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	<title>Religion News Blog &#187; Freemasonry</title>
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		<title>Frat boys: Masons drum up members among Hub rockers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21615/"><img src="/graphicspics/freemasonry.jpg" alt="Freemasonry" width="90" height="90" border="0" style="float:left;padding-right:5px;"></a> Stodgy lodges, traditional initiations and secret handshakes would seem to be the antithesis of punk rock.<br /><br />
But a diverse group of Hub rockers are embracing centuries-old fraternal ideals to become the new face of the Freemasons in Boston.]]></description>
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		<title>Masons try to be esoteric, relevant</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Masons are a secret society -- and they're totally open about it.]]></description>
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		<title>Court: Masons Religious Group</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As such, Masons would fall under the protections of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), the landmark law that says government may not infringe on religious buildings without a compelling interest.]]></description>
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		<title>Masons struggle with racial separation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Masons, the storied fraternal order whose members have included Mozart, George Washington and John Wayne, has become entwined across the Deep South with the remnants of another tradition in these parts: strict segregation.]]></description>
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		<title>Freemasons: A Secret Society, Spilling a Few Secrets</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Freemasons are not giving out the secret words that members are supposed to say to get into meetings. But the Masons are giving public tours of the New York Grand Lodge Headquarters.]]></description>
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		<title>Out of America: Behind the bronze doors of the masons&#8217; HQ</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:43:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In its US incarnation, Freemasonry is primarily a social and philanthropic organisation. ]]></description>
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		<title>Judge backs Freemasons&#8217; role</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The role of Masons in public life won the backing of a High Court judge, who yesterday dismissed claims that the orderâ€™s secretive ways made Freemasonry an unhealthy influence on officialdom.
Mr Justice Newman accepted that there was still a perception that Freemasonry could give rise to apparent bias in decisionmaking. But he concluded that Masons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secrets of &#8216;contorted&#8217; freemason initiation to be revealed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He is believed to be the inspiration for the hero of Dan Brown’s bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code, and is credited with revealing the secrets of Rosslyn Chapel on which the cult book is based.
Now Dr Robert Lomas, who like Brown’s protagonist Robert Langdon is an international expert on symbolism and myth, is to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Freemasons end their stonewalling and put faith in PR</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2004 20:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After centuries of obsessive secrecy and medieval rituals, Freemasons have turned to the modern arts of public relations and advertising for an unprecedented recruitment campaign in America.
The days when newcomers could join only by a whispered invitation from an existing &#8220;brother&#8221;, followed by a lengthy initiation, are coming to an end, after a steady fall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secretive Freemasons offer rare glimpse into their society</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2004 16:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using secret hand signs, wearing royal regalia and speaking in Old English are just some of the unusual practices of the Freemasons.
Many think they are a secret society or even a satanic cult because, for hundreds of years, they have stayed out of the public eye.
But Freemasons deny such accusations, saying they will answer queries [...]]]></description>
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