Freemasonry recently has too often been seen to be "on the ropes" - especially in the U.K. where the Press looked upon it as an easy target.
It looks like the last of the weak marginalised groups, all too often subject to attack, but unwilling to stand up in its own defence.
Here in New Zealand we are starting to fight back: being more open; more communicative; speaking up for ourselves (as witness the affair in New Plymouth last year). In the U.K. however, many masons are still saying: Why doesn't Grand Lodge speak up, defend it.
