Romancing the Cornerstone

As a Mason myself, and one who has published in the scholarly Masonic press, it has been interesting to stumble upon this article and read the comments. I was fascinated to hear about the cornerstone; the idea that Masons took it during the Anti-Masonic period sounds very plausible to me. About the comments:

To talent scout: Much nonsense has been spread in Albert Pike's name. The "Three World Wars" material you have a link to is only one of the many forgeries that masquerade as something from Pike, who said nothing on the matter; the "worship Lucifer" quote often found on the Internet is another. I strongly recommend the book, "Is It True What They Say About Freemasonry?", by Arturo de Hoyos and S. Brent Morris, to learn the...