Worth noting that masons are organized as cells, and when the US was being founded there was general acknowledgement (among the founding fathers, at least) that the colonial freemasons were solid. My understanding is that the freemasons originally started out good, and became infiltrated and corrupt over time. Also that like the Catholic church, the members can be good solid people despite the leadership. There is a history of freemasonry in my own family (I never joined) since the colonial times, and the ones I know today are God-fearing, God-serving men, and MAGA Trumpers. No, I didn't watch the video. But I grew up understanding that masons were good people, and had some experience traveling to other countries (Central and South America) where the mention of masons made people freak out as if you were telling ghost stories. Took me aback at first, but makes more sense to me now, possibly like the difference between Franciscans and Jesuits within the Catholic church.
Worth noting that masons are organized as cells, and when the US was being founded there was general acknowledgement (among the founding fathers, at least) that the colonial freemasons were solid. My understanding is that the freemasons originally started out good, and became infiltrated and corrupt over time. Also that like the Catholic church, the members can be good solid people despite the leadership. There is a history of freemasonry in my own family (I never joined) since the colonial times, and the ones I know today are God-fearing, God-serving men, and MAGA Trumpers. No, I didn't watch the video. But I grew up understanding that masons were good people, and had some experience traveling to other countries (Central and South America) where the mention of masons made people freak out as if you were telling ghost stories. Took me aback at first, but makes more sense to me now, possibly like the difference between Franciscans and Jesuits within the Catholic church.