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Post by Tamrin on Jul 4, 2008 16:02:08 GMT 10
A HoaxReprinted from an article by Edmond Frank in l'Illustration, May 1. 1897- No. 2827: Paris, France. Transcribed from a copy in the collection of the Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Library. [Grand Lodge of British Columbia & Yukon - Excerpt - Linked Above]
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Post by keith on Jul 11, 2008 12:49:36 GMT 10
In 1885 Leo Taxil, a Frenchman, joined the Roman Catholic Church and commenced his career as an anti-Mason. He wrote a book entitled "The Three Degree Brothers" in which he alleged that Masonry amounted to devil worship and painted a picture of fantastic rites and mysterious doings. In actual fact, he took the Roman Catholic hierarchy "for a ride" , especially by the creation of a fictional person named Diana Vaughan, supposed to be the daughter of the Devil, as part of his story. Diana Vaughan was supposed to take part in the Masonic Ceremonies and also to have written several books. Eventually in 1897 after promising to produce Diana Vaughan to a high ranking Catholic Assembly, he admitted that she did not exist and that his story was a hoax.
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Post by Tamrin on Nov 2, 2008 16:00:32 GMT 10
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Post by synchronicity on Nov 3, 2008 5:10:11 GMT 10
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Post by synchronicity on Nov 3, 2008 5:31:46 GMT 10
Come to think of it, this also seems appropriate. ;D
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Post by Tamrin on Nov 3, 2008 5:57:12 GMT 10
The two most abundant things in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity
Harlan Ellison
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Post by synchronicity on Nov 4, 2008 3:41:51 GMT 10
Alas, "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain."
Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)
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Post by Tamrin on Apr 19, 2009 11:45:35 GMT 10
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