Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 8246 Location: Fingerlakes - NY usa
Historians Unlock U.S. Seal's Secrets
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Great Seal: Fact and Fiction
Myth: The design signifies the U.S. is run by Freemasons or some sort of cult.
Fact: The seal uses several Masonic symbols, including the unfinished pyramid, but the symbols aren't exclusive to the Freemasons.
Myth: Repeated references to the number 13 -- including the steps in the pyramid -- represent the power of 13 American families.
Fact: Thirteen is used as a reference to the nation's original 13 colonies.
Myth: The Seal draws on Satanism or other rituals to promote a world run by a single government.
Fact: The words "Annuit Coeptis" ("Providence favors") and the eye of providence over the pyramid refer to twists of fate that helped bring about the birth of the United States.
What about the 6 point star made up of 5 point stars above the phoenix on the right?
Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:37 pm
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
I am glad they cleared that up!
Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:55 pm
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Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 8246 Location: Fingerlakes - NY usa
The 3rd one:
Myth: The Seal draws on Satanism or other rituals to promote a world run by a single government.
Fact: The words "Annuit Coeptis" ("Providence favors") and the eye of providence over the pyramid refer to twists of fate that helped bring about the birth of the United States.
-Wasn't it "Novus Ordo Seclorum" that they make the big deal about?
