I have seen quit a few blackballed for many different reasons . One was blackballed because we found out he is unfaithful to his wife . A man who cheats on his wife has no honor . One for not paying his child support . Like stated before , no honor . And one for the simple reason that he stated to us on the investigating commitee that he didn't care about being a Mason ,he just wanted to join the Shrine . And as BG-TRBL stated , some petitioners whom we found has done something ,like felonies , that would hurt his chances at the ballot box was given the chance to withdrawl his petition .
Some have even filed an objection against an EA from being passed to a Fellowcraft because of his actions since being initiated . After the objection has been filed , the EA has to wait six months till he can be up to be Passed to the degree of a Fellowcraft and if the person who objected the first time objects again , then he'll have to wait another six months , and so on , and so on .
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Freemasonry is "veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols" because these are the surest way by which moral and ethical truths may be taught. It is not only with the brain and with the mind that the initiate must take Freemasonry but also with the heart. -C. H. Claudy
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