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The Georgia Guidestones are a huge granite monument located on a hilltop in Elbert County, Georgia, not far from a Masonic Lodge. Many believe it is connected in more than one way to the Freemason fraternity. It is also known as the "American Stonehenge". Upon each granite block there are located ten guides or commandments in many different languages, including Babylonian and Sanskrit. These are listed below.

The monument is almost twenty feet tall, and made from six granite slabs that weigh more than 100 tons. One slab stands in the center, with four arranged around it. A capstone lies on top. capstone lies on top of the five slabs, which are astronomically aligned.

The Message of the Georgia Guidestones

  1. Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.
  2. Guide reproduction wisely—improving fitness and diversity.
  3. Unite humanity with a living new language.
  4. Rule passion—faith—tradition—and all things with tempered reason.
  5. Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.
  6. Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court.
  7. Avoid petty laws and useless officials.
  8. Balance personal rights with social duties.
  9. Prize truth—beauty—love—seeking harmony with the infinite.
  10. Be not a cancer on the earth—Leave room for nature—Leave room for nature.

History

In June 1979, a man who went by the name R.C. Christian (not his real name) hired Elberton Granite Finishing Company to build this monument. The monument was erected in recognition of Thomas Paine. Christian wanted the monument to "offer direction to humanity".

Today the Georgia Guidestones are used by many occult groups and New Agers, who feel that the beliefs behind the guidestones parallel their own, for ceremonies. Some conspiracy theorists believe that these stones represent a growing trend towards New Age spirituality and a one-world government. The Resistance movement has called for the removal of the monument, calling it satanic. The campaign has made news and blogs around the world.

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