Who are Freemasons: 25 fun facts about the "Freemasons" Bashny.Net

We've all heard about the Masons and their alleged goal of global domination through the new world order, but how many of us know anything substantial about this subject? Freemasonry is one of the oldest and largest in the world of fraternities. And in fact, this society is not so sekretno.Masony claim that their only goal - to make people better, and his friendship ideals of charity and brotherly love have survived through the centuries, even in the most powerful political, military and religious conflicts. Masonry - is not a collection , or place of worship. This is not a religion, as many people think, it does not teach religious philosophy. But still remains a lot of questions to this fraternity.

< Website provides the answers to many of them. So who are these masons?

< 1. Number of Freemasons worldwide is approximately equal to 5 million (of which about 480 000 in the UK and 2 million in the US).
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2 Many believe that Freemasonry - a secret society, but it is not. Masons are free to report their membership, although they can not reveal the secrets of the Order.





3. The generally accepted date of the appearance of Freemasonry is considered June 24, 1717, when the Grand Lodge of London was created. After that date, the Grand Lodges began to manage other lodges.





4. The Company of Masons use the methods and tools of masons to train their members to the principles of morality, friendship and brotherly love. Therefore, the main emblem of the society became square and compasses.





5. is commonly believed that Masons use symbols for the classification of the activity. However, the characters appeared in the earliest stages of the formation fraternity, when many of its members could not read. Abundant symbolism served as a reminder of the lessons of brotherhood.





6. The oldest Masonic symbols can be called a square and compasses. It is also the most versatile recognizable sign, although its exact meaning varies across countries

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7 The Masonic "Lodge" - is not just the name of the building, and a group of people conducting meetings in this building. Each bed gets a letter from the "Grand Lodge", but basically operates self-concept. No any single ceremony for meetings, rituals vary from group to group.





8. You can not become a Freemason, as an atheist. The primary requirement for potential members - the belief in some higher power

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9. There are two known areas of Freemasonry. Regular, controlled by the United Grand Lodge of England and Liberal represented by the Grand Orient of France.





10. The Masons usually recognize each other on the various "secret" signs, such as a ring with a Masonic emblem, badges on their clothes, and sometimes famous Masonic handshake (during the handshake thumb touches the hand of another person in a special way), although the latter mainly refers to the Masons of San Francisco and Washington.





11. to commit mass murder in Norway in 2011, Anders Breivik was a practicing Freemason.

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12 In the Masons have a rule - not to give evidence against other Masons. They recognize that this may cause a false witness, but not protect her for them - a much greater sin

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13. There is no single person expressing the opinion of all Masons. The Fellowship consists of a large number of people in many organizations, obeying its territorial Grand Lodge. None of the members could not speak on behalf of the whole of Freemasonry. It is the duty of the Grand Lodge, uniting this territory.





14. There is a connection between the Masons and the Statue of Liberty. Author Frederic Bartholdi statue was a Mason





15. Masons used the secret handshakes and passwords to distinguish friend from foe and keep the secrets of the guild. Now these rituals are associated with Freemasonry.





16. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin was a member of the Clean Lakes Lodge number 1417 in Texas. He piloted the lunar module on Apollo 11 during the first-ever lunar landing with a man on board. Going to the moon, he had a special mission of his Grand Master - declare Moon territorial jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Texas. John Glenn was also a Mason.





17. Catherine Babington so wanted to find out what kind of freemasonry, that more than a year during meetings was hiding inside the department for performances. When she found it almost a month held captive.





18. One of the most famous Freemasons include Charles Darwin, Mark Twain, Winston Churchill, J. Edgar Hoover, Benjamin Franklin and first president and founding father of the United States George Washington.





19. Conspiracy theorists associated with the Illuminati Masons. But it's not too similar to the truth, as the Illuminati secret society so that some people still do not believe in its existence, while the Masons are free to disclose their affiliation.





20. Hitler believed that Masons are controlled by Jews, and during the reign of the Nazis killed between 80 and 200 thousand masons.





21. In the US, women can not become Masons, whereas in Europe they are usually allowed to initiate.





22. The essence of Freemasonry, and possibly other communities, is the worship of the sun.





23. The variety of Freemasonry practiced in the United States, Member States shall in any form to believe in God.





24. Masonic Temple in Chicago, Illinois was built in 1892. At one time it was the tallest building in the world, with a height of 22 floors.





25. During the American Civil War soldiers are fighting side by identifying each other as Masons, helped each other and saving each other's lives. Even during the war, the Masonic brotherhood loyalty not weakened.







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