Rev. Robertson has made several inaccurate remarks about Freemasonry in this book "The New World Order." Below you find a response to his book the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite - C. Fred Kleinknecht :

 REBUTTAL TO PAT ROBERTSON!

FROM: C. Fred Kleinknecht

RE: INACCURACY REGARDING ALBERT PIKE IN THE NEW WORLD 
ORDER BY PAT ROBERTSON

A significant number of Brethren are concerned about the 
statement made by the evangelist/politician Pat Robertson 
in his recent book The New World Order. The passage 
attributed to Albert Pike on page 184 of me above book is 
a part of an anti-Masonic hoax perpetuated in 1889 and 
long exposed as the forgery it is. The Rev. Robertson, 
however, seems unaware of this historical fact. I have, 
therefore, written him a letter to clarify the matter and 
to request he delete this untrue and offensive quotation 
for any future editions of The New World Order. 

BELOW IS OUR SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDER'S LETTER TO REV. 
PAT ROBERTSON.

Dear Rev. Robertson,

In your recent book, The New World Order, you raise 
questions about Freemasonry in general, and the Scottish 
Rite in particular. I regret that you have formed a 
negative opinion of our kind and gentle Craft. I, myself, 
have been a Freemason for over 40 years. I believe 
strongly in the principles of Freemasonry and try to live 
by them. Freemasonry is a worldwide brotherhood of 
religious men. We are united in our belief in a Supreme 
Being and our love for humanity. It teaches us to work at 
improving ourselves and society. Each of us works 
according to his own conscience and recognizes the right 
of others to work according to theirs. Liberty of thought, 
word, and deed lies at the very heart of our Craft. 
Freemasonry has no Imprimatur; everyone, Mason or not, is 
free to write about it what they will. It is not 
surprising, that among the vast and diverse writings on 
Masonry you find statements that offend you. So do I! I 
recognize that these are the opinions of individuals and 
do not carry any weight for the Craft as a whole. When you 
judge Freemasonry by our writings, please take particular 
care to avoid statements falsely attributed to us.

Your new book, The New World Order, contains a 
quotation, on page 184, that is falsely attributed to my 
Illustrious Brother Albert Pike, 33*, the late Sovereign 
Grand Commander of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite 
for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States. In 
this quotation Albert Pike is falsely made an advocate of 
"Luciferian doctrine."  Albert Pike never wrote those 
words. Albert Pike was a Trinitarian Christian. He did not 
hold the beliefs attributed to him in this quotation. The 
"Instructions to the twenty-three Supreme Councils of the 
World, July 14, 1889" in which this quote appears are a 
hoax. They were written in French, after Pike's death, by 
the notorious atheist and pornographer Gabriel Jogand-
Pages. Jogand-Pages, who is better known under his pen 
name, Leo Taxil, wrote these bogus "Instructions" as part 
of an elaborate hoax. The purpose of this hoax was to 
discredit the Roman Catholic Church by exposing its 
credulity in regard to Freemasonry. It appears that you, 
too, have fallen victim to the pen of Taxil ninety-five 
years later! In 1894, three years after Pike's death, 
Taxil's fake "Instructions" were published by Abel Clarin 
de la Rive in La Femme et l'Enfant dans la Franc-
Maconnerie Universelle (English translation: Women and 
Children in Universal Freemasonry). There is a footnote on 
page 589, where the final part of the quotation, in 
English, reads: "It was the Sister Diana Vaughan that 
Albert Pike - so as to give her the greatest mark of trust 
- charged to carry his Luciferian Encyclical to Paris 
during the Universal Exposition." "Diana Vaughan" was a 
fictional character invented by Leo Taxil. She figured 
prominently in his hoax. After Taxil publicly exposed his 
hoax on April 19, 1897, A.C. de la Rive, who also had been 
fooled by Taxil, publicly denounced Taxil's writings. In 
1933 Edith Starr Miller's book Occult Theocrasy was 
published. This book included her translation of Taxil's 
bogus "Instructions." It is Miller's translation that you 
used, taken directly or indirectly, from her Occult 
Theocrasy. A comprehensive list of Albert Pike's authentic 
writings appears in the Bibliography of the Writings of 
Albert Pike by Ray Baker Harris. All of these writings are 
in the Library of The Supreme Council, 33* at the House of 
the Temple, in Washington, DC. They are available for 
public inspection, and you are welcome to read them. Your 
new book shows your broad study of politics and a desire 
to know, and spread, the truth. I do not doubt the 
sincerity of your own pursuit of truth. If we must 
disagree let us base our disagreement upon truth. It 
appears that your opinion of Freemasonry has been, at 
least in part, based upon false information drawn from a 
dubious source. You would better serve your readers if you 
remove this false quotation from any future editions of 
your book.

From the Web Site pnews.org/art/2art/conspir.html

Comments from John J. Robinson

In Chapter 7, John Robinson points out that Pat Robertson is a genuine millionaire media mogul. Robinson states that Robertson is constantly in pursuit of more power and influence, which manifested when he made an unsuccessful pass at becoming President of the United States in 1988. "The New World Order", published in 1991 may be considered potentially more damaging than most of its kind, because the author is a celebrity with his "700 club" on TV in the U.S. and abroad, his "Family Channel" on cable TV, and his Christian Broadcasting network. Robertson, says Robinson, claims for himself, all the Christian virtues except, apparently, humility. In his book, he wrote: "..some readers might wish to say to me: Pat, you are an Anglo-Saxon and an Ivy League law graduate. Your father was a Senior U.S. Senator, and you have a distinguished heritage that goes from the colonial days back to the nobility of England. You qualify to play a leadership role in the Establishment and its plans for a "New World Order"!" Robinson adds, however, that many Freemasons might wonder why he did not mention that Pat's father , the senior senator, was also a dedicated Mason. Robertson's book "exposes" a great international plot to take over the world, destroy government, and wipe out Christianity. There are several villains involved, including the United Nations, and the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank. Robertson however, takes particular delight in revealing that the great conspiracy operates within the higher degrees of the Southern Jurisdiction of Scottish Rite Masonry, his major villains in this evil scheme.

Here is more from Mr. Robinson: