04-30-2004, 08:29 PM
I have just read a post by a brother who mentioned the freemasons so I decided to make this topic in order to prove the foolishness of such a myth.
Firstly, I wish people would read more history rather than articles about such a myth. I myself used to believe in Freemasons as an organisation with secret agendas. My physics teacher even gave me a tape called "Behind The Shadows" which thrilled me at the time. But that was about 2 or 3 years ago. Later I began making my own researchs and not depend on anyone else. I realised that such a story could never be true.
What is true:
The Freemasons DO exist. They exist as an expanded lodge. A lodge is a phenomenon that existed since the middle-ages. It is something like the modern trade unions only that it is for masons only. Masons are stone workers.
During the middle-ages, stone workers (or builders) used to travel around looking for jobs (in their building field ofcourse) in europe. (A very nice book about this is The Pillars Of The Earth, I recomend anyone to read it).
Anyway, these workers began to make meetings in lodges throughout Europe. The Freemasons is just a combination of these lodges. A lodge of the workers of the world. Ofcourse, they will have to join first, just like any trade union.
This is how it started. Later on, the Freemasons began to make other programs. Charity programs, political (not behind the scene) programs, etc. As builders, you can describe them as builders of nations. They could have great importance if managed correctly. Now, I believe that anyone could join the Freemasons, not only builders.
Another truth is that ALOT of famous political figures are Freemasons. Some conspiracy believers say it like it's a big secret which they knew and are "exposing the Freemasons". This is actualy foolish. I saw a painting for George Washington with a Freemason pendant around his neck. And ofcourse, the Freemason's Washington Memorial in the US is a huge statue that isnt a secret to anyone.
False:
According to alot of articles I read on the Freemason's "secrets", the Freemasons first (or second after Jerusalem) base is England. The Freemasons supposedly control the Kingdom from behind the curtains. Let me ask the conspiracy believers, do they know how the government of England works? I doubt that. Surely they think its more or less like that of the Arab world, where a "president" comes to power and stays in power until the great unknown pays him a visit.
In the UK, there is something called a parliment, and there is another body called the Monarch. The Monarch cant make a move without the parliment's consent. On the other hand, the parliment and the monarch had ALOT of trouble in the past. Times came when the ruler threw out the parliment (Oliver Cromwell), other times came when the parliment threw out the ruler (James II). Power had changed hands so many times that its hard to know who is the one that's actualy in control.
The third "base" of the Freemasons is supposedly France. France, when I think France, I think nationalism and revolution. I think Napoleon. First I have to explain something about Europe before France.
There is something called the Balance Of Powers. It is when a group of countries become allies anda second group become allies as well. Both group would have more or less the same powers and balance each other out. This way, if one country goes to war with another, the whole of Europe would be dragged into war. No one wants that to happen.
Now back to France, Napoleon, took power and brought one of the first Republics into Europe when all the other countries were monarches ruling serfs and peasants with several feudal lords. Napoleon was exiled twice by the whole of Europe turning against him. The first time he failed, imprisoned, managed to escape, return to France and crowned himself Emperor again for 100 days only. A second masonic base ruled twice by an Emperor that attacked the first masonic base.
Napoleon introduced Code Napoleon which was used ever since by several European countries. It too is one of the first codes of law which insured the rights of people.
I also dont have to mention the first and second world wars. The second, starting after Chamberlain allowed Hitler to take over several European countries, and the League of Nations to allow Italy take over Ethiopia and the Facist revolution in Spain brough the dictator Franco into power. If indeed Europe was controled from behind the sences from the middle-ages, then surely the Masons wont be that stupid as to allow such accurances to happen.
Conclusion:
Now how I see things. I see that Arabs, and muslims mainly, can see very clearly that they are at the bottom of a pit. Our nation is at its lowest time in history and I doubt it will get any lower than this. The problem is that we see a problem, but instead of learning from our mistakes and trying to solve it, we invent some conspiracy theory and blame our problems on them. We stop and think, and when I say think, I mean to think with your own head and not with anyone elses. Even a preacher could be wrong. In the end, make your own research and reach your own conclusions.
Any of those conspiracy believers out there would like to start an argument about this are more than welcome. Inshallah I will reply as soon as possible.