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Rafael | January 14, 2007 at 12:46 am
I am in a church where most people speak only spanish. There is one person that likes to call for point of order in english and present her case in English. Most people do not understand and are afraid to say so.
Is there something in Robert’s that will force her to speak in Spanish only?
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Artpen100 | January 30, 2007 at 12:14 pm
What is the difference between a report requested by a body being “accepted” and a report being “approved”? I note that the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Virginia claims that it did not approve the Virginia protocol, only accepted it unanimously. I have also seen claims that the primates accepted, but did not approve, the Windsor Report. Would you explain?
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J. Workman | January 31, 2007 at 5:56 pm
Raphael–I apologize for neglecting the blog. I hope you get this. I take it the person who speaks in English is a Spanish-speaker. My answer is that Roberts’ Rules has a very basic principle that a meeting to make decisions is a deliberative meeting. Everybody has the right to know what is going on. Get Roberts and read the introduction and the general section on deliberative bodies.
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J. Workman | February 5, 2007 at 5:56 pm
Artpen–As with Raphael, I apologize for neglecting the blog recently.
Accepting or receiving a report simply recognizes the work done, sometimes with an added note of thanks. To approve a report is to adopt it as the position of the body.
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Elaine | October 3, 2007 at 12:54 pm
The Bylaw committee ( sub commttee of the Church Board) presents recommendations to the Church Board. The Church Board must approve any recommedations to be brought before the entire Congregation at the Congregational meeting.
The Board votes and the outcome is 10 for and 9 against the Bylaws change.
The President of the Board ( Pastor) rules that the Bylaws change recommendations will go before the Congregation.
Since bylaws were being presented shouldn’t the 2/3 rule apply at the Board meeting? Pastor ruled no, that only a simple majority was required at the Board meeting the 2/3rds rule applied only to the Congregation.