Grand Lodge of Idaho

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Grand Lodge of Idaho

• What Are They Saying About Freemasonry?

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The Agenda
Source The Annual Report of the Masonic Service
Association of N.A. Year Ending December 31, 2003
Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN) Secret
Societies Anti-Masonry Religion
Politics Why is a Master addressed as
Worshipful? Why do we use So mote it be,
instead of amen? What Masonic Penalties are
Enforced?
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Things May Be Improving

• Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN) December 11, 2003
• Several interviews with Masonic Information
  Center
• Gary Leazer Georgia Mason / Baptist Minister
• Show painted a very positive image of the
  Fraternity
• Producer said They had great difficulty finding
  an anti-
• Mason to appear on camera.
• Audiotape may be available from the Information
  Center

Masonic Service Association of N.A. / 8120
Fenton Street / Silver Springs, MD
20910-4785 www.msana.org
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Religion Politics
Religion A Christian cannot be a
Mason!!! Politics A Conspiracy to take over
the World!!! Two subject most often used to
attack Freemasonry Only two subjects forbidden in
Lodge
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Worshipful?
Why is the Master addressed as
Worshipful? Worchyppe or worchyp Old English
Greatly Respected Title often given to Canadian
UK leaders / magistrates, etc. Wycliffe Bible
Worchyp thy fadir and thy modir Continues an
ancient word meaning greatly respected It does
NOT have any religious connotation associated
with it
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So Mote It Be?

• Why do we say So mote it be, instead of
  Amen?
• The book Cults says that So mote it be is a
  witchcraft oath
• Therefore, Freemasonry must be a cult
• Final words in the Regius Poem
• Mote is old English for may
• Brings the sanctity of age and continuity of
• ritual from ancient days to modern times
• We are therefore saying, So may it be

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Bloody Penalites?

• The ONLY penalties known to Freemasonry are
• Reprimand Suspension Expulsion
• And, the penalty which comes to anyone
• who loses all or part of his reputation!
• Ancient penalties legal punishment in middle
  ages
• Based upon religious beliefs of that time
• An incomplete body could not rise from the
  dead
• A body buried in unconsecrated ground (as
  between
• high and low tide) could not ascend into heaven
• Not now, and never have been enforced Masonic
  penalties

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More Information?

• Masonic Service Association of North America
• Idaho Lodge of Research 1965
• Philalethes Society
• Scottish Rite Research Society
• Southern California Research Lodge
• 101 Questions About Freemasonry (MSA)
• Grand Lodge Library