Freemason

[Flench]

Watching Brad Meltzer's decoded on feemason's . My father was a freemason and I had no idea about them untill now . I would ask him about them and to the day he died he would not tell me ANY thing about them .
Hell , I thought it was just a bunch of stone mason's , lol .Being one myself ..

[Tupac]

My great uncle was a 33rd degree mason, like your dad he wouldn't ever talk about it.

[Flench]

That's just wild . Did all the freemason do stone work or what i'm asking do you have to be a stone mason to get in ? Heck I want in now ...

[ink]

I personally think the Masons were originally the Knights Templar. 

[gyrene81]

That's just wild . Did all the freemason do stone work or what i'm asking do you have to be a stone mason to get in ? Heck I want in now ...

lol...there is a sordid history regarding the origins of the free masons...supposedly in the beginning stone masons held the secrets of their craft to be something closely guarded...things just sort of progressed from there. now you will find masons from many walks of life, most are wealthy/upper middle class...i believe you have to be invited and accept the initiation to get in.

your dad could have gotten you in if he was one...not sure how you would go about it now unless you can get invited by another mason that knew your dad.

[Tyrannis]

I personally think the Masons were originally the Knights Templar. 

The legend goes the Knights Templar hid within the ranks of the Masons. Finally blending them together.

my ex-gf's stepfather is a 33d degree mason. he said something about he had the oppurtunity to become a higher level of mason (scotland yard, or something along thise lines) i helped him rebuild a church last summer. he started to teach me the basics of masonry.

Theres even a "mason's temple"(i think its called) in my town. never been inside, the doors are usually locked, with dark blue curtains pulled over the entire windows&door.

[fudgums]

Theres even a "mason's temple"(i think its called) in my town. never been inside, the doors are usually locked, with dark blue curtains pulled over the entire windows&door.

Go knock on the door one night and ask if they have a cup of sugar!

[Flench]

lol...there is a sordid history regarding the origins of the free masons...supposedly in the beginning stone masons held the secrets of their craft to be something closely guarded...things just sort of progressed from there. now you will find masons from many walks of life, most are wealthy/upper middle class...i believe you have to be invited and accept the initiation to get in.


your dad could have gotten you in if he was one...not sure how you would go about it now unless you can get invited by another mason that knew your dad.

I see , Thank's for the info ..
My father teached me to lay stone when I was 13 or tried . Took me 20 year's to get as good as he was ..

[Motherland]

Theres even a "mason's temple"(i think its called) in my town.

I don't think I've ever been a place that hasn't had one of those, they're all over the place. Tons of people driving around with the compass badge on their cars.
The conspiracy theories are kind of funny, considering.

It doesn't seem to be invitation-only, by the way...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Masons#Membership_requirements

[gyrene81]

i don't rely on wikipedia for anything but some amusement...

The process is really quite simple actually. If you have a friend or acquaintance who's a Mason, tell them of your interest. They'll provide you with the information necessary to proceed and will generally 'vouch' for you as one of good character and worthy of membership. They'll introduce you to the proper lodge officers, provide you with a petition form to complete, and explain what goes on at their lodge where you'll soon be welcomed as a member.

http://www.masonicinfo.com/member.htm

i was going by what some grand pubah of a lodge on the history channel said...never been interested myself...but since flench is

[Motherland]

i was going by what some grand pubah of a lodge on the history channel said...never been interested myself...but since flench is

The History Channel is to preoccupied with putting out sensationalist conspiracy garbage to even pay attention to on a matter like this... IMO...

[Ack-Ack]

my ex-gf's stepfather is a 33d degree mason. he said something about he had the oppurtunity to become a higher level of mason (scotland yard, or something along thise lines) i helped him rebuild a church last summer. he started to teach me the basics of masonry.

33rd Degree Mason is the highest level a Mason can obtain.

ack-ack

[gyrene81]

The History Channel is to preoccupied with putting out sensationalist conspiracy garbage to even pay attention to on a matter like this... IMO...

however true that may be...if the guy speaking is wearing some masonic garb and the text on the screen identifies him as masonic what have you, his words carry more weight than wikipedia.

[MaSonZ]

I don't think I've ever been a place that hasn't had one of those, they're all over the place. Tons of people driving around with the compass badge on their cars.
The conspiracy theories are kind of funny, considering.

It doesn't seem to be invitation-only, by the way...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Masons#Membership_requirements

coem to my neck of the woods...you find a compass badge on a car and ill believe it.

[Motherland]

coem to my neck of the woods...you find a compass badge on a car and ill believe it.

It might be more common in the older parts of the country, I guess.

however true that may be...if the guy speaking is wearing some masonic garb and the text on the screen identifies him as masonic what have you, his words carry more weight than wikipedia.

I think there are probably a lot of people going around masquerading as Freemasons in a pseudo-dark/secretive way spouting nonsense once they find it's a rather mundane thing and not something that secretly controls the world. These would be the kind of people the History Channel seeks out.