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	History of Freemasonry - Masonic Legends, Theories and Facts
		This is curious because a resemblance of modern Freemasonry (judging from a corpus of medieval manuscripts) was already in place beforehand, even if its pedigree was lost.
		Their illustrious history has been the subject of numerous fascinating books and their effect upon the course of world history, religion and commerce is much greater than generally recognised.
		Indeed in the wake of the 1738 Bull, the Popes brother, Cardinal Corsini wrote stressing that Freemasonry in England was merely an innocent amusement.
	www.oelodge.uklinux.net /history.htm (4245 words)

	History of Freemasonry
		FREEMASONRY is the system of the Freemasons, a secret order and pantheistic sect, which professes, by means of a symbolical language and certain ceremonies of initiation and promotion, to lay down a code of morality founded on the brotherhood of humanity only.
		Some writers trace Freemasonry to the heresies of Eastern origin that prevailed during the early and middle ages in certain parts of Europe, such as those of the Gnostics, Manicheans, and Abigenses, some of whose mischievous tenets are, no doubt, apparent in the sect.
		Freemasonry is essentially opposed to the belief in the personality of God, whose name in the Masonic rituals veils the doctrine of blind force only governing the universe.
	friarsminor.org /xvi10-5.html (1414 words)

	Freemasonry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Freemasonry is an esoteric art, in that certain aspects of its internal work are not generally revealed to the public.
		Freemasonry is associated with several appendant bodies, such as the Scottish Rite, which is a system of Freemasonry developed on the Continent (particularly in France), and the York Rite, which includes three sovereign and distinct rites: the Holy Royal Arch, Royal and Select Masters (aka Cryptic Masonry), and Knights Templar.
		Freemasonry is said by some, especially amongst Masons practising the York Rite, to have existed at the time of King Athelstan of England, in the 10th century C.E. Athelstan is said by some to have been converted to Christianity in York, and to have issued the first Charter to the Masonic Lodges there.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Freemasonry (7195 words)

	History of Freemasonry -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Probably the single most significant event was the formation of the first (additional info and facts about Grand Lodge) Grand Lodge in (The capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center) London in 1717.
		From that date forward the history of Freemasonry is comparatively well established and there is increasing documentary evidence to support its gradual evolution.
		At this distance in time there can be no certainty but the evidence does strongly support the suggestion the Freemasonry could have developed from (A formal association of people with similar interests) Guilds and Lodges of the medieval masons.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hi/history_of_freemasonry.htm (1003 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Masonry (Freemasonry)
		The alliance of Freemasonry with philosophy was publicly sealed by the solemn initiation of Voltaire, the chief of these philosophers, 7 February, 1778, and his reception of the Masonic garb from the famous materialist Bro.
		In Germany and Austria, Freemasonry during the eighteenth century was a powerful ally of the so-called party, of "Enlightenment" (Aufklaerung), and of Josephinism; in the nineteenth century of the pseudo-Liberal and of the anti-clerical party.
		In Bavaria Freemasonry was prohibited 1784 and 1785; in Austria, 1795; in Baden 1813; in Russia, 1822.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/09771a.htm (14785 words)

	The History of Masonry in Brazil
		The world's academic historians would probably agree that the basic goal of History is to present a systematic and unprejudiced narrative of facts discovered from evidence of primary and secondary sources about the life of peoples and their institutions.
		Freemasonry is known worldwidely as an organisation of men based on the principles of Brotherly Love, the relief of distress and a shared belief in the existence of universal Truth under the fatherhood of God - to whom we refer as the Great Architect of the Universe.
		Freemasonry is not linked to any political party or faction whatsoever, and its principles strongly support the sovereignty of nations, the authority of secular power legally constituted, and respect for existing laws.
	www.geocities.com /RainForest/8527/hist.html (3232 words)

	History of Freemasonry in Meath - Larry Conlon.
		Masonic history can be traced from the early medieval craft guilds in which skilled craftsmen associated with one another and received their training, through to the time of the labour combinations, and later, the trade unions.
		Freemasonry was also closely associated with the Jacobite movement in England and Scotland from whence its influence spread to Ireland.
		The spread of freemasonry in Westmeath is mainly attributed to the Hon.
	www.meath.org /History.html (11012 words)

	Freemasonry Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Controversies over the historical involvements of Freemasonry and anticlericalism reach a peak in attempting to understand the role of Freemasonry in the history of anticlericalism in Portugal, Italy, and Mexico.
		The Catholic Church is openly hostile to Freemasonry, deeming it at least partly responsible for the French Revolution and the resulting decline of the church in Europe.
		Freemasonry has been a long-time target of conspiracy theories, which see it as an occult and evil power, often associated with the New World Order and other "agents," such as the Illuminati and Jews — either bent on world domination, or already secretly in control of world politics.
	www.jobsinart.com /encyclopedia/Freemasonry (9641 words)

	History of Freemasonry - Chapter I - Origins & Intimations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Freemasonry cannot expect to perpetuate itself without an appeal to the intelligence, nor can it expect to retain the allegiance of intelligent members by insisting they accept as factual narratives legends which on their surface bear indisputable relationship to the folk tales of many races and religions.
		But they do reveal the essential kinship of Freemasonry with the religious and philosophical societies of previous ages; nor is there today any other similar society in the world which can deny Masonry’s prescriptive right to claim these relics as its own or dispute with it the palm for honorable age.
		Modern Freemasonry is in the truest sense a reservoir into which the cult lore and social experiences of countless eons of human experience have poured their treasures.
	www.hiram.net /mi-masons/Chapter_I.html (3691 words)

	History of Freemasonry - Chapter II - Legend & Romance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		It carried Freemasonry back to the early generations after Adam, squared it with the major incidents of the Old Testament, identified it with architecture and geometry and accounted for its translation from ancient Palestine to England by way of France.
		Freemasonry is a world within itself, going on all the while, busy with countless internal activities, and naturally tending to subdivide into self-determining groups.
		The history of Masonry is one chapter, written at divers times and often in strange alphabets, of the great history of mankind.
	www.hiram.net /mi-masons/Chapter_II.html (3684 words)

	History of Freemasonry
		According to the legends contained in the rituals of Freemasonry, the origins of the Masonic fraternity date from the construction of the Temple of King Solomon, as described in the Bible.
		The undertaking was so vast that a new form of organization was required to ensure that the Temple was completed in a timely and correct fashion, and this led to the development of organization of the stonemasons and architects into various grades and classes with responsibilities as described in the rituals.
		The term "free" in Freemason indicated that the Mason was not bound to the land as a serf, or otherwise restricted as in villeinage or socage, but was free to travel about the country, as was necessary for one whose trade might require construction in many different locations.
	www.lds-mormon.com /masonichistory.shtml (2061 words)

	Born in Blood
		New evidence that Hess died with Hereditary Grand Master of Freemasonry, The Duke of Kent, in 42' plane crash
		Freemasonry and the Subversion of the Catholic Church - The Permanent Instruction of the Alta Vendita
		Freemasonry and the Bloodbath of the French Revolution: The Grand Orient of France's War on 'The Galilean'
	www.freemasonrywatch.org /borninblood.html (493 words)

	FREEMASONRY
		Not that surprising considering Smith was a Mason himself (Documentary History of the Church 4:550-551).
		Freemasonry teaches that there is one God and men of all religions worship that one God using a variety of different names.
		History of Freemasonry, by Albert Mackey, discusses various pagan gods and the people who worshiped them.
	contenderministries.org /freemason/comparison.php (1186 words)

	Is This The True History of Freemasonry ? ? ?
		Although, this colorful beginning of Freemasonry in not necessarily factual, nor is it provable, it only serves to lend an "air" of antiquity to the origins of this Fraternity, as there were several hundred years between the operative and speculative lodges.
		Whether or not these records are proof of an earlier beginning of Fraternal Freemasonry has yet to be documented, but their being admitted to the "Society of Freemasons" sounds a lot like a Lodge of Freemasons.
		One of the reasons that Freemasonry is such an important organization is because it promotes a Government of the people, with the elected citizens serving as their own leaders and lawmakers.
	www.cix.co.uk /~craftings/history.htm (1936 words)

	Circle of Prayer - History of Freemasonry
		In the early days of speculative freemasonry the officers of lodges were installed every six months, usually on the festival days of the two Saints John.
		Even the pentalpha, a magical sign used in ancient times as a talisman against the danger of fire and adopted in freemasonry as an emblem of the five points of fellowship among other things, was questioned because it became a Christian symbol alluding to the five wounds of Christ.
		There is strong evidence of an association between the Knights Templar and freemasonry in Scotland, especially in relation to the Mark and the Royal Arch.
	www.circleofprayer.com /freemason-history.html (2255 words)

	Encyclopedia: History of Freemasonry
		Probably the single most significant event was the formation of the first Grand Lodge in London in 1717.
		The Craft that evolved into modern Freemasonry emerged in the period between the Black Death, 1348, and the Wars of the Roses, 1453.
		At this distance in time there can be no certainty but the evidence does strongly support the suggestion the Freemasonry could have developed from Guilds and Lodges of the medieval masons.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-Freemasonry (2039 words)

	The History of Freemasonry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The history of the Masons is generally divided into two periods.
		The second part of Masonic history involved what is called "Speculative Masonry", during which time the Masons started to allow into their membership those who were willing to assist in building a "Spiritual Temple" or building here on earth...
		The Freemasons were an organization of builders who were bound together by their secret knowledge of the relationship between the earthly and divine sciences of architecture.
	www.religiouscounterfeits.org /ml_history.htm (1232 words)

	Religious Movements Homepage: Freemasons
		Scholars also speculate that Freemasonry has connections with the Greek and Roman mysteries, which were rites of entering their religions and kept secret upon penalty of death.
		Early in its history this lodge was challenged by lodges that formed in other parts of the British Isles.
		Since Freemasonry is a fraternity, it also stresses the fellowship and enjoyable company of its brothers in social activities such as dinners, picnics, card/chess matches, lectures on Masonic history, etc.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/Masons.html (3048 words)

	Freemasonry - A little history
		Scottish Freemasonry is mentioned in the Guinness Book of Records and on their Website as having the oldest Masonic Lodges in the world.
		That means that Freemasonry originated in Scotland and of course we, and all Scots should be, very proud of that fact.
		Scottish Freemasonry is now officially recognised as being the oldest in the world and is now recorded as a Guinness World Record.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/freemasonry/little_history.htm (386 words)

	History Sketches in Freemasonry
		In the study of freemasonry there are two kinds of statements presented to the mind of the student.
		The historic period of Freemasonry begins with the time from which we have written or printed records to furnish the necessary testimony that the events mentioned did actually occur.
		This is succeeded by a traditional history of Masonry, from the days of Lamech to the reign of King Athelstan of England.
	members.aol.com /AllenWeb/history.htm (1745 words)

	History
		A history of Freemasonry and its development in all countries from ancient to modern times.
		Illustrated history of the formation of the Grand Lodges in all the Americas.
		An academic treatise on Freemasonry in the context of 18th-century Enlightenment philosophy.
	www.pagrandlodge.org /mlam/clc/history.html (1196 words)

	Freemasonry Watch - The Inner Guard
		The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings.
		Man is never closer to God than when he kneels, spiritually naked, at the altar of Freemasonry.
		I have found a lot of the answers to my questions in Freemasonry.
	www.freemasonrywatch.org /freemasons_introduction.html (250 words)

	Origins of the Society
		The Wood manuscript, written in 1610 "traces the history of the Order from two pillars that were found after Noah's Flood, none made of a marble that would not burn with fire, the other made of a substance known in Masonic legends as Laterus, which would not dissolve, sink or drown in any water.
		Preston's accounts of the history of Masonry in England, beginning with the Druids and Romans, are based on the mythical history included in Anderson's Constitutions (1773) and his own 1776 Appendix.
		"The 'craft' of Freemasonry was one of the more extraordinary manifestations of the Age of Reason, typical of its time not only because it stood for rationalism, deism, and benevolence, but also because of the ambiguity which turned one side of its affairs from rationality to mystery.
	www.mystae.com /restricted/streams/masons/mhistory.html (4435 words)

	BOOK REVIEW - The Secret History of Freemasonry
		The Secret History of Freemasonry by Paul Naudon © 2005 Inner Traditions ISBN 1-59477-028-X paperback 308 pages includes notes and index $16.95 (U.S.) $24.50 (Canada) This is the first U.S. printing of a book originally published in France in 1991.
		This is a book which is devoted, in its major treatments, to the history of operative freemasonry and its gradual evolution into the speculative Freemasonry of today.
		His background as a law scholar specializing in the history of civil law and institutions gives a perspective which, when combined with his Masonic knowledge, must be close to unique.
	talkaboutabook.com /group/alt.book.reviews/messages/1741.html (409 words)

	Muslim perspective on history of Freemasonry — AUDIO
		The content of the tape indicates that the author of the tape is Islamic and is either a former Mason or is highly familiar with masonic history and practices.
		It should be kept in mind that Freemasonry's goal is world dominance through the control of the human condition by the power of Satan (illuminati).
		While essentially an organization that has Lucifer as its god, it must be understood that those in the lower ranks of freemasonry are not aware of the all that masonry entails.
	www.trosch.org /bks/muslim_on_freemasonry.html (748 words)

	Jüri Lina: Architects of Deception: The Concealed History of Freemasonry
		This showed the need for a comprehensive book about the dark history, ideology and activities of freemasonry, which would act as a complement to ”Under the Sign of the Scorpion”.
		Without details about the true history of freemasonry, it is very difficult to orientate oneself in today’s world.
		The French author Romain Rolland stated: ”The murderers of the soul are the worst.” The socialists are well aware that their falsification of history leads to a society without history.
	www.geocities.com /jyrilina/english/deception.html (1634 words)

	History of Freemasonry
		The History of Freemasonry is derived from that of Architectural Masonry.
		This awesome display of architecture was constructed many centuries ago and stood as a towering display of pride and honor for the ruling powers.
		The Structure of Freemasonry is a great picture of how Masonry works, however, it is very misleading to the non-mason.
	avianolodge643.tripod.com /italy/id6.html (260 words)

	Research Grant for the History of Freemasonry
		Freemasonry is an initiation society, which has proved to be of great influence on European culture since the beginning of the 18th century.
		The OVN aims to ‘stimulate academic research from all disciplines into the history of freemasonry in the Netherlands and its former territories from the time of its foundation until the present day, as well as to stimulate the exchange of knowledge and the results of research into this field’.
		Private persons, as well as institutes, organizations or companies, who are interested in the history of freemasonry can make a valuable contribution in support of the activities of the OVN by pledging a yearly donation of 25,- or more.
	www.h-net.msu.edu /announce/show.cgi?ID=144135 (1125 words)

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