Behind the Lodge Door

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Summary: Book's Background
Review: I am the author of Behind The Lodge Door, and believe it may be helpful if potential readers knew the type of research and findings which the book brings out.

First, of all, before writing the book, I was generally favorably disposed to the Masonic Fraternity after viewing a Shriner's Parade. Accordingly, to find out more about the "Craft," as initiates call Freemasonry, I read each monthly issue of its flagship monthly magazine, "The New Age," for each of the 10 annual issues for each year from 1921 through 1984. The majority of those issues ran about 110 pages per month, with very little advertising. The magazine's length shortened considerably about 10 years prior to its name change in less than a year after my book was published.

From that research, augmented by Inernal Revenue Records, personal papers of five Supreme Court Justices, Civil War Records, Presidential papers, etc., I learned that Masonry was a militant opponent of the Catholic Church. The fact is that Church issued more than 50 major documents condemning Masonry for its Naturalism, and its unceasing efforts to overthrow Church and State.

A crucial part of the book discusses how America was changed from basically a Christian nation to an agnostic country. That was accomplished through the Supreme Court of the United States when that body was dominated by Freemasons in ratios of 5-4 and 8-1 during the period 1941-1971 when it completely reversed 162 years of prior Court decisions regarding the religion clauses of the Constitution, as well as Congessional and Presidential actions.

One of those Justices, Hugo Black, an ardent Mason, was found to be 1. A lifetime Member of the Ku Klux Klan, and was Constitutionally disqualified to sit on the Court. The latter reason is that when he was a U.S. Senator, he voted to increase the salaries of Justices from $10,000 to $20,000 per year, which is in violation of Article 1 of the Constitution.

An interesting aspect of the Court's religion clauses decisions is that the arguments set forth in the Court's negative opinion on Christianity in America were predicated on arguments previously set forth in "The New Age." Moreover, they were brought before the high bench almost in the identical sequence in which they were complained about in the "New Age."

That is the general thrust of the book. But interestingly enough, shortly after my book was published, Scottish Rite Masonry changed the title of its flagship magazine.

Read the book. There is none other with such devastating documentation.

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Summary: Somewhat disappointing
Review: I eagerly read this book and found myself somewhat disappointed by the fact that the author's only evidence against Masonry seems to be "guilt by association".

True, the author points out many citations from Masonry's own periodical publication. True, many of the organizations with which Masonry has associated itself in its history (including, regrettably, the KKK) cast some doubt on Masonry. This book, however, falls short of any type of conviction of Masonry.

The only bright spot in this book is that it could serve as a starting point (but no further) for anyone who wants to research the history of Masonic activities in this country. With the historical detail given of the US in the 19th century, one could also use this book as a springboard into studying oppression against Catholics in this country.

But in any event, Holy Mother Church still forbids Catholics to enter into Masonic fraternities (if anyone says otherwise, please go to your favorite search engine and look up the document "Quaesitum Est"), and that being the case, we ought not join them.

Too general to be conclusive. Two stars only.

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Summary: damned by their own words
Review: Mr. Fisher has used their own documents to expose Freemasonry for what it is -- superficially a charitable fraternity, but fundamentally a secret society committed to destroying all religion except worship of "The Great Architect [of _this_ world]," namely Satan. Necessarily high level Masons hide this from the public and from the lower orders of "Blue Masons," but Mr. Fisher uses Masonic sources to shed due light on the underlying Masonic worship of the Prince of this World and how Masonic beliefs are used to undermine all good in society.

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Summary: Not for the Credulous...a Very Mean Book.
Review: Pure fiction, and it isn't even very good. Just more of the same old hype of what goes on behind those "secret" doors of the lodge. All this being said about a fraternity that was the incubator of this wonderful country we currently enjoy. All this about the second biggest philanthropy on earth, the US government being the first. ( )

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Summary: Freemasons, look out!!
Review: This book offers solid proof on why membership by Catholics into Freemasonic societies is forbidden. It will unlock the secret history of the Freemasons and how they have continued to plague the Catholic Church throughout the years. The author goes to great lengths to show how Christianity throughout this country has been condemned through the actions of so many of the judges who have very close ties to the Freemasons.

You may ask, "if this society is so secret, then how did the author get hold of such detailed information about the High Degrees in side the order?" Through a very exhaustive method of research and people who have seen what goes on, it provided the details necessary to show what really goes on behind those closed doors. Any Catholic who knows someone who belongs to the Masons should order this book and send them a copy of it immediately.

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Summary: Uncited Catholic Opposition
Review: This work while attempting to appear objective is clearly a work of an Anti-Masonic Catholic. It is no secret that the Catholic Church and Freemasonry have a longstanding relationship of less than amicable terms. Mr. Fisher attended a Catholic University and has since written for several Catholic magazines. This book is even published by a Catholic Publishing company. (Talk about conspiracies!) On top of all these, Mr. Fisher's endnotes cite unidentified sources. (I'm still trying to locate Ibid!) For a truely objective study of Freemasonry and its history, try Robinson's "Born In Blood," a much more scholarly and less sensational book.