Behind the Lodge Door: Church, State and Freemasonry In ... (ISBN 0895554550)

Quite Good:
Paul Fisher's important book is thoroughly researched, meticulously documented, and well written. Certainly, it is the clarion call of a Catholic against the dangers of freemasonry in American society. But that is no reason to condemn the book. Rather, understanding the perspective of the author helps us to appreciate more fully what is reflected in the corpus of the work. And there much in the body of this work that is extremely important and revelatory. For instance, Mr. Fisher shares startling, sensational, and well founded examples of many of America's leaders who were both freemasons and prominent members of the insidious Ku Klux Klan. When the author delves into the influence of secret societies on American history, the work is absolutely great and powerfully important. A small criticism is that, in this reviewer's opinion, too much space is devoted to the supreme court and its penetration by the aforementioned freemasons and Klansmen. This notwithstanding, the book is, in the whole, important and well recommended. May the Lord richly bless the author, his publisher, and any future readers.

Somewhat disappointing:
I eagerly read this book and found myself somewhat disappointed by the fact that the author's only evidence against Masonry seems to be "guilt by association". True, the author points out many citations from Masonry's own periodical publication. True, many of the organizations with which Masonry has associated itself in its history (including, regrettably, the KKK) cast some doubt on Masonry. This book, however, falls short of any type of conviction of Masonry. The only bright spot in this book is that it could serve as a starting point (but no further) for anyone who wants to research the history of Masonic activities in this country. With the historical detail given of the US in the 19th century, one could also use this book as a springboard into studying oppression against Catholics in this country. But in any event, Holy Mother Church still forbids Catholics to enter into Masonic fraternities (if anyone says otherwise, please go to your favorite search engine and look up the document "Quaesitum Est"), and that being the case, we ought not join them. Too general to be conclusive. Two stars only.

A Scathing Expose...:
Paul A. Fisher is obviously a Roman Catholic, who not only takes the Catholic stand on the matter of Freemasonry, but did some serious research on the subject of Masonry. Mr. Fisher also has taken a courageous stand by publishing what must be considered to be a very controversial book. I'm not a Roman Catholic, but it doesn't take being a Roman Catholic to read and heed the writing on the wall, and reach the conclusion that no committed Christian belongs behind the Lodge Door! "Behind the Lodge Door" contains a goldmine of information for historians, patriots and Catholics and Non-Catholics who consider themselves Christians.

A Great Book on Freemasonry:
This is the best book that I have read on Freemasonry so far. By far the best. Paul Fisher should be commended for writing this meticulous work. The author goes right down the line and lists what tactics this group uses and how they use their connections to propogate their religion. He quotes extensively from their own books and newspapers. The secret society of the freemasons is real and their pagan religion is real and their tactics are real as well as the very real consequences people have to deal with because of their existence. I myself have had an experience with the freemasons where I had collected some information and quotes on an internet website on my userpage. I was hounded, attacked, accused of all sorts of things and my page was vandalized. In the end they successfully got the information deleted. This is how they work. The funny thing was that all the information that I collected was factual. Many were just quotes from masons in their own works. How afraid they are indeed of the truth! Fisher's book backs up my experience to show that this is how they have worked for centuries. He also cites how the masons and the Ku Klux Klan were usually one in the same. The book is written clearly and lists the major figures of American freemasonry and what kind of people they were and it documents how the masons infiltrated the United States Supreme Court so that they could pervert the laws of the country to reflect their secret societies warped view of the world. Many of the liberal laws that we are suffering from today were caused because of freemasons in government and in high places. The book has taught me to never vote for one that's for sure. Behind the Lodge Door is a great book and an excellent read. Fisher doesn't really examine the spiritual aspects of being a mason however. One book that does, which I recommend is by Dr. Charles H. Kraft calledDefeating Dark Angels: Breaking Demonic Oppression in the Believer's Life. Kraft contests that freemasonry is the most evil group in existence and he backs this up with some very powerful examples.

Lots of detailed information but poorly written:
This book is like listening to your ex wife gripe, gripe, gripe. Instead of framing the book in a sensible outline fashion beginning with the foundation nd history of the Mason's and then taking us through to modern times, sins an all, this book just jumps right into the all of the "bad" things Mason's have done, or might have done. I don't argue with the facts but they are so poorly presented I don't think I'll make it past page 100 before I throw this book away. I never throw a book away but to keep it would just remind me of the frustrations I had reading it and the money I wasted buying it.