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Top 10 Scandalous Secrets of Freemasons
Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation, as well as a secret society, that traces its origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons, which from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of masons and their interaction with other authority figures. The degrees of freemasonry, its gradal system, retain the three grades of medieval craft guilds, those of Apprentice, journeyman or fellow (now called Fellowcraft), and Master Mason. Members join for the purposes of socializing and networking, and the organization itself commonly expresses its purpose as to “make good men better.” Here are 10 juicy secrets that you should know about them.
10. No Atheists Allowed
It is unfeasible to become a Freemason if you’re an atheist. Freemasonry as an organization recognizes the existence of a Supreme Being, and new members are asked to swear that they hold such a belief. Beyond that, the secret society has no religious requirements. Neither politics nor religion are allowed within a Masonic lodge, which makes defining Freemasonry as a religion an absurdity. Freemasonry is no more religious than the Boy Scouts, which requires members to believe in some sort of higher power. Members are free to believe in their own supreme being and their own God.
9. Lying is Permitted
Freemasons are asked not to testify honestly when another member is on trial. They fully understand that it may be perjury, but to them, it is a far greater sin to not protect their own blood.
8. Secret Handshake
One of the many nicknames for the Freemasons is the “funny handshake mob”. Though some members deny this existence, the members of this secret society have at least one secret handshake. Purportedly, there are even phrases a Freemason can utter when in grave danger – causing other members to comee to their aid. The founder of Mormonism, Joseph Smith, is said to have uttered this phrase in the last moments before his death.
7. The Golden Rule
The golden rule that we all learned in school is taken from the Freemasons. The concept of treating others the way that you want to be treated comes from a book called Great Learning that is attributed to the Freemasons and was written sometimes around 500 B.C.E.
6. Popular Culture Portrayal
The Freemasons as a secret society has been portrayed in many film and musical creations. For instance, Mozart’s music was inspired by the Freemasons and he was a member. Some of the better known movies about Freemasons include: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and Paint Your Wagon. Other famous books including War and Peace and The Da Vinci Code revolve around the secret society’s symbols.
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