Is it True What They Say About Freemasonry? [Paperback]

Art deHoyos (Author), Brent S. Morris (Author), James, II Tresner (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 11, 2004

This is the Mason's response to the misinformation about their brotherhood that exists today.

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About the Author

Art de Hoyos is a translator and author living in Burke, Virginia. S Brent Morris is a mathematician who lives in Laurel, Maryland. Both are Freemasons in good standing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: M.Evans & Company; 1st M. Evans Ed edition (March 11, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590770307
• ISBN-13: 978-1590770306
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,828,867 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Let There Be Light !, March 31, 2004

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Arturo de Hoyos "Grand Archivist of the Universe" (Burke, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Is it True What They Say About Freemasonry? (Paperback)

Is Freemasonry a religion? Do Freemasons worship Lucifer? Do they have "blood oaths?" Is Freemasonry a tool of capitalists or communists? Is it a haven for the "Illuminati?" What power does Freemasonry exert in the world today?

Freemasonry (also "Masonry") is the world's oldest and largest fraternity. Although it claims to be founded upon principles of ethical and moral philosophy, it has long been accused of sinister and wicked practices which it supposedly conceals from both the public and its lower-level members.

In this book my co-author and I investigate the claims and allegations of prominent anti-Masons, and discover a foundation built on deceptions, misrepresentations and tricks. By providing the reader with authentic texts and reproductions of original documents, the truth is discovered as lies are exposed.

This book examines the writings of John Ankerberg, John Weldon and Ron Campbell, the sermons of Ron Carlson and David S. Janssen, anti-Masons on the Internet, "Rev." James D. Shaw (who falsely claimed to be a 33d Degree Mason), T.N. Sampson and others. Also included is the complete confession of Leo Taxil, who admitted inventing the hoax of "Luciferian Masonry," and much more.

This third enlarged edition contains all the material originally published by the Masonic Service Association in its 1994 and 1997 editions, plus an additional 100 pages.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Defense of Masonry, May 1, 2004

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K. D Kirk "workingpants" (Fairfax, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Is it True What They Say About Freemasonry? (Paperback)

I am not a Mason but confess to having read this book (and several others) recently because of a growing interest in the A.F. & A. M. I do not join or participate in things unadvisedly, and so I research. I was initially baffled at how vociferous the anti-Masonic arguments and camps are. Without getting into the results of my research (as that is not the point of book review on this book), I will say that this book is a solid refutation of many of the arguments made, principally by fundamentalist Christians.

I particularly liked reading the running correspondence b/w co-author Mr. Morris and Christian researcher Mr. Sampson, though I was troubled at the veiled animosity. Both are Christians and one is also a Mason. One would think that brotherly love would prevail even during an argument of this kind.

On balance, this book (and another I read called Pilgrim's Path by John J. Robinson) show how pathetically laughable most anti-Mason arguments are. From the outside, mind you, freemasonry seems to be precisely the type of organization our troubled world could use more of, or certain more men practicing its tenets of fraternity, charity and truth or ethical philosophy. I suspect Lodge membership makes men more religious than they were upon entry.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Setting the Record Straight, September 3, 2004

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Gene Peterson "AZtechPete" (Chandler, Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Is it True What They Say About Freemasonry? (Paperback)

If there where a book that could finally set the record straight when it comes to the negative myths of Freemasonry and it's origins, it is "Is it True what They Say About Freemasonry?" by Art de Hoyos and Brent Morris.

While Freemasonry seems to shy away from claiming any one "official" authority on the Craft, it is this reviewer's opinion (who is by the way, a life long student and non-member of Freemasonry on the outside looking in) that these two authors come as close to an "official source" as one can get. Due to their unprecedented access to relevant material and research, they are able to identify popular anti-Masonic arguments, expose the sources and dismantle age long legends of deceit. The reader learns about these Masonic critics and how they have developed their arguments and careers base on ignorance and misinterpretations of true Masonic history.

De Hoyos and Morris manage to interweave a concise history of the foundations and teachings of Freemasonry before your eyes as they explain and refute point by point, their different opponents' views. This book is well written, captivating and a quick read. It's a "must read" and invaluable tool for any Mason, researcher, student or anyone else interested in the Craft who wants to have the record set straight. Well done!