<p>Freemasons have often been the subject of the same conspiracy theories and blood libel as <a href="/tags/jewish/" rel="tag">#Jewish</a> people. During our guided tour of the Swedish Masons' <a href="/tags/stockholm/" rel="tag">#Stockholm</a> HQ, our guide pointed out that it was easy to accuse the Masons of killing children. Because they funded a lot of orphanages, where mortality was always high regardless of who paid the rent. So yes, children who were in a sense in the care of Freemasons did actually die. Though not as part of midnight rituals.</p><p><a href="/tags/freemasonry/" rel="tag">#freemasonry</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p>