Freemasons are holding open evenings after becoming tired of being accused of corruption.
The ancient practice of Freemasonry is a secret society that was established for mutual fellowship and help. They are recognized for their elaborate ceremonies which only their members have access to.
Freemasonry has been shrouded in mystery for centuries and has often been compared to the Illuminati. Now it seems that the institution wants to clear its name and is hosting open evenings to allow people to enter its world.
Have a look at this short BBC documentary to help you understand:
The United Grand Lodge of England, the governing body for a majority of freemasons within England and Wales, has placed adverts in three national newspapers.
All three adverts have the headline “enough is enough” and the 200,000 members insist that they are the victim of misrepresentation.
The Freemasons are very mad offline and have taken out a full page newspaper advert complaining their secret male only society is being discriminated against pic.twitter.com/kOorTowAXz
— Ned Donovan (@Ned_Donovan) February 8, 2018
Chief executive David Staples wrote to the Equality and Human Rights Commission about these concerns.
“Our members shouldn’t have to feel undeservedly stigmatized. No other organization would stand for this and nor should we.
“I appreciate that you may have questions about who we are and what we do, so why not ask those who know?”
Welcome to the third part of our round-up of 2017! Today, we’re looking back at Inside the Freemasons, the TV series that focused on the lives of #Freemasons from different walks of life ? Remember that you can still grab your copy here → https://t.co/M6AphX50WJ pic.twitter.com/krDwNPIYux
— UGLE – Grand Lodge (@UGLE_GrandLodge) December 30, 2017
Staples said this secretive world of handshakes, codes and ceremonies is best understood by asking questions to members, so Question and Answer sessions will hopefully put speculations to rest.
