THE FREEMASON CURSE
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There is a somewhat long Overview on the page for the book. Here are a couple of the first paragraphs of that overview. But in a nutshell, the character of it is deception and secrecy along with bullying and violence. "I wish, if possible, to arrest the spread of this great evil, by giving the public, at least, so much information upon this subject as to induce them to examine and understand the true character and tendency of the institution. I wish, if possible, to arouse the young men who are Freemasons, to consider the inevitable consequences of such a horrible trifling with the most solemn oaths, as is constantly practiced by Freemasons. Such a course must, and does, as a matter of fact, grieve the Holy Spirit, sear the conscience, and harden the heart.
I wish to induce the young men who are not Freemasons “to look before they leap,” and not be deceived and committed, as thousands have been, before they were at all aware of the true nature of the institution of Freemasonry."
Which, unfortunately, tells me nothing of substance.
For a real short synopsis, though I've only read 1/2 of the book so far, a mason is obligated to favor other secret oath takers, due to the secret oaths they take. That means that an oath to tell the whole truth on a witness stand is meaningless if you're testifying against a fellow Freemason. Same with the oath of office for a politician. It's probably a big reason why corruption is so wide and deep in this country.
I'm pretty certain there was nothing in my oaths that said anything of the sort. In fact FM's are censured if they seek pecuniary (or legal) advantage by being a FM.
I will, however, double check that.
edit: from what I recall all the secrecy stuff was about not sharing all the elements that help to identify a fellow FM (words, signs, secret handshakes etc.)