The most famous anti-Masonic hoax is a cautionary tale to keep in mind when examining claims by anti-cult scholars about Satanic or “cultic” abuse.
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What is the Shrine? 3. The Black Shrine
African Americans had to struggle to have their own independent Shrine. Some took the Arabic references so seriously that they converted to Islam.
What is the Shrine? 2. The White Shrine
During its long history, the Shrine met with problems and scandals but became also extremely popular for his philanthropic activities.
What is the Shrine? 1. The Origins of a Para-Masonic Order
Supplementing “Bitter Winter” series on Freemasonry, a look at an organization about which little is known outside the United States,
Freemasonry, What Is It Exactly? 8. “Masonic Philosophy” or “Masonic Method?”
Freemasons often claims that they do not have a doctrine. They have, however, a distinctive method, behind which a “philosophical horizon” may be discerned.
Freemasonry, What Is It Exactly? 7. Rites and Quasi-Masonic Organizations
A look at the different rites and at a plethora of organizations that have “something to do” with Freemasonry.
Freemasonry, What Is It Exactly? 6. Obediences and Rites
Freemasonry is today divided into rival obediences and international federations. They should not be confused with the different masonic rites.
Freemasonry, What Is It Exactly? 5. Templar Myths and High Degrees
Born with two, then three degrees, Freemasonry developed many more based on legends connecting its origins with the European aristocracy and the Knights Templar.
Freemasonry, What Is It Exactly? 4. Anderson’s Constitutions of 1723
Modern Freemasonry was born in 1717, and its Constitutions were published in 1723. Since the beginning, their reference to God created problems and schisms.
Freemasonry, What Is It Exactly? 3. The Temple of Solomon and the “Masonic Word”
Legends about Solomon’s Temple and a word identifying the genuine members of the guild were passed from the “operative” to the “speculative” Freemasons.