Myths about Masons not always on target

**Jason** · 08-23-2010, 11:05 AM

BRIDGEWATER — When it comes to Freemasonry, Bill Alberts has heard it all before. Tales of baby or farm animal sacrifices. Of being an ancient cult or a top-secret organization on a mission to control people’s lives. A secret society trying to establish a new world order.
“Basically anything you can think of,” said Alberts, the worshipful master of the St. James Lodge in Bridgewater.
“Some of the myth is not harmful, but it is just not right,” said Richard Muth, master of Parian Lodge in Beaver Falls.
One of the nastiest that Alberts and Muth have heard is that Jack the Ripper was a Freemason because of the ritualistic way he killed some of his victims.
But Alberts, Muth and Matt Smith of the Rochester Lodge, are working to dispel some of those myths.
“We’re not a secret society,” Alberts said. “We’re a society with secrets.”

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Jason Guard Dog 2012 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 3,126 Lodge:	Myths about Masons not always on target BRIDGEWATER — When it comes to Freemasonry, Bill Alberts has heard it all before. Tales of baby or farm animal sacrifices. Of being an ancient cult or a top-secret organization on a mission to control people’s lives. A secret society trying to establish a new world order. “Basically anything you can think of,” said Alberts, the worshipful master of the St. James Lodge in Bridgewater. “Some of the myth is not harmful, but it is just not right,” said Richard Muth, master of Parian Lodge in Beaver Falls. One of the nastiest that Alberts and Muth have heard is that Jack the Ripper was a Freemason because of the ritualistic way he killed some of his victims. But Alberts, Muth and Matt Smith of the Rochester Lodge, are working to dispel some of those myths. “We’re not a secret society,” Alberts said. “We’re a society with secrets.” more Beaver County Times:Myths about Masons not always on target __________________ Is trom an t-ualach an leisce. Ni heolas go haontios Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh The sky is not the limit there are footprints on the moon.

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