just because he's a Mason, no. but all things being equal plus one is a Mason means i know he's been investigated by his own Lodge and voted in my men that know him and are of good reputation. so that will always be a tie breaker for me.
Do freemasons not have in their history a vow to prefer fellow freemasons in their non-craft affairs?
Any such organisation is inevitably going to become the subject of conspiracy theories—it’s as inevitable as anti-semitism, and for the same reasons.
No.
No sir.
just because he's a Mason, no. but all things being equal plus one is a Mason means i know he's been investigated by his own Lodge and voted in my men that know him and are of good reputation. so that will always be a tie breaker for me.
“Do freemasons not have in their history a vow to prefer fellow freemasons in their non-craft affairs?”
Not really. You do get to know and trust other fraternity members, so you end up doing business with them.