Freemasonry

Freemasonry is a worldwide fraternal organization. Its members are joined together by shared ideals of both a moral and metaphysical nature, and, in most of its branches, by a common belief in a Supreme Being. Freemasonry is an esoteric art, in that certain aspects of its internal work are not generally revealed to the public. Masons give numerous reasons for this, one of which is that Freemasonry uses an initiatory system of degrees to explore ethical and philosophical issues, and this system is less effective if the observer knows beforehand what will happen. It often calls itself "a peculiar system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols."

External links

• Straight Answers: Catholics and Freemasonry (Article by Fr. William P. Saunders of the Archdiocese of Arlington Virgina)
• A Ritual Gone Fatally Wrong Puts Light on Masonic Secrecy (Article from New York Times)
• Fezzes, Sphinxes and Secret Handshakes (Article from Washington Post )
• Inside the Masons (Article from U.S. News)
• Web of Hiram
• PS Review of Freemasonry made by Freemasons for Free Masons
• History and philosophy of Freemasonry.
• Freemasonry, Seeking The Truth.
• James A. Garfield, "Memorials to Great Men Who Were Masons"
• Famous Freemasons
• A Page About Freemasonry - A comprehensive site, the world's oldest Masonic website
• Masonic Books On-Line Links to 15 Masonic related on-line books
• Hiram's Oasis Thousands of Masonic related pictures and images
• Webb's Freemason's Monitor — including the first three degrees
• Harun Yahya: Global Freemasonry This site contains an online book on freemasonry with many references (go to the 'Books' section and look for 'Global Freemasonry').
• Robert Macoy: The Masonic Manual — A pocket Companion for the Initiated
• Albert G. Mackey, M. D.: Symbolism of Freemasonry
• Masonic Art
• The Real Secret of Freemasonry
• Freemasonry Watch An Anti-Masonic site.
• Freemasonry: Midwife to an Occult Empire Anti-Masonic study detailing the occult nature of Freemasonry.
• Masonic discussion of Anti-Masonry
• Freemasonry and the occult by a conservative religious group accusing Masons of witchcraft
• Masonry Chick tract accusing Masons of Satanism (images, ~561Kb)
• Estonian Anti-Freemasons Movement
• Saints Alive In Jesus Freemasonry Resource Files
• Ephesians 5:11 Anti-Masonry organisation