re: Who are the Free Masons and what are their goals?

You would have to be invited to join to get the real answers to your question. However, I have studied up on it a bit prompted probably by the movie National Treasure. They have a long, long history and today's Mason's have little similarity to the Stone Masons of eons ago. Some pretty bizarre rituals and secrecy out the wazoo. Interesting though.

If you are serious about your inquiry, we studied a book in Sunday School a long time ago and it may be out of print or several editions from what we used but there is a pretty short book that covers several cultish like groups; Fast Facts about False Teachings. Pretty quick read.