Originally Posted by duncanmac

I can read just fine,thank you very much.I read things that I am interested in,not a book that is largely conjecture as it says in the link you provided.
"In this riveting and careful study, Baigent and Leigh (coauthors of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail ) suggest that Freemasonic lodges served America's Founding Fathers as a working model for our federal system. Freemasonry's doctrine of universal brotherhood and tolerance, they assert, had a liberalizing influence in England and France, in particular on Voltaire, Hume, Rousseau, Montesquieu as well as their disciples in what was to become the United States. Early, largely conjectural chapters link Freemasonry to remnants of the Knights Templar, a medieval society of European warrior-monks, some of whose members appear to have found refuge in Scotland.
No learning disabilities in my family other than the fact I try to tune out people who continually bash the US when they enjoy the oppurtunities it offers.