Kemp was a 33rd degree Freemason in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. There are a variety of different Masonic rites for Craft Freemasonry. Freemasons rebut these claims of a Masonic conspiracy. This degree is universally associated with the Masonic Knights Templar. Three Illuminati now sat on the committee charged with writing the new masonic statutes. Masonic and Grand Lodges generally excluded African Americans. The Salt Lake Temple incorporates many symbolic adornments including Masonic symbols. Lists of membership of Masonic lodges were examined. Other sources claim Pulaski was a member of the Masonic Army Lodge in Maryland. The bulk of Masonic ritual consists of degree ceremonies. The "Katipunan" had initiation ceremonies that were copied from masonic rites. Often they worked in alliance with Masonic lodges. Calvi was a member of P2, an illegal Italian Masonic lodge. "Research lodges" have the purpose of furthering Masonic scholarship. It was still considered illegal and similar to masonic lodges.