The Copts Digest Charter©

Purpose:

The Copts Daily Digest is a fellowship forum provided by the U.S. Copts
Association and is intended to facilitate the communications for Copts all
over the world through electronic mail via the Internet. It is devoted to
the service of the Copts in their spiritual needs as well as in facing
today's social issues and challenges. Through testimony for the truth and
the right, the prime objectives of the Digest are to:

• Promote the preservation of the cultural identity of the Copts everywhere.
• Help the Copts living in Egypt attain their natural right of being treated as equal citizens with their Egyptian Muslim brothers and sisters.
• Emphasize the unity and equality of all Egyptians and the common ancient
  history shared by all those of Egyptian origin.
• Promote the creation in Egypt of a civic and pluralistic society that
  fully respects the human rights of its composing fabrics.

  Individuals of all denominations and religions, who are genuinely
  interested in the heritage, history and culture of the Copts are invited to
  apply for membership of the Copts Daily Digest. Applicants will be accepted
  as members subject to the approval of the Digest's Governing Board.
  Given the purpose of the Digest as stated above, we believe that testimony
  for the truth and the right can not simply use a political style, nor
  depend only upon people, but it is through God's blessings and the work of
  His Spirit, and our souls testifying to God.

  
  Guidelines:
  
  Postings by the Digest members are usually published, through automatic
  electronic means, without censorship or editing. The Maintainer reserves
  the right, as the need arises and/or the circumstances permit, to review
  any posting prior to its publishing and refer it to the Governing Board of
  the Digest for review and action.
  Given the nature of this electronic forum and its purpose and objectives,
  the following are guidelines to which the Digest members must adhere to
  when sending their postings, in order to maintain it conformant to its
  principles, keep it focused on its goals and promote healthy and honest
  discussions for the benefit of its members:

• Postings must generally use language at a high standard of Christian
  decency and be factual, respectful and objective in voicing opinions,
  responding to others opinions.
• Postings must not contain any unlawful attack or allegations against
  Church, its hierarchy, its Holy Synod or its established teachings.Postings must not incite hatred or call for violence of any form.
• Postings must not contain any slanderous material or opinion that could
  lead to creating unnecessary inter-denominational or inter-religious polemics.
• Postings of pure "theological" nature, while will not be rejected, may be
  better voiced through other, more appropriate, forums.
  
  Furthermore, the distribution or forwarding of the Digest contents, its
  mailing list or its members' information to any outside organizations is
  totally prohibited without the prior approval of the Governing Board or the
  writer(s) of posting(s).
  Any violation of this Charter and its Guidelines will not be tolerated, and
  a repeated offense may lead to the revocation of membership. The Governing
  Board will set, and revise as needed, its own appropriate rules on how to
  adequately enforce the above Guidelines.

  
  Disclaimer:
  
  The Digest might contain news from different (referenced) sources, or
  opinions expressed by its members, which do not necessarily represent the
  opinions of the Digest's Governing Board or its Maintainer U.S. Copts and the Digest do not represent in any way or form, directly or indirectly, the positions or opinions of any Church, its hierarchy, its Holy Synod, or its lay councils.
  Any use of the "U.S. Copts" name or Logo without express authorization by
  the Digest's Governing Board is violating its Charter, which may result in
  the termination of membership as well as other appropriate legal actions.
  Any modifications, changes, additions to this Charter must be approved by
  the Governing Board of the Digest.
  By subscribing to U.S. Copts and the Digest, members accept this Charter
  and the guidelines contained in it.

  
  About U.S. Copts Association:
  
  U.S. Copts was founded in 1995 by Michael Meunier and published its first
  web site on December 1, 1995. It published its first electronic digest (The
  Copts Digest) on March 31 1996. The Digest was initially published weekly
  and it became daily during the year of 1997. While U.S. Copts is based in
  the USA, "The Copts Digest" is a property of all copts worldwide.