What are the freemasons?

[jeremydeth]

Does anyone know anyone in or involved with the freemasons? I'm just curious to know just what their real purpose is and what goes on inside the organization from someone with first-hand knowledge.

[blaqcrow]

My uncle was part of the group. He passed away a few years ago. He had said once you join, you only leave in death. He went to the meetings and everything. When he was younger, they did lamb sacrifices and drank blood. From what he could tell me and what I could make sense of, it is a cult of wealth and power worship. Everything they do is to stimulate power and gain wealth in the physical world via sacrifice, following code, and "enlightenment".