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Masonic Hoax. Introduction. What is Masonic Secrecy? Information vacuum Misrepresentation of facts Anti-Masons Conspiracy theories. Anti-Masonry. Anti-Masonry defined 1698 anti-Masonry in London William Morgan The Anti-Masonic Party
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Introduction • What is Masonic Secrecy? • Information vacuum • Misrepresentation of facts • Anti-Masons • Conspiracy theories
Anti-Masonry • Anti-Masonry defined • 1698 anti-Masonry in London • William Morgan • The Anti-Masonic Party • Bolsheviks, Franco, Mussolinin, Hitler, radical Islam.
Knights Templar • Facts • Beginnings • Growth • Death • The Myth
The Illuminati • An old, short lived, secret society. • Modeled on Masonry’s principle of secrecy. • Resulted in outlawing membership in unauthorized groups. • Dan Brown’s Angels & Demons enlarged the legend and connected it to Masonry.
The Morgan Affair • Background • Character • Eavesdropper • Kidnapping • Trials • Results
Albert Pike • Life • Education • Military & Masonic career • Morals & Dogma
The Taxil Hoax • Background • The Hoax • The Confessions
Riding the GOAT • Comic relief? • God of All Things • Great Architect of the Universe
Masonry on the Map • Masonry and Washington D.C. • Other cities with S&C • The palace of Vauban in Paris • The Piazza Del Popolo in Rome • Versailes, France • Sandusdky Ohio
The One Dollar Bill • Star of David making the word “MASON” • The Facts M A S O N
The Statue of Liberty, a Masonic Idea • Conception • Claims of Masonic secrecy • Construction • Cornerstone Ceremony
The Helocaust • Hitler outlaws Masonry • Anti-Masonic Exposition • “Mistaken teachings of the equality of man” • Estimated deaths • Forget-me-not
Hollywood & Books vs. Fact • Misinformation vs. factual writing
In Conclusion • Our Intentions • Masonry’s basis in fact • Encountering the uniformed or anti-Mason