WASHINGTON — As members of a secretive brotherhood, Freemasons are no strangers to conspiracy theories. With Dan Brown's newest novel, The Lost Symbol, hitting bookstores Tuesday — much of it rumored to center around Masonic myths — the Masons are in pre-emptive damage-control mode. Even though Brown (of The Da Vinci Code fame) and his publisher, Doubleday, are being tight-lipped about the book's contents, some Masons are preparing for an onslaught of negative press. And because Brown is known for tying religious themes to his thrillers' plots, Masons are carefully addressing common misconceptions about their religious affiliations. “There is the basic question asked: Do you believe in God?” said Richard Fletcher, executive secretary of the Masonic Service Association of North America. “Beyond (requiring a belief in God), we're not a religion, and we don't pretend to be.” New Dan Brown novel means extra scrutiny for Masons | Religion | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
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