Inside the secret world of the Freemasons
[2023-06-05 06:09:24]
(CBS News) Squares and compasses are among the traditional tools of masonry. They are also misunderstood for centuries and constitute the symbol of the group that has been destroyed. Moroka took us this morning:
It is the world's most famous secret society. A rich symbol and ritual, it is a source of legend. . . Imitation . . Conspiracy theory
Is it right or wrong? Mason is a secret society. "No, this is wrong," said Margaret Jacobs, a professor of history at UCLA, one of the world's leading freemason experts.
"Oh, yes, eyes, yes," Jacob said. "Everyone says it is a freemason, in fact it was common in the 18th century, it was a special set of symbols."
truly! Freemason laid the foundation stone of the United States - at least some of the most representative buildings such as Washington National Cathedral and the Statue of Liberty.
So, what is Freemasonry? In a nutshell, it is the oldest and largest brotherly love in the world. Its members are world famous historical fame - George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Winston Churchill, Mozart, David Crockett, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Hodini, Gerald Ford, Henry Ford, John Wayne and even Colonel Sanders
If you want to become a Mason, you can apply for becoming a member at a local hotel. You need to show good character and faith to the best existence. Oh, with almost every cottage, it's just a man.
New York State Master James Sullivan then explained that you have to vote. "After the cottage votes you, you will study three times."
When you acquire a "tertiary degree" (yes, that is the source of the words), you can join any number of Masonic parties
Take Brent Morris as an example. He is a 33-year-old Mason and is a sanctuary of the Scottish Supreme Council etiquette in the southern jurisdiction. (This is a building in Washington DC)
"This is an important building - absolutely correct," Morris says. "This is the branch of the American Freemason, that is our headquarters."
Inside the temple hotel room is awesome. Downstairs you can see Buzz Aldrin with his flag on the moon.
Well, if you wear a small hat and a small car, there will be a freemason party animal, Shriners.
You may know more about their 22 child hospitals, and patients do not need to pay a penny - Mason is a charity. According to reports, they donate 2 million dollars per day to charitable organizations.
Mason started as a mason in the Middle Ages of Europe, but lived as a social organization. The first luxury hotel was founded in London in 1717. "Currently, many of these hotels have nothing to do with the trading institutions, they are" gentlemen's masons, "Morris says. "They are not masons."
Freemasonry dominates the world. This discussion seems controversial, but this fact was recently revealed in Masonics' book written by H. Paul Jeffers. Among the book entitled "Masonics: The Oldest Secret Society in the World", Jeffers says that most of Masonics, who have worked hard in every field, live in America, the only surviving America in the world Said. Superpower. As a result of extensive investigation of the secret process with a history of more than 400 years, Jeffers discovered that 410 million people living in the United States and Canada, out of 5.9 million Freemasons worldwide Did. Of the remaining 1.1 million masons outside North America, 550,000 live in the UK and Wales, 400,000 live in Scotland, 375,000 live in Australia. India, Japan, Formosa, Africa, Israel account for 288,000 people, Ireland has 47,000 Freemasonry
What is Freemasonry? Most historians believe that this secret society was born in England in the Middle Ages (Wasserman 14). The Masonic Association is a major secret society believed to originate from Mason Guild and is a masonry group traveling throughout Europe to build cathedrals and other buildings (14). They are not religious organizations, but in order to win members they must believe in higher powers (Freemasonry). At the beginning of Freemasonry, soci