Culture of Domain

This paper will tell you about the Freemasons, an agency that is shrouded in mystery, and some events they were involved in that truly helped shape our America. 2. The masons have always seen themselves as philosophical builders rather the actual layers of stone. It was in the young colonies of the Americas that the masons had the chance to put their philosophical theories into practice. Their first practice would be the hard decision to declare independence from Britain, but it would be an opportunity for a grand experiment that would build a nation founded on freedom, equality, and enlightened reasons. These foundation resemble the lessons of Freemasonry, “Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth.

” This grand experiment with its foundation laid, led to the Declaration of Independence. There were eight Freemason who signed the Declaration of Independence, to include Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, who would later become the third President of the United States.

These Masons helped form a nation that would be based on human liberty.The exploits and legacy of the Freemason would transcend the American Revolution and continue to be a part of the monumental moments in American history. 3. The Civil War was the most troublesome event in our honored nation’s history. There has been no other war or national crisis that has approached the levels of hostility and animosity that the Civil War caused.

The Civil war saw fathers against sons, families torn apart, and even churches fragmenting from each other. The war destroyed almost all bonds of organization, except one: Freemasonry.Thousands of Masons fought during the Civil War, and died. However, the tenets of the Masons, allowed them to overcome the hatred the war brought. During this war a tale is told of a badly captured confederate soldier being brought to a Union Army prison camp. Upon arrival he identifies himself as a Mason and is soon embraced by his Union captor. The Union officer takes care of the wounded rebel and once healed gives him money to return home and a silver and pearl pistol to keep him safe on his Journey.

This is an example of the brotherhood the Freemasons possess and demonstrate why they endured during the Civil War, while others perished or fractured. 4. In summation, this paper has covered the philosophical ideology that the freemason based their decision to declare independence from Britain on. It covered a few of the founding fathers that helped shape the United States. It briefly went over the Mason’s involvement in the American Civil War and the story of Freemason brothers who were divided by war, but bonded through brotherhood.