warmer relations between the two continents among fears of growing anti-Americanism in Europe.
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