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author Henry S. Thompson <ht@inf.ed.ac.uk>
date Sun, 31 Mar 2024 15:04:08 +0100
parents f94493498cc6
children a47144b6c809
files QiS/What_are_QiS.xml
diffstat 1 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/QiS/What_are_QiS.xml	Fri Mar 29 21:17:31 2024 +0000
+++ b/QiS/What_are_QiS.xml	Sun Mar 31 15:04:08 2024 +0100
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
   <title>SESAM and the Quakers in Scotland proposal</title>
   <author>Henry S. Thompson</author>
   <date>29 Mar 2024</date>
-  <style>.alpha {list-style-type: lower-alpha}</style>
+  <style>.alpha {list-style-type: lower-alpha}
+  .footnote {width: 100%; font-size: 80%; float: none; clear: none}</style>
  </head>
  <body>
   <div>
    <title>Introduction</title>
     <p>I have struggled at the last two threshing meetings about the proposed
-    governing document (the version of 2024-03-21, hereafter GD) for
+    governing document (now version of 2024-03-21, hereafter GD) for
     Quakers in Scotland (<name>QiS</name>) to adequately convey my concerns.  In
     writing this I'm attempting to do better, not only with respect to
     what I think is wrong, but also by suggesting how it could be fixed.</p>
@@ -34,12 +35,12 @@
     <p>I'll start by identifying the problems I see with the GD, and go on to
     outline the kind of changes I think would improve it, to the point
     where SESAM would support the creation of the <name>QiS-the-charity</name> and
-    would join <name>QiS-the-church</name>.</p>
+    would participate in <name>QiS-the-church</name>.</p>
   </div>
   <div>
    <title>A note on terminology</title>
 <p>In their cover letter for the draft GD sent to SESAM Trustees on
-2024-01-06, the <name>QiS</name>-CG says</p>
+2024-01-06, the <name>QiS</name> Coordinating Group says</p>
 <blockquote>"The Options for Scotland group [proposes] that we form a <emph>single
    charity</emph> and that we form a <emph>single body</emph>. The idea of a single
    body clearly needs more work to discern what this might look
@@ -79,28 +80,22 @@
 <p>These problems arise in large part because, perfectly understandably,
 <name>QiS</name>-CG evidently started with the template for governing documents for
 (English/Welsh) CIOs made available by Quaker Life
-(https://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/cio-constitution-template-agreed-2014),
-which embodies the same confusion.</p>
+(<link href="https://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/cio-constitution-template-agreed-2014">https://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/cio-constitution-template-agreed-2014</link>),
+which embodies the same confusion*.</p>
 <p>Indeed SESAM-the-charity's own governing document is also based on a
 similar, more recent, template for non-incorporated Area Meetings from
 Quaker Life
-(https://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/governing-document-for-am-cc-approved-11-2022-final),
-and so also suffers from these problems [footnote: East of Scotland AM
-and North of Scotland AM's governing documents are also based on the
-non-incorporated Area Meeting template.  Stewardship of North of
-Scotland Quaker Trust is identified as a responsibility of NSAM
-Trustees in their Terms of Reference. West of Scotland's document is
-shorter, and perhaps based on an early template, compared to the
-others.]</p>
+(<link href="https://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/governing-document-for-am-cc-approved-11-2022-final">https://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/governing-document-for-am-cc-approved-11-2022-final</link>),
+and so also suffers from these problems.</p>
 <p>But <emph>why</emph> are these problems, and even granted that they are, why do
 they need to be fixed <emph>now</emph>?</p>
 <p>They are problems because the existing Area Meetings' responsibilities
 and activities as a worshiping body, governed by Meetings for Worship
-for Church Affairs of their membership defined in QF&amp;P, are largely
+for Church Affairs of their membership as set out in QF&amp;P, are largely
 distinct from their responsibilities and activities as a charity,
 governed by trustees.  The former consist of, for example, the spiritual and
-pastoral care of their members and their witness, grounded in our
-testimonies, to their communities, whereas the latter focus on
+pastoral care of their members and their witness to their communities, grounded in our
+testimonies, whereas the latter focus on
 maitaining the Area Meeting's legal status and financial well-being.
 As for Britain Yearly Meeting, whose succinct self-characterisation
 recently has been "A simple church supported by a simple charity", so
@@ -116,9 +111,16 @@
 support the charitable objects of the Area Meeting, and without a
 clear understanding of how that will continue to be true once those
 assets are transferred to the <name>SCIO</name>, they would fail in that
-responsibility, which the law expresses as "[they must] seek, in good
+responsibility, which the law expresses as <span>"[they</span> must] seek, in good
 faith, to ensure that the charity acts in a manner which is consistent
 with its purposes".</p>
+ <note class="footnote">* East of Scotland AM
+and North of Scotland AM's governing documents are also based on the
+non-incorporated Area Meeting template.  Stewardship of North of
+Scotland Quaker Trust is identified as a responsibility of NSAM
+Trustees in their Terms of Reference. West of Scotland's document is
+shorter, and perhaps based on an early template, compared to the
+others.</note>
 </div>
 <div>
 <title>The future of the Area Meeting(s)</title>
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@
    Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers),
    Charity number: 1127633</p>
 <p>The governing document for the latter charity
-(https://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/bym-governing-document-revised-min34-bym2014)
+(<link href="https://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/bym-governing-document-revised-min34-bym2014">https://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/bym-governing-document-revised-min34-bym2014</link>)
 begins with the following definitions:</p>
 <list type="enum" class="alpha">
 <item>The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain refers to
@@ -207,7 +209,7 @@
    (Quakers) [in Britain] East Scotland Area Meeting (abbreviated as
    East Scotland Area Meeting) is based on the template provided by
    Quaker Life
-   (https://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/governing-document-for-am-cc-approved-11-2022-final).
+   (<link href="https://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/governing-document-for-am-cc-approved-11-2022-final">https://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/governing-document-for-am-cc-approved-11-2022-final</link>).
    The template does not make any overt distinction between the church
    and the charity, to my embarassment.  However the phrases "(East
    Scotland) Area Meeting in session" clearly refer to the church, and
@@ -255,7 +257,7 @@
    - Cymdeithas Grefyddol y Cyfeillion (Crynwyr) yng Nghymru a’r
    Gororau [know as Cynar] is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation
    (CIO, comparable to an <name>SCIO</name>).  Its constitution (Linked from
-   https://www.symudymlaen2.org/) says that the members of the CIO are
+   <link href="https://www.symudymlaen2.org/">https://www.symudymlaen2.org/</link>) says that the members of the CIO are
    "all members of the Constituent Area Meetings".  The constitution
    describes "General meetings of the members of the CIO", and
    mandates at least an Annual General Meeting.  The clerks of the
@@ -273,7 +275,7 @@
    final report and accounts prepared, then they can be released by
    their respective AMs and leave the rest to [Cymar] to deal with."</p>
 <p>   It's not clear to me how this accords with QF&amp;P 4.02
-   (https://qfp.quaker.org.uk/passage/4-02/) which says "Each area
+   (<link href="https://qfp.quaker.org.uk/passage/4-02/">https://qfp.quaker.org.uk/passage/4-02/</link>) which says "Each area
    meeting is a separate charitable entity and it may be required to
    be registered as such with the relevant charity regulator. Area
    meetings which are registered or preparing for registration will