The Freemasons, Freemasonry--a Satanic Sect? Options

Good day,

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but since it is under "religion" I thought it'd be alright. I became quite stunned when a certain person told me that the Freemasons were a Satanic sect. Can we disprove or approve of that? Please send your helpful insights as they are always greatly appreciated.

Yours Truly,

Mr. Curi

I must add to Enochain's post, Freemasonry has long been in the backgrounds of our history, specifically to the America, the Platonic dream of the Old World has probably been sowed by the first few Masons to the New World. I think America and the Secret Societies have a very, very long intimate history. Are they Satanic? if satanism means as "the adversary" maybe its truth can shed a light for some. Heres a post I found on google about the history America and Freemasons, Rosicrucians, and the secret societies:

The dark truth about how America was founded, and the founding fathers involvement with the occult. occultism, magick, sorcery, ... all » freemasonry, masonic, 33rd parallel, rosicrucian, francis bacon, foundation of usa, secret societies, illuminati, hidden agenda, shakespear

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1928785499875945098

Its a 2 hour 38 minute long video! so get on with your fave mug of coffee (...espresso anyone?) and enjoy! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mf_popcorn.gif)