Freemasonry is not a religion per se, but agnostics or atheists cannot belong, said Brent Morris, a Masonic historian, editor of the Scottish Rite Journal, and a 33rd degree Freemason. "This is an ...

Mozart knew a lot of Freemasons. Lorenzo Da Ponte, Emanuel Schikaneder, the Esterhazys and Joseph Haydn were all Freemasons, and it is estimated that at least one in four subscribers to Mozart’s ...

The Masonic Grand Lodge of Oregon's library and museum is open to the public during the lodge's business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, at 2150 Masonic Way in Forest Grove. For more ...

From secret handshakes and rolled-up trouser legs to accusations of nepotism, bullying and the repression of reform, the Freemasons' reputation has not always been positive. But with six million ...