Um, let me see if I got this right: A reliable source for debunking anti-Masonic rumors is the website of the Grand Lodge of BC and the Yukon? And Galileo wasn't an Illuminati because they say so? And the connection of the Masons to the Knights Templar is "a legend" according to them? I was a DeMolay Chevalier when I graduated from high school, and I assure you it is no coincidence that the "boy's club" of the Masons shares the name of Jacque DeMolay, the Grand Master of the Knights Templar imprisoned, tortured, and executed by Philip the Fair of France. DeMolay's connection to Masonry as, shall we say, non-trivial. Accepting the Masonic explanation of the Illuminati strikes me as shaky research. About as reliable as Mormon explanations of the Aztec pyramids, Jerry Falwell's explanation of dinosaur tracks, or Clinton's of how that got on her dress. According Illuminati buffs, Weishaupt was just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak, and Galileo was a major player. This site is a lot more fun than the Masons, if not as official-looking: http://www.skepticfiles.org/rumor/outline1.htm. And if it seems a bit crackpottery, well, so do the ancient Hebrew origins of Freemasonry.... M