>>16403223The Freemasons wewuzzin the Pirates, maybe they're right. Freemasonry is based on Mithraism.
>There is some speculation that the Barbary Pirates, who gained worldwide notoriety by plundering European shipping well into the 19th century, were founded by seagoing Templars with revenge on their minds. Many of the order's ships were galleys, which were particularly suited for piracy. [Robinson 165]>One of the more mysterious tenets of the Freemasons can be found in the initiation of a Master Mason. The initiate is told his degree "will make you a brother to pirates and corsairs." [Robinson 165-66]>In 1813, a merchant ship, captained by a Freemason, was captured and boarded by pirates. In desperation, the captain rendered the Grand Hailing Sign of Distress of a Master Mason. The pirate captain apparently recognized the secret sign and allowed the merchant ship to proceed unharmed. [Robinson 166] (Robinson, John J., 1989, Born in Blood, Evans, New York)>“Freemasonry, the successor to the Mysteries [the pagan religions of Isis, Osiris, Baal, Mithras, Tammuz, etc.], still follows the ancient mode of teaching” (Albert Pike, Morals and Dogma, Degree of Companion, p. 22) 