Ed Brown: the anti-Mason, article from Connecticut Valley Spectator from 2003

[brandon dean]

Looking for information about the 'tax protestor'? You've come to the right place. It's not all about taxes, you see.... In fact, Mr. Brown has quite a long history of 'protesting' things, some of which you might not have known about and which, curiously, aren't being mentioned by the press in 2007 as Mr. Brown achieves his 15 minutes of 'fame'. Read on....

The following story appeared as the headline of the June 5, 2003 issue of the  Connecticut Valley Spectator, a newspaper for the Hanover, New Hampshire - Thetford, Vermont, USA area and is reprinted with the kind permission of the Editor.

'Jesuit Masonic Zionists' targeted by billboard

Glen Road sign urges Internet search; Zionists, Jesuits call it 'ridiculous'

By Aaron Nobel
     Editor

    WEST LEBANON - Claiming that "Jesuit Masonic Zionists" control the nation's government and courts, a billboard in front of an office building on Glen Road in West Lebanon has raised some eyebrows of passerby.

    Connecting the Jesuits (a Catholic society founded in 1534) to the Freemasons (a well known secret society with millions of members) to Zionism (the movement to create and support the modern state of Israel) may seem an unlikely stretch.

    Some would say Jesuit, Mason, and Zionist don't belong in the same sentence, let alone as the co-conspirators of a scheme to rule the world.

    "At first blush it's ridiculous. Laughable," said Father David Haschka of the U.S. Jesuit Conference in Washington, D.C. "Would we had so much power. The likelihood of our being associated with Masons and Zionists is pretty unlikely considering our history. The Catholic church has been at best suspect of Masonry... The only secrets we like are our own."

    The billboard "doesn't make much sense," said Virginia Gilley, administrative assistant to the executive director of the Zionist Organization of America based in New York.

    But Ed Brown, owner of the sign and the building in front of which it stands, says the sign is based on his extensive research, which has convinced him of its validity.

    He believes much of the pain and suffering in the world is caused by high-level Jesuits, Masons and Zionists, and that the world is in crisis and most people are oblivious. But he insists that you shouldn't take his word for it.

    "Don't believe me. I do not want anyone to believe anything that I say. All I am is a guidepost to direct you toward the truth and the facts... My words mean nothing. My opinions mean nothing. Research the truth. Look up these few key words on the Internet. Stop playing games. Stop worrying about your love life."

    "It goes like this," he said. "The Jesuit/Masonic is the religion. Zionism is the politics -- It is a very dangerous and deadly form.

    Brown makes a point to separate the politics of Zionism from the Jewish religion.

    "If you think for a second that I'm anti-Jew, you're dead wrong," Brown said: "I'm not against any religion. I am anti-politics that kills people."

    The billboard goes on to urge readers to "Check Computer," presumably meaning to look up "Jesuit Masonic Zionists" on the Internet. A "Google" search for "Jesuit Masonic Zionists" turns up a host of what your average person might dismiss as "conspiracy theory" Web sites. Theories differ, but generally the information on the sites points to the Jesuits and Rome as the masterminds, directing the Zionists and Masons to establish control of the world. Some sites take it further, saying the scheme is geared toward establishing Satan's kingdom on earth: The establishment and maintenance of Israel paves the way for rebuilding Solomon's Temple on the Mount in Jerusalem, from which the Antichrist ("the Black Pope") will rule. Again, this all seems pretty far out to your average person but it could be made to dovetail with Bible prophecy, which is becoming ever-more mainstream as more people are convinced that the "End Times" are upon us, and the creation of Israel and the anticipated construction of the Temple are key components in End Times prophecy.

    Brown insists that all judges in America are Freemasons. He said the fact that Masonic symbols appear on our currency is an example of them flaunting their power. He points to the Masonic slogan, ordo ab chao ("order out of chaos"), as a guide for their aim to "turn the world into chaos."

    Brown appeared in an earlier Spectator article after refusing to pay school takes on his Plainfield home or the West Lebanon office building for three years. He said the schools are teaching cultural- political engineering according to a communist system that intentionally "dumbs down" American kids. He has since decided to pay taxes, not because his convictions have changed, he said, but because he wanted to avoid a deadly confrontation that he said would result if the town or city attempted to seize his property. Brown, a retired exterminator, is the state commander for the United States Constitution Rangers, a nationwide paramilitary group sworn to uphold the Constitution. He has also founded an organization called the UnAmerican Activities Investigations Commission, based out of his building on Glen Road.

Our thanks to Mr. Nobel for allowing us to reprint this interesting story.

We did some further checking on the web and came across a website (hosted - as SO many of these are - on a FREE hosting service) under the (can we call it 'childish'?) directory of SecretAgentMan_03825. Click here to go to a site for the self-styled  Unamerican  Activities  Investigations  Commission  &  United  States  Constitutional  Rangers  which appears to have run out of steam after a short period of time fixated on Chandra Levy and a couple of New Hampshire 'problems'. Mr. Brown's address doesn't appear there, curiously, and the organization(s) solicit donations to an individual in Pennsylvania. We do note, of course, that 03825 is the Zip Code for Barrington, New Hampshire and that an EBrown is listed as the 'militia contact' for Hillsborough County, New Hampshire at this site. Same person or coincidence? Who knows....

We find it comical when someone like Mr. Brown can, in one breath, demand a return to the wisdom of the founders of the United States and the authors of the Constitution while in the next, condemn Freemasons and Freemasonry - about a third of whom were those who created the document he wishes to interpret. Can't have it both ways, Mr. Brown - and if I were you, I'd sure as heck make sure my name didn't appear on any web page with a picture of one of the most well-known Freemasons, the United States' FIRST President, George Washington!

Mr. Brown's advice to 'look up a few key words on the Internet' is good - to a point: you also need a bit of discernment to be able to appreciate that not everything on the Internet is fact!

We're also glad that Mr. Brown has decided to resume paying his taxes - although if he were as sure of his beliefs as he claims, we wonder why. A Sunshine Soldier perhaps?

Tax Evasion, Civil Disobedience, Conspiracy Theories and Being the Center of Attention

When we wrote above that Mr. Brown seemed ready to pay his taxes, it was the summer of 2003. That, though, would deprive him of the attention that he apparently seems to crave.

As of May, 2007 Mr. Brown (a former exterminator, age 63) and his wife (a dentist, age 65) have been convicted of tax evasion and have been sentenced to fines and prison. Prior to the end of the trial, Mr. Brown stopped attending and retreated to what has been described as a 'fortress-like' home vowing that he will never bow to the government, that they will have to "prove" to him that he is required to pay taxes, and more of the rhetoric of fanatics who feel that everyone is wrong if they don't agree with self-concocted ideas and theories that run counter to standard behavior. Despite Mr. Brown's actions (which resulted in an arrest warrant), his wife continued through the end of the trial and then wore a monitoring ankle bracelet for a time. She subsequently removed the device (destroying it), evaded police, and joined Mr. Brown in Plainfield, NH where they now swear that they will not be taken alive and threaten a Waco-like standoff.

In June, 2007, Mr. Brown reasserted his anti-Semitic and anti-Masonic world views. In an interview with the Concord Monitor (New Hampshire), he was quoted using saying "I guess we've got a lot of paranoia among our Freemason police...." (link). In another newspaper, we read the following:

    Brown, who asserts that the federal government has no jurisdiction in New Hampshire and no authority to charge him under a non-existent law, said the activity surrounding his properties in Plainfield and West Lebanon yesterday was a "Zionist, Illuminati, Free Mason movement." (Link)

He has become the darling of conspiracy theorists who might not have heard of his anti-Semitic and anti-Masonic paranoia prior to this time and clearly, he is reveling in his ability to have food, equipment, friends and more delivered to him without his lifting a finger. There are quite a few who don't seem to see this for what it really is: a scam perpetrated by someone with a zero grasp of reality.

It remains to be seen what will happen but those interested in this matter should fully understand that this is NOT simply about whether the US Government can collect taxes. Mr. Brown is a bigot with a long history of assorted hatreds. Tax protesting is just ONE of the ways he seeks to garner attention - and live on the backs of other people.



Updated 23 May and 9 June 2007

[brandon dean]

even though this article is obviously slanted, I think it's a great read in that it shows the side of ed brown most of the country doesn't know about at all.  they only heard he was a tax cheat and went to prison after a standoff.
"anti-semitic" hahahaha what a joke.  people just can't accept there is a huge difference between secular zionists and religious jews.  the browns obviously love any good people, and don't worry overly about everyone's spiritual preferences.  I'm just sick of hearing the "anti-semite" bullshit...
anyhow, ed brown is a true hero.  I just wrote him a letter, and I'm going to send it as soon as I can stick twenty bucks in it.
cheers...

[DigitalWarrior]

It is kind of odd.  I don't think I have ever heard the motto "order out of chaos". 
I really want to know how a person can have a motto a Principal officer of the Lodge does not recall ever hearing.   Seriously, I googled it.

Masons != Jesuits.  In fact I am pretty sure that there has been a papal edict eternally damning us to hellfire for such heretical practices as electing our own leaders and having non-priests as teachers and a federalist (rather than centrally directed) governing structure.

DigitalWarrior

[John Edward Mercier]

There is a papal edict forbiding Catholics from becoming Freemasons or face excommunication...
But not being catholic doesn't damn you to hell.

[J’raxis 270145]

...