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PERVERT CLOWN POSSE of the SHRINERS: Dark Inner Workings of the Masons & Shriners

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The video is a religious/counter-occult commentary claiming that Freemasonry and related groups—especially the Shriners (the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine)—contain hidden spiritual and sexual corruption beneath a charitable public image.

1) Purpose and framing

  • The speaker argues that Shriners commercials, which show children and hospital charity, are intended to cover up a “dark underbelly.”
  • The message is presented as an “expose” meant to:
    • Warn Christians
    • Urge viewers toward salvation and deliverance from alleged occult influences

2) Personal testimony of occult background and “initiation” experiences

  • Dr. William Snevlin describes past involvement in occult practices, including:
    • Witchcraft/spiritualism
    • “Spirit guides”
    • “Third eye” concepts
    • Heavy occult training, including a hermetic initiation text
  • He claims an occult mentor advised him to join Freemasonry early.
  • He says he entered Freemasonry, later joining the Shriners, and interprets elements of initiation as evidence of:
    • Spiritual deception
    • Oath-taking
    • Anti-Christian commitments

3) Core claims about Freemasonry

  • Spiritual danger even at early levels: He asserts that “in the first degree” Freemasonry is spiritually destructive and involves denial of Christ.

  • Oath and scriptural objections: He argues Masonry requires oath-taking in ways that conflict with biblical commands not to swear oaths.

  • Restrictions on Christian witness: He claims Masonry forbids or blocks members from proselytizing about Jesus within the lodge context.

  • Religious “universalism”: He alleges Masonry teaches all religions are equally valid, which he calls a universalist heresy.

  • Sorting into “ignorant vs evil” members: He claims people are either:

    • “Ignorant” (deceived), or
    • “Evil” (genuinely corrupt) and he suggests most are in the former category, with some in the latter.

4) Core claims about the Shriners

  • Organizational structure: He describes the Shriners as part of Masonry and claims members must progress through higher degrees before joining.

  • Public entertainment vs hidden ritual: He contrasts the clown/parade image with what he claims are intense, coercive, and blasphemous initiation practices.

  • Islamic/“Arabic” ritual elements: He claims Shriners initiation uses Arabic imagery and includes oaths sworn on what he portrays as “holy” Islamic scripture elements (described as the Qur’an), along with threats of horrific consequences for breaking oaths.

  • Explicit alleged misconduct: He recounts details of initiation that he describes as involving:

    • Humiliation
    • Pain
    • Substance use (including hashish)
    • Later sexual conduct described as “tantric initiation.”

  • Aftereffects claim: He argues the experiences created “doorways” to deeper oppression and led him to believe many Shriners become sexually perverse.

5) Claims about “Jesters” (an alleged inner elite)

  • He claims an elite Shriners sub-group (“jesters”) is associated with extreme wealth and power.
  • He alleges their symbol and rituals connect to Nazi-style iconography (as he describes it).
  • He asserts members participate in coercive sexual abuse.
  • He provides multiple anecdotal accounts of rape/sexual abuse and claims authorities/police would not act due to perpetrators being tied to Masonry.

6) Claims about symbolism: the fez

  • He argues the fez has historical religious violence behind it and claims it originates from Muslim conquests in the city of Fez involving mass killing of Christians.
  • He uses this to support a generational curses / deliverance framework:
    • Family heirlooms (including fezzes) are portrayed as spiritual “bondage” that can harm descendants.

7) Generational curse / deliverance advice

The speaker repeatedly urges viewers to:

  • Renounce ancestral ties to:
    • Masonry
    • the Shriners
    • occult groups
  • Destroy symbolic items he claims represent bondage (including fez-related heirlooms)
  • Seek deliverance prayers and obtain “demit” letters to formally leave lodges

He claims rapid behavioral or spiritual changes (e.g., improved reading/emotional issues) after a child renounced and destroyed a fez.

8) Hospital charity is not treated as a defense

  • He acknowledges that Shriners hospitals do charitable work but argues charity does not “prove” spiritual correctness.
  • He claims:
    • People must sign paperwork for hospital access, which he frames as creating spiritual “authority/covenants” with “heathen” institutions
    • Reports exist (he states “at least a half dozen”) of child sexual molestation in Shriners hospitals
    • Donors’ money supports both care and lavish lifestyles of high-ranking members, citing the hospitals’ large endowment

9) Final call to action

  • He advises:
    • Mason/Shriner members to repent, seek deliverance, and send formal resignation/demit letters
    • Christians to avoid providing these organizations spiritual legitimacy
  • He presents his ministry materials—books, DVDs, prayers, and deliverance resources—as tools to help others escape alleged occult entanglement.

Presenters / contributors (as named in the subtitles)

  • Dr. William Snevlin — primary speaker (“With One Accord Ministries”)
  • Shannon — moderator/assistant (referred to as “brother shannon”)
  • Mary — credited with assisting in setting up programs for the broadcast
  • Brother Bill — briefly referenced by name during an archival/labeling moment

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