Let's first point out that 14 past US presidents have been freemasons, including George Washington, Andrew Jackson, and Franklin Roosevelt. There is also the Masonic Headquarters located in Washington D.C. and global domination is always a popular topic when it comes to the secret society.
Freemasonry isn't considered a religion, however there are a few contradictions that would make someone think otherwise. There are 33 degrees within the organization, and with every degree earned, the inductee is more enlightened with 'knowledge.'
This is one example of how they gain the public's interest.
So what is this 'knowledge' that one obtains after the completion of the 33 degrees? Well that's the interesting part! It should be mentioned that one can't just up and decide to be a Mason, he must also make an oath usually ending with: "All this I most solemnly, sincerely promise and swear, with a firm and steady resolution to perform the same, without any hesitation, myself, under no less penalty than that of having my body severed in two, my bowels taken from thence and burned to ashes, the ashes scattered before the four winds of heaven, that no more remembrance might be had of so vile and wicked a wretch as I would be, should I ever, knowingly, violate this my Master Mason's obligation. So help me God, and keep me steadfast in the due performance of the same."
http://www.theforbiddenknowledge.com/symbology/2o5.htm
The typical side of the debate is that freemasonry is worship of Lucifer, Satan. This is rationalized by the occult symbols used within masonry, including the 'all seeing eye' the pyramid, the pentagram, the hexagram, the phoenix, etc. It also includes it's known members, Aliester Crowley and Albert Pike.
Alister Crowley Biography:
http://whatisthepyramid.com/2009/07/09/freemasonry/
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