Saturday, July 14, 2012

A real test of masons’ desire for transparency

There still exists small pockets of staff writers on provincial UK papers who don't seem to have realised that Freemasonry has been 'open' for the past thirty years. Rather than research any background they continue to write bigoted and ill-informed articles that miss the mark by a country mile.

http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/the-island-life/a-real-test-of-masons-desire-for-transparency-45218.aspx

One such writer is Keith Newbery whose mad ramblings go from Freemasonry, to Higgs' boson to three-abreast cyclists in 819 words. As I have said before the myth is more compelling than the evidence, I just wish I could have a couple of hours with Keith to discuss with him the extent to which his reporting is incorrect. The answer to the cyclist question you pose is no more than two abreast, by the way Keith. It is in the Section 66 of the Highway Code if you had bothered to look this up, but like your facts about Freemasonry the evidence seems to have passed you by.