I think most distrust/hate of the masons comes from their secrecy. If a person dosent know they naturally distrust, hate, fear, resent you get the idea. One of my best friends, we grew up together been friends nearly 30yrs. shared, talked about everything he is very tight lipped about what goes on at his lodge. Me personally I don't care to be a mason I don't care if anyone else is or wants to. I heard an evangelist give a message on shriners, masons, he was both, started as a shriner then went to the masons got pretty high up. He was lost at the time. When he got saved he turned from it, destroyed his masonic literature, jewelry, whatever he had pertaining to the masons.
I guess that message stuck with me, if a lost man can rise that high, be saved, and turn his back to this group how much can God be involved in it. Or maybe which god is involved.