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  Article 38- Membership of One Spirit Tribe  
38.1 Membership of One Spirit Tribe  
  Membership of One Spirit Tribe shall be granted to both Living and Registered Departed Spirits those who hold the beliefs who hold the beliefs of One Spirit Tribe, 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 One Spirit Tribe.  
  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 One Spirit Tribe  
  Greater than any citizenship to a nation, or membership to an organisation or group of believers, a Citizen of One Spirit Tribe is a citizen to the world, to the great wisdom of a united One Spirit Tribe and to the most compassionate and wise One Great Spirit himself.  
  No greater honour can be bestowed upon a true follower of the faith than to be known as a Citizen of One Spirit Tribe. As a citizen of One Spirit Tribe, 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 One Great Spirit bestow upon us than to help him in deciding who shall be our supreme leadership, who shall speak for all of us?  
  This is One Great Spirits gift to all those who believe and who respect and wish to be known as Citizens of One Spirit Tribe. 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 One Spirit Tribe shall be recorded in the information systems and knowledge of One Spirit Tribe 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 One Spirit Tribe.  
  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 Spirit Tribe, the same number represents their citizenship to the greater family of One Spirit.  
  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 Spirit Tribe continues to exist.  
38.4 The first citizen and member of One Spirit Tribe  
  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 Spirit Tribe is the Great Power, the Great Spirit, the Absolute.  
  The Great Power in pure spirit is and shall always be recognized as the first member of One Spirit Tribe 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 Article 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 Spirit Tribe.  
  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 Memorial 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 Spirit.  
  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 Spirit 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 One Great Spirit, 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 One Spirit Tribe 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 One Spirit Tribe, the united One Spirit Tribe offers a unique church that is honoured as the Great Order of Wisdom.  
  For those that choose to believe in One Spirit Tribe and to pursue their lives through their daily work, family and friends, the united One Spirit Tribe 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-Spirit-Tribe 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-Spirit-Tribe 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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