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no mention is made in this article that freemasonry is regarded as an anti-christian organisation. john thurloe 31 10 08 | no mention is made in this article that freemasonry is regarded as an anti-christian organisation. john thurloe 31 10 08 | ||
:Probably because it generally ISN'T regarded as an anti-Christian organisation, except by a lunatic fringe, and there's no reason whatsoever that it should be. Nothing in Freemasonry is contrary to the teachings of Christianity. The Swedish Rite is ONLY open to christians. The book on the altar may be referred to as the Volume of the Sacred Law, but in most Lodges it's a King James Bible. --[[User:JMairs|JMairs]] 11:05, 22 August 2011 (EDT) | :Probably because it generally ISN'T regarded as an anti-Christian organisation, except by a lunatic fringe, and there's no reason whatsoever that it should be. Nothing in Freemasonry is contrary to the teachings of Christianity. The Swedish Rite is ONLY open to christians. The book on the altar may be referred to as the Volume of the Sacred Law, but in most Lodges it's a King James Bible. --[[User:JMairs|JMairs]] 11:05, 22 August 2011 (EDT) | ||
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| + | "In 1717 four lodges met together at a public house (pub, or hotel) in London and formed the Grand Lodge of England. It later chartered grand lodges in other countries. | ||
| + | When Adolf Hitler came to power he soon outlawed Freemasonry in Germany." That seems like a very brief history that excludes a lot of important information.--[[User:Burke39|Burke39]] 23:55, 11 May 2015 (EDT) | ||
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Frankly, most of this info is bunk. It goes on weird, irrelevant tangents, and is biased.--Adon 03:18, 30 March 2007 (EDT)
Perhaps at one point but as it stands now it is quite concise and to the point, and might I add the most fair and informative article I've seen on Freemasonry on the internet in a long time. Jros83 19:36, 19 June 2007 (EDT)
- Hmm no, I've changed my mind. It's rather skimpy to be certain.Jros83 20:28, 24 August 2008 (EDT) Still though it's nice to see it not being trashed.
no mention is made in this article that freemasonry is regarded as an anti-christian organisation. john thurloe 31 10 08
- Probably because it generally ISN'T regarded as an anti-Christian organisation, except by a lunatic fringe, and there's no reason whatsoever that it should be. Nothing in Freemasonry is contrary to the teachings of Christianity. The Swedish Rite is ONLY open to christians. The book on the altar may be referred to as the Volume of the Sacred Law, but in most Lodges it's a King James Bible. --JMairs 11:05, 22 August 2011 (EDT)
History
"In 1717 four lodges met together at a public house (pub, or hotel) in London and formed the Grand Lodge of England. It later chartered grand lodges in other countries. When Adolf Hitler came to power he soon outlawed Freemasonry in Germany." That seems like a very brief history that excludes a lot of important information.--Burke39 23:55, 11 May 2015 (EDT)