Philadelphia’s founding years were rife with conspiracy fears about ‘godless’ Freemasons and the Illuminati

Philadelphia’s founding years were rife with conspiracy fears about ‘godless’ Freemasons and the Illuminati

In the early days of the United States, Philly was a hotbed of conspiracy theories as fears grew that secret societies sought to dismantle religion’s influence on society.

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