"Defoe says that
there were a hundred thousand country fellows in his time ready to fight to the death
against popery, without knowing whether popery was a man or a horse."
William Hazlitt
(1778–1830), English essayist. Sketches and Essays, "On Prejudice"
(1839).
Those who oppose Freemasonry
do so for a variety of reasons. With the advent of the world wide web,
a broad - and FREE - venue came along allowing anyone to get attention. While
anti-Masons in the past have regularly copied from one another, the 'cut and
paste' options inherent with website material make the repetition of stupidity
far more easy than ever before in history. This list, then, has grown more
rapidly than it did several years ago as the 'monkey see-monkey do' behavior,
particularly with adolescents, the ignored, and the disaffected seek to have a
voice of importance in a society which has, for the most part ignored them. We
hope this page
will help you identify more
succinctly
the 'person behind the objection' and permit a more
comprehensive view of their arguments and beliefs.
Why create a listing of those who speak disparagingly of or provide erroneous information about Freemasonry? Those who pay careful attention will often see through the arguments founded on prejudices and agendas but the casual observer may not have the time or ability to get 'all the facts' involved. A condemnation of Freemasonry is rarely superficial; rather, it is generally part and parcel of other hatreds and prejudices that have rendered the person doing the condemning as much less than objective.
Because their arguments against Freemasonry are generally presented separately from their other 'material', it's not always easy to see the 'whole picture'. If it were from simple ignorance, the venom might be overlooked but when they repeat lies knowing them to be such, put profit ahead of honesty, or lie in the name of religion, we think that it's only appropriate to also provide 'the rest of the story'. Even when lies or falsehoods are exposed time and time again (the classic example is reuse of the Taxil hoax by anti-Masons), these individuals persist in their defamation.
Here's a listing of those we've encountered in our travels through libraries, cyberspace and life. These are not the 'one-time' complainant who might make an off-hand remark offensive to Masons. We believe they are, rather, those whose behaviors and/or published works generally reflect malice and ill intent towards Freemasons and Freemasonry. This list can never be complete - obviously - yet (comically) a couple of folks have condemned it for not having every single internet gadfly or centuries-dead individual who might have spoken ill of the fraternity. Using the typical 'ignore the facts' and hide behind insignificant detail, it allows those who eschew our efforts to avoid the truth.
Anti-Masons from the past are shown in italics. Names with underlines have direct links to our information on them. We add detail as time allows.
| Please Note: Before
accusing someone of being anti-Masonic, be SURE you're addressing the same
person as the one you find outlined here. Many of these names are common
ones and the person you know may very likely NOT be the person we've
profiled. Also: MANY of the opponents of Freemasonry are really little more than 'copycats', seemingly finding a boogey man in every thing they see in the world around them. Not everyone named here is a 'big deal' anti-Mason. Most, in fact, are VERY small bit players who have no influence on anyone but whose name or antics you might encounter on your travels through cyberspace. |
A Acacia Press, Ben Acheson, Ken Adachi, John Quincy Adams, Barbara Aho, Tom Albrecht, John R. Amick, Raymond Amundsen, John Ankerberg, Jason Appleton, Rick Artu, Leonard Ashdown
B James M. Baker, Eric Barger, Dave Barley, Gordon "Cardinal" Bateman, David Bay, Mark Bayonne, John and Kathy Beardsley, Steward Bedillion, Mark Beeston, Josh Bempechat, David Bernard, Harold J. Berry, Paul Bersche, William A. BeVier, Kurt J. Billings, John Birkenshaw, Jonathan Blanchard, Lawrence Blanchard, (Madame Blavatsky*), Gary D. Blevins, Michael Blunk, James Bolden III, W. Brian Boggs, Martin Nisbet Boyd (a/k/a "Mars"), James Allen Breesem, Patrick Cracroft-Brennan, Neil Brick, Ed Brown, David L. Brown, DeVita Brown, Tony Brown, Grant Bruer, Paul A. Bruni, Bishop Bruskewitz, Mark Bubek, David Buehler, Roger "El Gato" Bullock, Keith Burd, Sean Burden, Larry Burkett, Cathy Burns, Lora Burton, 'Rev.' Richard G. Butler, Dale A. Byers
C Edward Cahill, David Cameron, Ron G. Campbell, Rick Carey, Daniel D. Carlen, Ron Carlson, William Guy Carr, David/Donna Carrico, Daryl "Plutonium" Carstensen, Anton Chaitkin, Barry Chamish, Darren Champen, Jack Chick, Jason Christie (Louisiana), Tony Ciarlante, Richard Clark, James J. Condit, Jr., John Conner, Benjamin Cook, Ezra A. Cook, (Milton) William Cooper, Tony Copple, Dan Corner, Bernard Cough, John Covici, Stan Cox, Bill Creel, Rowland Croucher, Rex Curry
D John Daniel, James Daugherty, William Deagle, Ed & Jason Decker, Greg DeLong, Lewis Dent, Gen. Primo deRivera, Dyson Devine, Harold Dewberry, Judy Diarya, Lee Dickinson, Brother Michael Dimond, Pierce Dodson, Jerome (Jeronimo) Domínguez, Clay Douglas, Frederick Douglass, James Shelby Downard, Albert Dryden, Ronald Joseph Dubois, Neil Dunfield, Greg Loren Durand, John Durr
E Errol Eardly, Eliza Earssman, Jean Eason, Jack R. Elliott, Ephesians 5-11, Ralph Epperson, Kourosh Etmad-Moghadan, Billy Evertsen
F Michael Fackerell, George Farquhar, Fr. Denis Fahey, Bernard Fay, Father Leonard Feeney, Eddy D. Field II & Eddy D. Field III, Rev. Charles Finney, Paul A. Fisher (US), Paul Fisher (UK), Rick D. Flavin, Mark A. Flynn, Gen. Francisco Franco, "Freemasonry Watch"
G Michael C. (Mike) Gentry, Hutton Gibson, Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Goering, Jerry Golden, Robert Goldsborough, Alan W. Gomes, Tony Gosling, Dean Gotcher, Theodore Graebner, Anthony Grigor-Scott, Jason Guenther
H Nicholas Hagger, Larry Edw. Hall, Tony Hammack, Hank Hanegraaff, Walton Hannah, Jack Harris, Shanda-Lee Harrachsingh, Keith Harris, Dan/Augusta Harting, Fred Hatchett, Michael Haupt, Ernest H. & Melody D. Hays, Chuck Helton, Rudolph Hess, Leslie H. Higgins, Thomas Hilton, Adolph Hitler, Mark Hines, Richard Hoagland, David Hobson, Michael A. Hoffman, II, Larry Holly, Dr. Len Horowitz, Jay Howard, Michael Howard, Robert Howard, Wendy B. Howard, Mark E. Howerter
, Jerry Huffman, Grayling HunterI David Icke, Larry Ingram
J Wayne Jackson, David S. Janssen, Paul Jenkins, "TJ" Jensen, Alan/Keith Johnson, Diarmuid Johnson, Stan Johnson, Alex Jones, E. Michael Jones
K Nick Kaffes, Gary Kah, Gennady Kalmykov, Kansan1225, Peter Fortis Kapnistos, Glen Kealey, Jim Keith, Maurice Kellett, Brian Kennedy, D. James Kennedy, Steve Keohane, Devvy Kidd, Alex Kline (a pseudonym of Sam Moser), Stephen Knight, Marion Knox, Philip Kramer, Bela Kun (Hungary), Larry & Dianna Kunk
L Izak Labuschagne, Lyndon LaRouche, Greg Lambert, Christoper Lancaster, Eric Landstrom, Lyle Larrigan, Bob Larson, Cardinal Bernard Law, Vivienne Legg, Connie Lentz, William Leonardi, Stephen C. Lewin, "Librarian", Rev. Msgr. Pedro Lopez-Gallo, Roy Jose Lorr, J. G. Llasa, R. Lothamer, Erich Ludendorff, Robert Lyons
M Bro. Charles Madden, Stan Madrack, Henry Makow, Paul Malcomson, Brother André Marie (a/k/a Louis Villarrubia), "Mars" (a/k/a Martin Nisbet Boyd), Jim Marrs, Texe Marrs, Doc Marquis, Willie Martin, George Mather, Kenneth Matto, Jordan Maxwell, Rev. Alva McClain, Rollan McCleary, Noel McDonald, Hugh McFarland, Kelly McGinley, Keith McGregor, Steve McHenry, Thomas C. McKenney, Terry Melanson, Harris Merrill, David J. Meyer, Rick Miesel, Zenith , Edith Starr Miller (a/k/a Lady Queenborough), Elliot Miller, Lloyd Miller, Daniel Joseph Min, Robert E. Miner, Ken Mitchell, Gordon "Jack" Mohr, Stan Monteith, John Errol Moore, Philton & Rema Moore, Robert A. Morey, Alan Morrison, Samuel A. Moser, Lynne Moss-Sharman, Eustace Mullins, Benito Mussolini, Roger & Sidney Mytton-Watson
N {Jerry Newport}, Larry A. Nichols, Luke Nichols, John Nicholson (probably an alias for William Leonardi), Michael John Nisbett, James Randall Noblitt
O Alfred Olsen, Mike Oppenheimer
P Georg Michael Pachter, Ian Paisley, Mike Palevo, Michael Jerome Pardo, David Pawson, Rod Pead, Todd K. Pedlar, Daniel Perez, Pamela Sue Perskin, Jefferis Kent Peterson, Eric Jon Phelps, Charles T. Powner, Jim Prange (Pseud: Alex Parma), Timothy Prankerd, Greg Pudwill
R Debra Rae, Ken Raggio, Zander Raines, John Rally, A. W. Rainsbury, Robert Randall, Trevor Ravenscroft, Dean Roger Ray (Teslacoils2001), Ronald D. Ray, Raybert, Douglas Reed, Joseph Reinckens, Mike Restivo, John R. Rice, Kraig J. Rice, Fritz Ridenour, Pastor Ron Riffe, David Allen Rigsby, Jon Riley, Michael E. Rippie, Alberto Rivera, David Allen Rivera, Derek Robert, Pat Robertson, John Robison, David Roblee, Don Rogers, Edmond Ronayne, L. James Rongstadt, Alfred Rosenberg, Don D. Ross, Gary & Lisa Ruby
S John Salvi, John Salza, Richard A. Salzer, Skip Sampson, Bill Schnoebelen, Stephen Michael Schroeder, Geoffrey Scriven, Jim Searcy, Phil Serpico, Per Sewen, Doyle Shamley, Vic Shannon, Lynne Moss-Sharman, John Sharpe, Jim Shaw, Stoney Shaw, Martin Short, Barry R. Smith, David J. Smith, William Bryan Sorens, James R. Spencer, Fritz Springmeier, St. John the "Sublime Reformer", Sonny René Stermole, Christopher Stevens, Selwyn Stevens, Thaddeus Stevens, David J. Stewart, William T. Still, Joe Stirling, Tim Stines, Nicholas A. Stivers, John Stokes, Kevin Strom, Kenneth Symington, Greg Szymanski
T Harmon Taylor, Roger Thibault, Gigi Thomoure, Kevin G. Thompson, James Todd, Michael Tozer, Karen (Poulin) Trenouth, David Trosch, Michael Tsarion, Steven Tsoukalas, Solomon Tulbure
U Corr Uilleand,V Twan van Landschoot, Steve Van Nattan, John Vennari, Richard Vizzutti, VOMIT
W Paul Walker, Jerry L. Walls, William C. Walter, James K. Warner, Lee Warren, Duane Washum, Jon Watkins, William Watson, John Weatherly, Robert Tom Weaver, Ken Webber, Thurlow Weed, John Weldon, Daniel Wellman, Harry E. Werner, A. J. West, William Whalen, Charles Douglas Wehner, John Whitley, Charlie Wiley, George & Rita Williams, Matthew Williams, Dore Williamson, Edward Wilson, Gordon/David Winrod, Russ Wise, Daniel A. Witchen, Steve Worrall-Clare, Slade Lucas Worsley
Z Leo Zagami, J. Zeke
While the list above looks somewhat large, it includes
a number of people who use more than one moniker (James Todd and VOMIT, for example, or Nick Kaffes also known as Kansan1225). Let's also put this into perspective: if we assume that the number listed here is understated and we simply multiply it by 100, dividing that by the world's population would show that anti-Masons number about .0000003% - a pretty insignificant percentage by any measure.One can also compare their totally unknown names and 'stature' with a list of approximately the same number here. We think you'll be able to quite clearly see the difference.
Most of those named on this site don't really like being 'exposed' in this manner: having the 'light of day' showing the broader picture of their prejudices and/or behavior
is NOT what they want. Readily accessible information which refutes their rhetoric is a problem for them. It would seem that they often prefer to push their agenda of anti-Masonry without the world realizing the 'rest of the story'.| We
encourage our readers to consider this:
On web sites where there are anti-Masonic
postings, how many also provide direct links to Masonic sites
where contradictory information can be found? We
could count the number we've found on one hand and those seem to have been added only because Masons
have been vocal in pointing out this inconsistency.
Ours appears on a couple because they want to rant and rave about this site and
its creator. It's so comical!
However, when looking at sites of Masons, you can often find a cross-reference to Masonry's opponents. It's part of the principles of toleration and fairness which Masons practice. If those who're against Masonry have nothing to fear from the truth, why don't they include links to sites such as this? We wonder.... |
Individuals who oppose Freemasonry are pretty regularly shown to be those whom you'd not care to befriend. Benito Mussolini or Adolph Hitler aren't persons whom most would find to be enjoyable companions. This is not to say that all who speak against Freemasonry are inherently evil or totally self-serving. In our personal experience, however, those who knowingly lie or are profoundly paranoid are simply not pleasant company.
Do all anti-Masons fit into this category? Certainly not - and it's not only anti-Masons who believe in alien domination, overarching government conspiracies, and that they alone have the 'correct' religious beliefs....
* Note: We've identified a couple of folks in the list above simply because their writings are often used by anti-Masons to support their screeds. These folks, though, aren't in and of themselves anti-Masonic. They're noted with an asterisk.
And let's be clear here: while we've named some folks who are no more than a drop of water in the ocean relative to the effectiveness of their arguments against Freemasonry. The world-wide web and usenet have given these individuals two minutes of 'fame' and thus are 'covered' on this site. Just because someone with a big 'mouth' is described on a page here doesn't mean - by ANY stretch of the imagination - that they're an important anti-Mason.
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One usenet poster
- a Mason - a few years ago was publicly
posting on the
alt.freemasonry newsgroup that our selection of a particular individual
for description here somehow diminishes Freemasonry. He whines that
having anyone "insignificant" (how he decides that has never been
explained) is simply this site author's vengeance to 'get even' because
of what he imagines was an online confrontation
with the author. Let's be clear: in the final analysis, the choice of who is highlighted here is based on several factors including the availability of material which may show yet another side of the often incomprehensible behavior of anti-Masons, the current visibility of the individual, and the time available to create a readable and comprehensive memoir. Personal animus, an assumption at best, is in no way involved. When we think folks might ask, "Who is this?", we attempt to provide background. A charge of revenge (from our admittedly biased perspective) seems to be simply 'sour grapes' based on that person's own inability to impact on the anti-Masonic movement after multiple years of his own very hot rhetoric and unquestionably un-Masonic online behavior. We feel this site made a significant impact in a VERY short period of time using objective and verifiable facts, without name-calling and without resorting to exposing an individual's personal life except insofar as it relates to their anti-Masonic activities. In point of fact, we caused the anti-Mason with whom the critical Mason was obsessed to give up his multiple years of online argument and deceit within just a few months of this site's creation. Jealousy is such a terrible vice! We put this statement here lest any doubt exists: all entries on this site are made based on material and time available to the site owner. Should anyone (and particularly any Mason) find our site inadequate or lacking information they feel essential or should they wish to add essays or explanations about individuals, concepts, or ANYTHING they've read here, they should PLEASE not hesitate to have them send us their submissions. We'll be happy to consider them for inclusion - and will give full and total source attribution. Rather than whining about our site, we would also encourage ANYONE to do their own research and create their own website about anti-Masons and anti-Masonry - or about ANYTHING for that matter. The web-viewing public can then decide which is the better and vote with their mouse (mice?). Maintaining a growing an interesting website takes far more than the 'sunshine soldier' who flails at another's attempts. Alternatively, we encourage anyone to write their own essays telling folks why they feel a particular anti-Mason should NOT have been 'honored' with our attention. We'll attach it to what we've written. If we still feel we've been justified in including a particular person, we'll be glad to discuss it in a rational and restrained way. We strive for a balanced view and wouldn't want anyone - especially a Mason - to become disturbed, feeling compelled to whine that we'd given more 'ink' to someone than they felt deserved it! Enough said....
Finally, for any person who feels that they've been unfairly singled out
for attention, we'd be happy to explain the full details behind the
inclusion. If you're the person profiled, rest assured that your
anti-Masonic behavior merited our including you on
this site. And,
from time to time, we make mistakes. If you think we have, let us know. |
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