
We are living in the United States of America. The world's first Masonic nation. Who are the Masons? Well. it's way above our heads to explain it ourselves but we've "borrowed" some text from other sources, which should lay it out clearly. We'll start here:
FREEMASONRY EXPLAINED - WHAT IS IT?
No one knows just how old freemasonry is because the actual origins have been lost in time. Probably, it arose from the guilds of stone masons who built the castles and cathedrals of the Middle Ages. Possibly, they were influenced by the Knights Templar, a group of Christian warrior monks formed in 1118 to help protect pilgrims making trips to the Holy Land.