Reading "Proofs of a Conspiracy" by John Robison cleared up a lot of the confusion of "good mason" vs "bad mason". It was written in 1798 by a freemason who was a Christian who hated to see his men's club turned into a cabal tool:
tldr, masons used to be non political, then they were infiltrated by the bavarian illuminati/other cabal types, and now they use the historic reputation of good masons as a cover for cabal recruiting/secret activity.
As an example, I have heard the story many times about the test where a mason is ordered to spit on the bible. No matter whether the mason does so or refuses, they are told that they did the right thing. The one who refuses is not told about the funkier stuff. The one who does spit is brought into cabal stuff slowly. Both responders think they are doing the "real" freemasonry.
Reading "Proofs of a Conspiracy" by John Robison cleared up a lot of the confusion of "good mason" vs "bad mason". It was written in 1798 by a freemason who was a Christian who hated to see his men's club turned into a cabal tool:
https://www.conspiracyarchive.com/PROOFS_OF_A_CONSPIRACY_John_Robison.pdf
tldr, masons used to be non political, then they were infiltrated by the bavarian illuminati/other cabal types, and now they use the historic reputation of good masons as a cover for cabal recruiting/secret activity.
As an example, I have heard the story many times about the test where a mason is ordered to spit on the bible. No matter whether the mason does so or refuses, they are told that they did the right thing. The one who refuses is not told about the funkier stuff. The one who does spit is brought into cabal stuff slowly. Both responders think they are doing the "real" freemasonry.