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| Article 38- Membership of The One Faith | ||
| 38.1 | Membership of The One Faith | |
| Membership of The One Faith of God shall be granted to both Living and Registered Departed Spirits who hold the beliefs of The One Faith, the words of the great prophets and saints and the words of this document to be true subject to the conditions outlined in this Covenant. | ||
| For them shall be extended the honor and title as being known as a Citizen of The One Faith. | ||
| A Living Member is any man or woman deemed as living and functional of their body. | ||
| A Departed Spirit Member is any man or woman deemed as permanently deceased of function of their body | ||
| 38.2 | Citizen of The One Faith of God | |
| Greater than any citizenship to a nation, or membership to an organisation or group of believers, a Citizen of The One Faith is a citizen to the world, to the great wisdom of a united The One Faith and to the most compassionate and wise God himself. | ||
| No greater honour can be bestowed upon a true follower of the faith than to be known as a Citizen of The One Faith. As a citizen of The One Faith, a man or woman has the right to choose their representation and to participate in the destiny of their own lives and the life of their faith. No greater honor can God bestow upon us than to help him in deciding who shall be our supreme leadership, who shall speak for all of us? | ||
| This is Gods gift to all those who believe and who respect and wish to be known as Citizens of The One Faith of God. That we have a purpose in his plan. He is asking each and every one of us to help unite his people as one and to select the most virtuous and the most wise of all of us to speak on his behalf. | ||
| 38.3 | Record of citizenship and membership | |
| In accordance with this Covenant, all Citizens of The One Faith shall be recorded in the information systems and knowledge of The One Faith as a sacred object and record for all time. | ||
| Citizens will be provided with identity and validity of their citizenship and these objects shall be honoured with pride as a men and women willingness to stand identified with the new covenant and the united The One Faith. | ||
| A Citizen and membership identity number shall be the same unique number. Therefore when a man or woman is granted a valid membership number of One Faith of God, the same number represents their citizenship to the greater family of One Faith. | ||
| Excluding the case where a member is expelled during their lifetime, no two valid men and women shall ever be allocated the same membership identity number. A man or woman is allocated a unique membership and citizen number for as long as One Faith of God continues to exist. | ||
| 38.4 | The first citizen and member of One Faith of God | |
| In confirmation of the authority in whose name this blessed Covenant is forged and in formal recognition of its complete endorsement, the first citizen and Member of One Faith of God is God. | ||
| God in pure spirit is and shall always be recognized as the first member of One Faith of God and no statement to the contrary, nor law or decree shall diminish this ultimate truth. | ||
| 38.5 | Registration of Spirit Members | |
| By this Covenant, A Spirit Member is only legitimately a Member when they have been properly registered according to the Articles of this Holy Covenant. | ||
| Living Members shall have limits placed on the type of departed relationships they may register themselves. Furthermore, a Spirit Member may only be registered if firstly a Registered Memorial exists upon the information records of One Faith of God. | ||
| While it is forbidden by this Covenant to charge any monetary or on-kind charge or charges as condition of membership acceptance, it shall be permitted that reasonable fees are established for the provision of Registered Menorial Services to living members. | ||
| Once accepted, a Spirit Member cannot be unaccepted, even if a Living Member refuses to contribute for particular services to One Faith. | ||
| Once a Living Member has contributed to the Memorials of Spirit Members for up to and including three (3) years, the name of the Spirit Member may not be removed from authorized records. However, One Faith always reserves the right to alter any memorial which is no longer financial. | ||
| 38.6 | Types of membership groups | |
| For many believers in the wisdom of God, their choices of how best to honour his works are different to others. This has in the past caused conflict amongst his people in claims of "a better way" than others. It shall be known under the one way, that all ways of life and respect for life are honoured as true ways to heaven. | ||
| For those that choose a life of austerity, a life of choosing ancient customs of the subordination of women, of the resistance to alcohol, of the tradition of an eye for an eye, the united The One Faith offers a unique church that is honored as The Great Order of Austerity. | ||
| For those that choose a life of wisdom and the pursuit of knowledge and The One Faith, the united The One Faith offers a unique church that is honoured as the Great Order of Wisdom. | ||
| For those that choose to believe in The One Faith and to pursue their lives through their daily work, family and friends, the united The One Faith offers a unique church that is honoured as the Great Order of Life. | ||
| 38.7 | No fees or charges for membership | |
| By this Covenant it shall be forbidden to charge any monetary or in-kind charge or charges whatsoever as condition of membership acceptance. Membership to One-Faith-Of-God shall always be free. | ||
| This rule shall extend to all membership systems whether they be electronic or by whatever means. It shall be a duty of the elected officials of One-Faith-Of-God to provide such services and seek sufficient donations to ensure the proper function of all membership systems. | ||
| 38.8 | Right to charge fees non-membership related services | |
| While it is forbidden by this Covenant to charge any monetary or on-kind charge or charges as condition of membership acceptance, it shall be permitted that reasonable fees are established for the provision of optional services to members. | ||
| Furthermore, it shall be permitted that nominal fees are charged for the right to participate in the conduct of elections. However, fees charged for the conduct of elections and voting must always be as low as possible to ensure that all members may afford to participate where possible. | ||
| Where a member is unable to afford the nominal cost of any fees charged for the conduct of elections and voting, they shall have the right to appeal to their national organisation for a waiving of costs. | ||
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