The Masons?
When that women lost control in the House chamber, one of the things that stood out for me was the reference to ‘the Freemasons’. One of my uncles was in the Masons, and my Dad turned down membership because he thought it was too expensive. I turned down membership because the members were, honestly, too boring.
Apparently the Catholic Church thinks that if you join you are unCatholic, Muslims think you are a Zionist. Fundie Protestants seem to think it is some sort of Satanic religion. The Nazis sent them to concentration camps and the Soviets to gulags.
It is a fraternity for crying out loud. A bunch of guys getting together and performing their ‘secret rituals’ while making connections for business. If you travel in business it is an easy introduction to locals at their lodge. It is hard to imagine any group that is more ‘vanilla’ and mainstream boring than Masons. They don’t get involved in religion or politics, they don’t rock the boat.
I think the problem is that they have been around too long and through the magic of compound interest are perceived to be too powerful and dangerous by rulers who want their money.
I can’t believe that people who handle poisonous snakes as part of their ritual, think people who play at laying bricks are a Satanic cult … [wanders away shaking his head]
October 19, 2013 4 Comments
