Morris said Freemasons displayed a Bible, a Koran and a Torah on their altar. Another powerful symbol of the tradition is the sword carried by the grand sword bearer of the Supreme Council ...

Inside, a burned Masonic Bible lay atop a damaged altar. Nearby was Tod Redman Stewart, a 34-year-old homeless man. He was arrested at 12:27 a.m. and booked into a Hillsborough County jail.

Search Encyclopaedia Britannica for the word Freemasons ... done at the altar in the middle of the lodge room. It’s basically just a waist-high piece of furniture that has a Bible or whatever ...

Freemasonry is an ancient fraternity ... The ceremonies take place in the center of the room, around a raised altar, where the Bible (or book sacred to its members) is opened.

Organizers had simply forgotten to bring one, so they grabbed the closest holy book they could find — a nearby Masonic lodge’s altar Bible — and Washington made his promise. But in the two ...

Ziemba now oversees the 13th Masonic District of Pennsylvania ... candles on tall pillars marked off a low altar, holding a large King James Bible, with kneelers on both sides.

At his first inauguration, George Washington used the altar Bible from a nearby Masonic Lodge, and kissed it after taking the oath. But the Constitution requires simply that the president take the ...