Freemasonry

[ae86_16v]

What does this mean? I heard that Freemasonry are a secret society. Being right smack in the middle of Hollywood Blvd isn't really secretive. (Across from the Kodak Theatre).

[Everlasting]

this should be sufficient

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry

[evoWalo]

joining them is by invitation only or you have to born to a father who is a freemason. afaik if you're christian or roman catholic you're disallowed to join but the freemasons welcomes everyone of any faith that worships a single diety.

a friend in australia wanted to join, being a migrant, to get to know people in the area like a social club. a lot of famous people are supposedly members. the way dan brown portrayed them made em look very honorable. i just dont know which part of dan's brown portrayal of the freemasons is fact or fiction.

[evoWalo]

friend said bill clinton was a freemason and went to the philippines to shore up local freemasonry. the country being in the pocket of the christian fundamentalists he didnt prosper much.

[666fast]

joining them is by invitation only or you have to born to a father who is a freemason

Nope. You can ask to join, but you need to meet some requirements, then you'll be voted in, or not in heh. I don't think you can be "born" into it.

Freemasonry is nothing like what it used to be. It's just a social club that tries to help communities and such. My grandfather was a Freemason, goofy sash thing and all.
When he passed away, I think he was buried with the sash, if he wasn't then I don't know where it went. But all the other things (cufflinks, tiepins and bible etc..) were all given to me.