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Take out a one-dollar bill and look at it. The one-dollar bill you're looking at first came off the presses in 1957 in its present design. This so-called paper money is in fact a cotton and linen blend, with red and blue minute silk fibers running through it. It is actually material.
We've all washed it without it falling apart. A special blend of ink is used, the contents we will never know. It is overprinted with symbols and then it is starched to make it water resistant and pressed to give it that nice crisp look.
If you look on the front of the bill, you will see the United States Treasury Seal. On the top you will see the scales for the balance, i.e., a balanced budget. In the center you have a carpenter's T-square, a tool used for an even cut.
Underneath is the Key to the United States Treasury. That's all pretty easy to figure out, but what is on the back of that dollar bill is something we should all know. If you turn the bill over, you will see two circles.
Both circles together comprise the Great Seal of the United States. The First Continental Congress requested that Benjamin Franklin and a group of men come up with a Seal. It took them four years to accomplish this task and another two years to get it approved. If you look at the left hand circle, you will see a Pyramid. Notice the face is lighted and the western side is dark. This country was just beginning. We had not begun to explore the West or decided what we could do for Western Civilization. The Pyramid is uncapped, again signifying that we were not even close to being finished. Inside the capstone you have the all-seeing eye, an ancient symbol for divinity. It was Franklin's belief that one man couldn't do it alone, but a group of men, with the help of God, could do anything.
"IN GOD WE TRUST" is on this currency. The Latin above the pyramid, ANNUIT COEPTIS, means "God has favored our undertaking. "The Latin below the pyramid, NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM, means "a new order has begun." At the base of the pyramid is the Roman Numeral for 1776.
If you look at the right-hand circle, and check it carefully, you will learn that it is on every National Cemetery in the United States. It is also on the Parade of Flags Walkway at the Bushnell, Florida National Cemetery and is the centerpiece of most heroes’ monuments.
Slightly modified, it is the seal of the President of the United States and it is always visible whenever he speaks; yet no one knows what the symbols mean.
The Bald Eagle was selected as a symbol for victory for two reasons: first, he is not afraid of a storm; he is strong and he is smart enough to soar above it. Secondly, he wears no material crown. We had just broken from the King of England. Also, notice the shield is unsupported. This country can now stand on its own. At the top of that shield you have a white bar signifying congress, a unifying factor. We were coming together as one nation.
In the Eagle's beak you will read, "E PLURIBUS UNUM," meaning "one nation from many people." Above the Eagle you have thirteen stars representing the thirteen original colonies, and any clouds of misunderstanding rolling away. Again, we were coming together as one. Notice what the Eagle holds in his talons. He holds an olive branch and arrows. This country wants peace, but we will never be afraid to fight to preserve peace. The Eagle always wants to face the olive branch, but in time of war, his gaze turns toward the arrows.
They say that the number 13 is an unlucky number. This is almost a worldwide belief. You will usually never see a room numbered 13, or any hotels or motels with a 13th floor. But, think about this: 13 original colonies, 13 stripes on our flag, 13 steps on the Pyramid, 13 letters in the Latin above, 13 letters in "E Pluribus Unum", 13 stars above the Eagle, 13 plumes of feathers on each span of the Eagle's wing, 13 bars on that shield, 13 leaves on the olive branch, 13 fruits, and if you look closely, 13 arrows. And for minorities: the 13th Amendment.
On the front, in the upper righthand corner, there is a little spider (it's true).
Looks like an owl to me.
But you will need a magnifying glass to see it. It is there. My kids showed it to me....
Why did the author of this piece ignore the Masonic symbolism of the T-square, the pyramid and the All-Seeing Eye?
He didn't.
Apparently you didn't read all of it.
Couldn't tell ya, I just posted it; I didn't write it.
However, I'm curious -- what is the Masonic symbolism of those things?
Yep, it is pretty small.
He talked about the symbolism of the T-square, the pyramid and the all-seeing eye, but didn't say anything about their relation to the Masons. Are they the same?
"The Latin below the pyramid, NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM, means "a new order has begun."
Literally "New World Order". Who knew Ben Franklin was a CFR-Trilaterist!
>But, think about this: 13 original colonies, 13 stripes on our flag...
I read somewhere that the repeated use of 13 stands for the original 12 Hebrew Tribes, which are really 13 if you elect to count them that way.
The symbol you see is not a t-square. A t-square would be at a right angle and that particular symbol is not. It is a heraldic device known as a chevron. It is heraldically a starry chevron and has been designed with 13 stars on it. Symbolically it is a divider or signifies a protector. The key to the treasury is under the chevron which could mean it is being protected by the scales of justice and the stars would be symbolic of the thirteen states that provide that protection.
How about the $ itself? It is derived from the monogram of the United States; a U overlaying an S.
But you will need a magnifying glass to see it. It is there. My kids showed it to me....
I don't believe you. You should send me 10,000 or so of these dollar bills so I can see if the "spider" is on every one. I promise I'll return them when I'm done...
I read somewhere that the repeated use of 13 stands for the original 12 Hebrew Tribes, which are really 13 if you elect to count them that way.
Here's how it goes.. If you look on the Eagles head you will see the star of David surrounded by the brilliant lights of the Shekinah glory that dwelled in the Holy of Holies in the Jewish Tabernacle.
If you turn the dollar bill upside down and place your thumb over the eagles head, the shield becomes menorah, or the seven golden candle sticke of Israel. Placing your thumb completely over the shield leaves the tail of nine feathers that represent the flames of the Hanukkah Menorah.
To the Israelites, the number 13 was a significant number. Including the Levities, there were 13 tribes of Israel. Thirteen is also the age at which a boy or girl reaches adulthood. Now look on the one dollar bill and there are 13 leaves in the olive branch in the right talon of the eagle, 13 arrows in the left talon, 13 stripes on the shield, 13 stars representing the 13 colinies. Every American who carries a single one dollar bill hold a reminder that in Israel all nations are blessed.
General Washington at Valley Forge was broke as was the nation. Some Jewish merchants with all they had fiananced him from that point bringing about a turning point in the Revolutionary War.
They say that the number 13 is an unlucky number. This is almost a worldwide belief.
Bzzzt. Thank you for playing. The number 13 is pretty lucky in Asia as are many odd numbers. Since China is about 1/4th of the world's population, I would hardly consider it a "worldwide" belief.
While Franklin was a Mason, the number 13 reflects the original 13 colonies, as in the first American flag.
The superstitious tradition of the 'unlucky' number thirteen comes from the secret order to arrest the Knights Templar - Friday the 13th, 1307. While documentation is lacking, Freemasonry is believed by many to be an extended system of morality and justice left from the ashes of the inquisition against the Templars.
The pyramid is a symbol of stability, it is not used in Masonic lore. Yes, the all-seeing eye is a symbol for the watchfulness of God - a universal symbol for God. The Masons use the traditional right-angle symbol of the square as used by stone-masons, not the architects "T."
The revolution against King George was orchestrated by a group of highly predominant Masons, as was the creation of the American Constitution and Bill of Rights. The American war for independence was concluded between British and Colonial Masons, it wasn't a military victory in any sense.
Traditional American freedom comes at the hands of Masons.
Today, as you watch your liberties fade into history, note that the Masons have been run out of government.
"Freemasonry is a system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols."
All the traditional Masonic 'secrets' are contained in any decent city library. Masonic Lodges have a big sign out in front of them.
If you want 'secrets,' try to get into a corporate board meeting or a government meeting.
Try to find out anything about the "Skull & Bones Society" of the Yale / George Bush fame. Good luck.
Remember Daddy Bush' announcement of the New World Order? Daddy & son are "Skull & Bones," not Masons.
The death of John Kennedy signaled the displacement of traditional American Government by the New World Order.
American government and justice have given way to crowd control. The United Nations is a vehicle for the international implementation of the New World Order.
Now do a few more things make sense????
Get down on your knees and get used to it!
NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM
Literally, "A New Order of Nature."
Currency from 1922 had more gravitas:
Almost all of the founding fathers were Masons. It was very popular among the educated and wealthy. Many of the principles incorporated into the American and French Revolutions were inspired by Masonic teachings. The symbols mentioned on the dollar bill are Masonic. The motto of the French Revolution, "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity", was from the Masons.
I am not a Mason, but I say that we all owe a great deal of the enlightnment represented by our own Revolution to them. They gave the push that shoved our society out of the remenants of the late Middle Ages.
The so-called "Masonic" emblem, the t-square, was WIDELY associated with Jesus Christ, who was the chief cornerstone. It was Franklin's way of including the Savior without naming Him directly.
Also, the $ sign comes from the letters "U" and "S" superimposed.
No, not "new world order", because it doesn't use the Latin word for world. It also doesn't mean "A new order has begun" since it doesn't use the word for begin. It is a variant of an expression in Virgil and means A new order of the age (or of the generation), using a word very similar to the French "siecle". The motto doesn't pretend that the whole world is put into a new order.
Neat.
Bump.
In the foreground, a Model-T Era vehicle.
Who is in the driver's seat?
Look closely - a Masonic Jew!
And standing legs akimbo, facing the lamp post - a young but former jazz musician who decided he would study Economics and make that his career.
You know him as Alan Greenspan.
And know you know the rest of the story...
ROTFLMAO!Quote of the day material......
I don't have any ones in my pocket. Couldn't you have picked another bill? Sheeeze!
>Including the Levities(?), there were 13 tribes of Israel.
Uhmm, interesting, but Levi was one of the original 12. How do you come up with 13?
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Genesis 35:23-26
Jacob had twelve sons: The sons of Leah: Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun. The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. The sons of Rachel's maidservant Bilhah: Dan and Naphtali. The sons of Leah's maidservant Zilpah: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
On the front of the bill is a big "1" meaning "one."
The eagle was originally a phoenix. This represented the rebirth of Atlantis, which the Founding Fathers believed, was America. Along with Atlantis would be reborn the mighty religion of Atlantis known as witchcraft. Masons refer to it as 'The Craft' or the 'Work' which is nothing more than Sorcery, or Qabalism. This is the religion G_d chose to destroy with a flood due to its wickedness. The Thirteen stars above the eagle's head form the shape of the 'Star of David.' This symbol also called the 'Seal of Solomon' has nothing to do with King David and everything to do with witchcraft. It is the symbol of Ashtoreth,whom Christians know as Satan. This symbol represents the Mason's Master Plan or Great Work, which is the union of man with the godhead. To learn the masonic meaning of the hexagram, look into Alchemy, Christian Cabala, Golden Dawn, Theosophy, etc.
Looks like an owl to me.
It is an owl.
Jacob had twelve sons: The sons of Leah: Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun. The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. The sons of Rachel's maidservant Bilhah: Dan and Naphtali. The sons of Leah's maidservant Zilpah: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
OK Josephs two sons recieved a double portion of the blessing and property of the first born. Technically they shared the tribe of Joseph but it would be 13. The Levites owned no land as a tribe but were the priest and land given to them from the 11 tribes. But the twelve sons of Israel is the origin of the 12 tribes.
It represents the 13 states at the time of the founding. Why would they incorporate an obscure reference to another nation, when the same sybolism represented their own nation much more directly?
That's nuts.
I also remember reading on some NWO site how the roman numerals at the pyramid base when spelled out in 3 pyramids totals 600 + 60 + 6 across the base.
:)
The Eagle always wants to face the olive branch, but in time of war, his gaze turns toward the arrows.
The preference for peace is also indicated by the olive branch being clutched in the eagle's right claw.
I agree completely.
Uhmm, interesting, but Levi was one of the original 12. How do you come up with 13?
Read the story of Israel's blessing of his children upon his death. Joseph received "one portion above thy brethren".
Genesis 48:22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
Meaning each of Joseph's sons received a tribe of his own.
Joshua 14:4 For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell [in], with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.
Deuteronomy 10:9 Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD [is] his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.
So Joseph got a double share and Levi got shafted. Levi was one of the 12 brothers but not one of the 12 tribes. Hope that clears it up.
What's the deal with those numbers in the bushes, on the back of a five dollar bill? Lower left, at he foot of the monument, 5160?
Levi got shafted.
Actually he wasn't shafted but his tribe was called into priesthood in service to GOD and by the law was to recieve a portion of the sacrifices. The tribes were to give them land in which to live among them.
Ummm, interesting, but according to:
1 Chronicles 5:1 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father's marriage bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel; so he could not be listed in the genealogical record in accordance with his birthright,
so 12 tribes minus Levi plus Ephriam plus Manesseh minus Reuben = 12 according to the old math.
The Masonic focus is on the building of Solomon's Temple - serving God by perfecting one's self as someone (a temple) pleasing to God.
While the Masons have had a few 'stinkers' in their history, they are the historic soldiers for peace, harmony & freedom.
Their number is aging & disappearing - notice what's happening to individual freedoms.
It takes a wild imagination to paint Masons as anything evil. Masons hold each other highly accountable for morality and conformity to the law.
Masons are not 'secret,' if you have any doubts, ask one. They are usually quite proud of their membership & openly wear the 'square & compass' rings. Yes, there are a few goofballs who will try to confess (lie) about secrecy. Masons won't discuss the Lodge 'ritual', but that's about all.
Check into the Masonic Shrine hospitals & such; they do a lot of charity - more than a million dollars a day in the USA, alone.
If you want to get paranoid, keep up on the New World Order - the big money powers. They are a guerilla government implementing the services of outside 'agencies.'
Internationally, the UN is the primary vehicle.
Domestically, for example, FEMA was created by a Presidential Executive Order, then funded by 'attaching' a funding bill to a major bill which had to pass Congress. Nobody noticed, thus, a NWO entity was given un-Constitutional life & funded by taxpayers who don't have a clue what's really going on. The NWO controls the courts, so agencies such as FEMA go unchallenged.
While FEMA is supposed to service natural disasters, they are far more about implementing martial law in the USA. Check the Presidential Executive Orders - that is a well documented fact. Few Americans know anything about the Executive Orders and what they actually contain.
Only a fool would believe that a politician would raise tens of millions for their campaigns for a job that pays a pittance. Their motivation is about corrupt power & the money that comes with it.
"If they're in; vote them out."
It's that simple.
It is an owl.
It is most definitely a spider.
I meant what you said is nuts.
"Nuts."
Sums it up.
>... 12 tribes minus Levi plus Ephriam plus Manasseh minus Reuben = 12 according to the old math.
Everybody is right here, but about different things. The question has to do with why the number 13? The answer ties into America as found in Biblical Prophesy, and that has to do with The Promises.
The House of Judah, which includes the tribes of Judah, Benjamin and Levi, received the right to rule. Levi was not excluded from that promise.
The House of Israel, which encompasses the remaining and so-called "Lost Tribes", received all the birthright promises via member Joseph. But Rueben was disqualified from the birthright promises. So now the count is down to 11.
Joseph, although the youngest, received Reubens right of the firstborn, aka the birthright, and handed it down to his sons Ephriam and Manasseh. Ephriam became the leader of the Northern Kingdom. Because in prophesy Ephriam is interpreted as the British Empire, and Manassah is America, these tribal sons are of great importance to the founding of the United States, and are part of the count.
Now the count is 13.
To see the original seal with the phoenix, go to http://www.freedomdomain.com/illumin.html The phoenix was the original State Bird, but they changed it because its long neck made the profane (uninitiated Goyim) confused and they thought it was a turkey. This is the origin of the silly myth that Benjamin Franklin wanted the American bird to be a turkey. He wanted it to be a phoenix, which represents Death and Rebirth. Every outsider who becomes a mason dies and is reborn when he takes oaths to his 'Unknown Superiors.'This is meant to symbolise the death and rebirth of the Mason's god Osiris, the sun. Masonry is simply thinly veiled paganism. The truth about the Great Seal can be found at http://www.truinsight.com/666%20USA%20GREAT%20SEAL.htm
I don't see any numbers. I see a lot of state names on the building, though.
Masons are sworn to protect their brothers even if it means breaking the law. Any honest mason will admit that their idea of 'morality' comes before the laws of men. This is why we find so many corrupt masons in high places of power.
The Freemasons are the 'big money powers.'In 1985 The Shriner's circuses generated 23 million dollars. Only 2% went to needy children. In 1984 only 1% was donated to charity. This was reported in the Orlando Sentinel, June 29, 1986. In 1988 The Shrine reported 8 billion dollars in assets. Only 6% represented fixed assets, such as children's hopitals. The rest was listed as investments. It seems as if the masons are in the charity business for propaganda and tax purposes. All the monied powers create tax-exempt 'charitable' foundation to shelter their assets from the IRS. That's because they were the ones who invented the graduated income tax to destroy the middle class, as described in the Communist manifesto. The immensly wealthy socialists invented income tax to reduce the masses to the same equal level of poverty in order to keep their own monopoly on wealth.
Most Masons have no idea what their involved in. That's because the truth is kept secret even to them. No mason would claim to understand Mysteries he hasn't been initiated into. Very few men would knowigly sell their soul. That is why they have to be tricked into it. The Devil is the Master of Deceit.
The Masons invented the New World Order. That's why it says 'New Secular Order' right there under the Pyramid on the Dollar bill. It has always been their dream to unite the world in worship of their 'light-giving' god, Lucifer.
The director of FEMA is a Mason. It does no good to vote the Masons out of office because they control both political parties. They always have. This is why the first 3rd party in U.S. political history was John Quincy Adams' Anti-Masonic Party. Look it up.
The numbers are in the bushes on the left hand side, at the foot of the monument, on the back of a five dollar bill. They are pretty good size too...
They are hard to see, but once you see them, you will always see them.
I always thought it was one of the cleverest anti counterfeit devices. A sort of optical illusion? 5160?
Better check your facts. I'm not only a Mason, but a Past Master. There is a total prohibition against breaking the law. Yes, we pledge to keep each others secrets when conveyed as such - as would any citizen - murder and treason excepted. Church groups are far more clannish and protective. Violating the law to protect another member is prohibited.
If a bad member turns up, they get held accountable. If they are outside the line, they get booted with great prejudice involving a 'Masonic Trial.' Afterward, any criminal activity is appropriately reported.
No doubt, there have been exceptions. Masons are not supermen.
I can't speak to the head of FEMA as being a Mason. If he is, I'll personally tangle with him through his Grand Lodge. I detest what that outfit stands for.
Give me the name & I'll check it out - I promise!
As to Masons being ignorant as to what they got themselves into, we check those accusations out carefully to prevent any 'inside circles' from getting started.
If you've got anything substantial, be specific; I'll personally check it out. Please don't insult my intelligence with arbitrary BS.
Masons pride themselves on being accountable.
As to the Shrine, the hospital fund operates from the interest of a permanent fund - yes, it's large; for obvious reason. New hospitals are built and old ones renovated - that requires cash; not a payment plan.
Currently, the Shrine hospitals are still actively looking for kids who need pediatric or burn help. The help is terrific and free. I know, I'm a "Shrine Kid."
For more info on the Masonic/Pagan nature of the New World Order, click on these links:
THOSE WHO HAVE EARS TO HEAR, LET THEM HEAR!
That's why it says 'New Secular Order' right there under the Pyramid on the Dollar bill
Uhhh, no it doesn't. It says "Novus Ordo Seclorum". There was some discussion in earlier posts about the best translation for this. My opinion - "(a) new order for the ages". Which is, I think, remarkably unlike what you suggest.
Remember - shiny side must always face outward...
My former boss, now deceased, was a Shriner who was part of a group that drove little Corvette go-carts in parades. Anyway, he also fought in Europe in WWII, and told me a story of an American and German soldier confronting each other, and deciding not to shoot because they saw each other's Masonic rings.
It is an owl.
What? Madeleine Albright is on the dollar bill? I don't believe it.
The reason they want to change the dollar is because you can turn it upside down, fold back the top two thirds so that only the neck is showing, and... Well, I was going to give the answer here, because I can't demonstrate it, but let's see if anyone else can figure it out... I showed ths to a visual arts teacher once, and it took him a while. Anyway, let's see...
I am from New Orleans. Every year this city holds the festival of Mardi Gras. This is a pagan Bacchanalia known worldwide for sexual licentiousness and drunken revelry (much like the Shriners). The purpose of Mardi Gras is to mock the season of Lent, when Christian sacrifice in remembrance of Jesus' 40 days and nights in the desert. All manner of indulgence is encouraged on "Fat Tuesday" because Lent begins the next day. The Shriners lead every parade in their little dune-buggies because they are the high priests of the Bacchanal. Every parade is named after one of their pagan gods. The original Mardi Gras krewe was Comus, a masonic coven of 13 members. They were highly racist, and connected with the KKK. That is why Mardi Gras outfits look like colorful KKK uniforms. Recently , The City of New Orleans forced all Mardi Gras krewes to accept memebers of all races if they expected to parade. Comus chose not to parade ever again rather than except a black into their ranks for the same reason blacks are not accepted into Freemasonry.
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It's still nuts.
Zad,
What do you have against reality???
The Bible, as Christians know it, started as a 'convenient' rewrite of the essence of the Torah & Talmud which Christians call the "Old Testament."
If I remember correctly, it took 700 years to invent the rest.
Today, we have Neo-Nazis condemning Jews, overlooking the fact that the Gospels clearly illustrate Jesus as a Rabbi. That's how insane selective teachings get.
God has been conveniently replaced by scripture!
Today, Christians won't even keep the Sabbath holy, substituting the 'convenience' of Sunday.
Start with the prostitution of the Hebrew description of the morning star which was re-written into the Christian superstition of "Lucifer" the fallen Angel.
Pure bunk!
But, notice how much psycho-babble came from the manufactured superstition of "Lucifer." That made a lot of money for the 'Christian' churches.
That superstition also led to the slaughter of millions during the various "Christian" crusades and the inquisition.
If you want to use the reality of a body-count, the Christian church makes a great target for valid accusations. Today, the Christians churches are responding to the New World Order "calling" (pure un-Constitutional propaganda) for 'politically correct,' sanctifying queers on a regular basis - some 'church' that is. The kids are the target in that picture.
The "Hitler Youth" can't touch what's happening in this country right now - in the churches!
The "Illumanti" is a figment of a lot of wild and arbitrary imaginations. Yes, there was a short-lived history in the "Bavarian Illuminati," again, it was short lived. The term has been used a few times since, but not to any degree of reality.
The term "Illuminati" has been prostituted as an evil entity by a lot of groups, but it always turns up a wild imagining with no appreciable basis. It's a distraction and diversion from the real threats which face us.
If you want to talk about the guerilla government of the New World Order in the context of the global money powers, I'm with you all the way. First get to facts & reality! Wild imaginings & superstition won't cut it.
If you want any significant respect from this forum, you're going to need to do a lot better than dramatic and passionate BS accusations & references to paranoid lies.
Do yourself and the world a favor and research what I've told you. Please don't take my word for it.
I had been told it came from the root of the word "secular" or of the world.
This is the official Seal of FEMA.
look familiar?
I wonder what the blazing triangle above the eagle head stands for? I'm sure its something perfectly innocent and mundane. Get the official explanation here.
It doesn't surprise me that you think that the bible is "paranoid lies." That's just one of the differences between you and me. It also doesn't surprise me that you think that Christianity is a "superstition" responsible for much of the evil in the world. That's what brainwashed Masonic/Pagan NWO types always say. When the New World Order does come crashing down on top of us, do you think it will be Freemasons who will be persecuted...or Christians?
It would actually be funny how you rail against the New World Order if it wasn't so tragic. You want to blame it all on the Bushes and Skull and Bones. You sound like a liberal who's still upset about the election and yearns for the good ole' days when Freemason Rhodes Scholar Bubba was in charge. Skull and Bones is a Templar Masonic sect. Their rituals don't look like yours because thay are the American lodge of a German Masonic sect. They use the prime Master Mason's symbols of the Skull and Crossbones, and the Coffin. They have a greater claim to true Masonry than you do, I assure you. Skull and Bones is simply the most elite Illuminati Freemason Secret Society in the world
For info about Skull and Bones go here.
For a list of past and present Bonesmen go here.
For a thourough discussion of Bones go here.
For the Pagan nature of the Skull and Bones club go here.
For a torrent of Masonic skullduggery go here
"secular" as worldly or contemporary as distinguished from, say, sacred, is not the same as meaning global, as the Latin word mundi would suggest.
Oh come on. We know you guys dress up like clowns and drive little cars around in those parades shooting water pistols at people, so you can take over the world.
But on second thought, maybe we do need a change of clowns in the Senate and Congress.
Zad,
Christians have no 'crown' to rule the world, so please don't suggest that Christianity is the ONLY way to live. Consequently, a Christian public office holders still have to 'swear' an oath - sorry, you don't run the country or the world.
For the most part, Masonry is open-ended about religion - worship as you please.
Honoring the original mission of the Knights Templar, the current York Rite is biased in favor of Christianity, as are a few other bodies - no apologies necessary.
I'm also a Knight Templar and I can tell you that there is nothing worth getting excited about in that organization, either.
The Knights Templar have nothing to do with the "Skull & Bones." If they did, I would have joined out of curiosity. Your major clue is that Bush & son are not Masons - a requirement to join the Knights Templar.
The Masons have made it a point to keep a clean act while attempting to keep the element of mystique in the fraternity. We do have our morality dramas, but there is nothing in the fraternity worth questioning by a healthy and objective mind.
While the Masonic dramas get to be rather 'strong,' their essence is only drama, and portrayed as such. It would take a distorted mind to derive anything evil out of Freemasonry.
The Masonic language is carefully constructed to evade any impropriety. For example, you have the penalty language in the form of, "All this I promise and vow; under no less a penalty than.... , so help me God & keep me steadfast." It is mystique only; there is no promise to inflict any such penalty and it is made perfectly clear that such penalties are NOT expected by anybody and would NEVER be executed.
The maximum penalty in all of Freemasonry is expulsion. Yes, again, there are a few nut cases in history. The greatest of these was Joseph Smith, but the Mormons don't like to discuss that aspect.
Honestly, you have to distort a lot of logic to criticize the fraternity. When you do, it becomes incumbent upon any 'fair' individual to make a radically stronger attack on other institutions, if you apply the same logic.
Human nature being relatively constant, yes we have our bad apples. When we find them, we get rid of them.
Exceptions can be found, but the individuals involved sweat their being discovered - they will be expelled when found. The case has to be stronger than coincidence or arbitrary accusation.
If your passion is to attack 'evil' entities, you're wasting a lot of time on the Masons; there are plenty of worthwhile targets 'out there.'
I am no Mason, but I am interested in them because my personal hero, George Washington, was a Freemason.
I have visited the Alexandria, VA Masonic Temple devoted to the General. There I purchased a short biography of Washington written by a Mason. Two things impressed me about the book (and, in turn, the Masons): 1) they stated in the book that GW was not very active as a Mason for some 20 years of his life and 2) they listed Benedict Arnold as a Mason!
They did not need to list these two facts, but did. No hidden agendas there.
"sorry, you don't run the country or the world."
That's right, you do.
"yes we have our bad apples."
That's right, you do. Like Mikhail Bakhunin, the Father of the Nihilist movement, or Maximilien Robespierre, the perpetrator of the French Revolution's bloody Reign of Terror. Gee, its funny how those lists of prominent Freemason you always read don't mention these infamous monsters. What about Aleister Crowley, 33*? Oh, I guess he wasn't really a Mason. Oh and everything anyone ever said about your grand epopt Albert Pike is all just lies. To learn the truth about Satanist Albert Pike all one has to do is read one of his lesser known works, Irano-Aryan Faith as Contained in the Zend Avesta, where he explains that Christ was an Aryan, not a Jew. He also explaines how each and every one of us can attain Christhood. Pike was from the same school of Gnostic Occult Racism that spawned the Nazis, that's why he fought for the Confedracy to preserve Slavery, and formed the KKK to terrorize the Blacks into submission.
"The Masonic language is carefully constructed to evade any impropriety."
Yes, I know that Mason's are Masters of constructing language carefully and of evasion.
"All this I promise and vow; under no less a penalty than.... , so help me God & keep me steadfast." It is mystique only; there is no promise to inflict any such penalty and it is made perfectly clear that such penalties are NOT expected by anybody and would NEVER be executed."
Well maybe you don't really mean it when you swear an oath, but I do. What good is your word?
"That superstition also led to the slaughter of millions during the various "Christian" crusades and the inquisition"
This is the mantra of every Anti-Christian in the world. If you keep repeating it to yourself, maybe one day it will be true. The Crusades were fomented by, once again, the Knights Templar, who denied the divinty of Christ, in order to place one of their own rank on the Throne of Jerusalem. Are you going to claim now that Masons are not descended from the Templars, or that the Templars really did not lead the Crusades? Spare me.
"For the most part, Masonry is open-ended about religion - worship as you please."
It is exactly this liberal attitude towards religion that has eroded the moral fiber of our nation. When a man becomes a Mason, he has to admit that his religion is no more correct or valid than any other religion in the world. Masonry does not promote tolerance toward religions, it reduces all religions to the same level of invalid mythology. Some people in America still believe in an objective Right and Wrong. Either Jesus Christ died and was resurrected to conquer the bonds of sin, or he wasn't. Real Christians believe he was. The only path to Salvation is to accept the gift that the Lord has given you. If you reject the Kingdom of God, you serve only the Ruler of This World.