To: full RSICC membership
Subject: Sustained: Temporary Steps to Present Tithe of Tithe Commitment to
Those Now Willing

Results Summary: motion carries unanimously among those who voted.

4 voters voted:
Cheri Allan, Sterling Allan, Joe Eldred, Susan Carter


INTRODUCTORY EXPLANATION:

Yesterday's motion to require a 'yes' on the tithe of a tithe vote in order
to continue membership has been withdrawn.

For those of you subscribed with the "special notices" option, you might
want to take a peek at the rs_public archives from yesterday's hotly
contested debate on this subject in which nearly 100 messages were logged.

Go to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rs_public/messages/488

In the end, we agreed that the topic should now be placed on the back-burner
and the heat turned down, and that the "Building the Ideal Government" task
as outlined at http://rsicc.org/Form/ should be brought into the front
burner.

I still feel very strongly about the rightness of the tithe of a tithe
principle, but my approach yesterday was out of line in terms of the method
I proposed for implementing this and obtaining initial unanimous consent.
That is why I have withdraw the motion along with the associated motions
made yesterday.

Specifically, I have withdrawn the new motions specified in
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rs_public/message/488

I've added a link to yesterday's debate to the Topical Discussion index
regarding the subject of a Tithe of a Tithe, which index includes links to
comments on the subject prior to yesterday's heated debate.
http://www.rsicc.org/Discussion/Topics/Tithe/

I still feel at some point it would be good to arrive at unanimous consent
on this question. The time to push for that is not now, and the forced
unanimity method I proposed is definitely not the way to accomplish it. The
vote on this is probably weeks away, now, to give us time to adequately
address it and hopefully come to a consensus.

In the mean time, I have add a statement to the membership checklist form
where a person can opt to make this commitment when becoming an official
member of the guild. This way, new members coming in at least have the
option of making such a commitment upon entry if they wish. I have left in
place the statement that asks them to acknowledge that they are aware that
the current recommendation is a minimum monthly donation of $10.00.

The wording now reads:

<QUOTE>

Currently, the suggested minimum monthly donation is $10.00.

However, each member is strongly encouraged to commit to contribute at least
a tithe of a tithe (1%) of their net increase to RSICC. Eventually, such a
commitment may be established as a stipulation for membership. For now it
is optional, but highly recommended.

"I now hereby commit to contribute at least a tithe of a tithe of my net
increase to the support of RSICC."
o Yes (optional but preferable)
o No

<END QUOTE>

This wording is now found at:
http://www.rsicc.org/Members/Checklist/active.htm
and
http://www.rsicc.org/Members/Checklist/honrary.htm

I've also created a page where current members of RSICC can, if they choose,
sign their commitment to contribute at least a tithe of a tithe of their net
increase. It is worded the same as the above statement. That way, at least
those RSICC members who currently agree with this principle can go ahead and
commit to it.

It is found at
http://www.rsicc.org/Donations/TitheofaTithe/commit.htm

I also intend to add some kind of indication (e.g. a green checkmark) next
to the names of the members who thus commit. This will be displayed on the
main RSICC membership page at:
http://www.rsicc.org/Members/

I'm asking that the guild sustain these actions I have taken. To vote yes
on this does not mean you support the concept of a tithe of a tithe. It
means that you agree that those who wish to make this commitment should be
given the opportunity to do so. Technically, I do not think this requires
guild approval because it is a matter of choice. But because the wording is
being added to the checklist document, whose completion is required for
membership (though a yes on this tithe point is not required), I feel it is
a matter of courtesy to receive the guild's blessing on these actions.


========BEGIN VOTE========

Sustain the above actions.
[4] Yes
[0] No

========END OF VOTE========

ballot composed by SDA Feb. 5, 2002
vote lasted 24 hours, ending Feb. 6, 2002 1:00 pm.
tally by SDA Feb. 6, 2002
ratified by Joe E. Feb. 8, 2002

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