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Freemasons, homosexuals and corrupt elites in Cameroon – inside an African conspiracy theory

An unusual and fascinating new book has been written by two anthropologists, called Conspiracy Narratives from Postcolonial Africa: Freemasonry, Homosexuality, and Illicit Enrichment. It explores an ongoing conspiracy theory in Cameroon and neighbouring Gabon that corrupt elites spread homosexuality through their connections to secret orders like the Freemasons. They trace…

The Conversation

Matthew Guy, Menzies and Barton: A history of Freemasonry in Australian politics

The Freemasons, a secretive men-only club, enjoyed the patronage of conservative PMs of old… and Matthew Guy.

Crikey

Why is QAnon afraid of the Masons?

Anti-Masonic prejudice goes back to the Nazis — and well before that. Somehow the QAnon cult has reanimated it

Salon

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‘It happens again and again’: why Americans are obsessed with secret societies

From the Salem witch trials to QAnon, people have remained fixated on the idea that dark forces are controlling society, explored in a revealing new book

The Guardian - US

Nature religions are growing in Australia – though witchcraft was illegal in some territories just 10 years ago

Nature religions, commonly described as Paganism (or neo-Paganism), are growing in Australia. In the last Census, 33,148 people claimed affiliation with a nature religion: including Animism, Druidism, and the many traditions of Wicca, the most practised Pagan pathway.

The Conversation

Who are the Freemasons? Hefty donation to London fire brigade causes concern

The London fire brigade has been in hot water recently due to claims of misogyny and racism, and now its involvement with Freemasonry

Evening Standard

Satanism, Fremasonry become election topics in religious Brazil

Brazil’s presidential race took a bizarre turn this week as leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro were targeted on social media by false claims of Satanism, Freemasonry — and even cannibalism.

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TikTok's Freemasons are battling the haters and conspiracy theorists

Members of the secretive fraternal organization are turning to social media in a bid to attract a younger generation.

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The not-so-secret life of a Freemason at the Leeds Masonic Lodge

It used to be that Freemasonry was very much a secret order, but in the days of Google and social media that’s not really possible

Leeds Live

The sign, the handshake and the steps: inside the world of the Freemasons, 1967

Were they sinister or silly, what actually did they do? To this day no one is quite sure. By Chris Hall

The Guardian - UK

How accurate is 'Outlander's' portrayal of colonial America? We break it down

Set in North Carolina in 1773, Season 6 of Starz's "Outlander," based on Diana Gabaldon's book "A Breath of Snow and Ashes," continues the tale of Scottish heartthrob Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) and time-traveling healer Claire Fraser (Caitriona Balfe) as they face the American Revolutionary War as backcountry settlers.

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