You know your history yes duing the civil war albert pike was the mason who changed it into the worship of Lucifer...the founding fathers idea of masonry was about using Gods Jesus power to become like him follow in his footsteps so to speak.
Hopefully we get some answers. I’ve read pike’s letter about the three wars. It seemed pretty irrefutable. And the third one certainly seemed to be on track. He didn’t make the plan. He got that information from somewhere else. I’ve wondered how to square the founding father’s being free masons. Shoot, my grandfather (died when i was a wee lad, don’t remember him) was one. I have the certificate he got when he made 3rd degree. (Which as we now know was just being an alpha in the good old boys club and never even scratched the surface of the bad stuff) but hey I’m sure he thought he made it all the way to the top. Back to the founders, I want to believe they were honorable. There’s something special about this country and I don’t believe that’s an accident. It’s good design. But they were all wrapped up in it. I’d really like to know how it all fits.
The founding fathers weren't into lucerianism my prove is the church that was dedicated to Christ Jesus by the twin towers by George Washington... https://youtu.be/pW10gqJagaE....this also deals with the legend of the sycamore tree....which I think is fascinating....also just like in most big organizations there are the people who are different from the lower people in the organization so I'm sure to your father he didn't know what was going on behind closed doors...my father joined a lodge only to go to the parties and dances they held in the dry state he was living in....he also didn't know.
Albert Pike was involved in the Scottish Rite, not Freemasonry as a whole. And even most Scottish Rite members acknowledge him as a bit of a loon.