Since long before The Lost Symbol, Freemasons have been accused of everything from conspiring with extraterrestrials to practicing sexual deviancy to engaging in occult rituals to running the ...

Although originally a Christian symbol, the Eye of Providence is often associated with Freemasonry. It represents the eye of God watching over humanity (the concept of divine providence).

"And religion is one. Politics is another ... There are NO secret Masonic symbols on the U.S. dollar bill. The back of the dollar bill features an incomplete pyramid with an eye on top of ...

Rich with symbols and ritual ... one of the world's leading experts on Freemasonry. True or false? Freemasonry is a religion. No, said Jacob. True or false? Masons were behind the American ...

Freemasons, known popularly for their white aprons, arcane symbols and secret handshake ... that Freemasonry is wholly secular and devoid of religious aspects. Its members are encouraged to ...

Spiritual, But Not A Religion The rites inside the temple ... Mozart was a mason, and his opera The Magic Flute is full of Masonic symbols. Rudyard Kipling was also a Mason. His story "The Man ...

Many Masonic symbols are even older than that. Mitch Horowitz: The all seeing eye, the pyramid, the obelisk. It drew very deeply upon the symbols of pre-Christian religion because it believed ...

The triangle was a long-standing symbol of the Christian Trinity of Father ... In none of those examples was Freemasonry involved with the choice of symbol. Alamy William Barton’s design ...

The global organization requires that members “believe in the existence of a Supreme Being, although Freemasonry is not concerned with theological distinctions or particular religious beliefs ...

It doesn’t specify one particular religion ... and this is true of all the Masonic degrees — the master recites a lecture on the group’s history and symbols, memorized word for word.

It should also be noted that Freemasonry is a non-religious and non-political organisation, and discussion of politics and religion are forbidden at lodge meetings. Nigel Brown: The symbol you are ...