What is ILLUMINATI?

designation for various groups

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The year was 1776 in Bavaria, new ideals of rationalism religious freedom, and universal human rights competed with the Catholic churches and heavy influence over public affairs. Across the Atlantic, a new nation staked its claim for independence, based on these ideas, but back in Bavaria law professor, Adam Weishaupt’s attempts to teach secular philosophy continued to be…