During a recent Grand Master's Conference, the Grand Master discussed returning to one ball being sufficient for rejection of a candidate (instead of the three currently needed).
What are your thoughts on the matter?
I personally feel that one old timer who may disagree with a candidate based on religion or color should not have the power to outright prevent a man from becoming a Mason with just his one vote.
It's one thing to say men who vote this way should never have been made Masons, but their ideals and stance on these issues were judged when they joined in the 40's and 50's, or were judged in the 60's and 70's by men who joined in that era. Their ideas are outdated, but they unfortunately might still remain, even unknown or unspoken until it counts: the ballot.
I think rejecting with one black ball is a move in the wrong direction.
What are your thoughts on the matter?
I personally feel that one old timer who may disagree with a candidate based on religion or color should not have the power to outright prevent a man from becoming a Mason with just his one vote.
It's one thing to say men who vote this way should never have been made Masons, but their ideals and stance on these issues were judged when they joined in the 40's and 50's, or were judged in the 60's and 70's by men who joined in that era. Their ideas are outdated, but they unfortunately might still remain, even unknown or unspoken until it counts: the ballot.
I think rejecting with one black ball is a move in the wrong direction.