John 11

King James Version (KJV)

43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

With our regional government there are opportunities to get involved in the politics of the region. Lazarus has regional elections every three to four months for most political positions, and there are opportunities to become a member of a committee and serve Lazarus that way. You can get hands on experience of how our government works, and maybe even run for political office yourself in the future. This section of the guide will give you a brief run down of what is on offer.


The Cosmic Council of Lazarus
[Get Citizenship - Join the Cosmic Council]
This is the main legislative body of Lazarus, where any citizen can propose a law or treaty, and vote on the issues, political appointments, and political positions of the region. The Cosmic Council offers citizens an opportunity to learn how the regional government works, in regards to this the Cosmic Council offers low-level 'Cleric' positions or more senior 'Bishop' positions akin to deputy ministers in other regions.

The Cosmic Council Committees

Committee for the Exterior: Purposed with organizing the foreign affairs of Lazarus.
Participate in this Committee

Committee for the Interior: Purposed with organizing recruitment, welcoming nations to the region, and organizing events.
Participate in this Committee

Committee for Culture: Purposed with handling roleplays, as well as discussing and organizing Lazarene lore and culture.
Participate in this Committee

Committee for Media: Purposed handling the Lazarene Gazette and general communications in Lazarus and abroad.
Participate in this Committee


The Lazarene Gazette
[Apply to Join The Gazette]
This is the official regional newspaper of Lazarus, and it offers the opportunity to contribute stories from Lazarus and around Nationstates. The Lazarene Gazette is always looking for part or full time editors, as well as anyone willing to write and submit a story or two. If you want to take a crack at this, and feel this might be the activity for you while you are in Lazarus then apply today.


Participate in the World Assembly
[Join the World Assembly in Nationstates - Leave Forum] [ Join the Lazarene World Assembly Team]
If you are interested in crafting international laws and customs for both the General Assembly and the Security Council - you have come to the right place! Moreover, if you are interested in learning more about the World Assembly, and all its functions, go ahead and sign up as well.

You do not need to have prior knowledge of the World Assembly to join, and our team will help you understand all the aspects as quickly as possible. Through group discussions, contributions, and team work learning the mass amounts of information that can be contributed to the World Assembly becomes a hell of a lot easier. No one knows all the answers, and the best way to overcome these challenges is to put our heads together.

Before considering signing up, please be aware that there are expectations for teamwork, and that you will be asked to contribute or share your work with others. Furthermore, you must have a nation in the World Assembly, whether it is in this region or another. If you are active in military gameplay, that is fine as well – just as long as you have a nation in the world assembly.


The Lazarene Celestial Armada
[Enlist in the Celestial Armada]
The Lazarene Celestial Armada is the military organization of Lazarus, and is tasked with defending Lazarus and its interests, as well as helping defend other regions from attack.

There are two main groups you can join in the Celestial Armada: the Army and the Honor Guard.

The main differences between the two branches are:

• The LCA Army is the main operational force of the LCA. It carries out liberations, defenses, and the other primary update work of the Armada. It is the most active branch, with more opportunities for advancement. You should join the Army if you are available at 12:00 AM EST (major update) or 12:00 PM EST (minor update). (see here for time zone conversion chart).
  
• The LCA Honor Guard is the reserve support force of the LCA. It does not perform update activities, but helps support operations. There are fewer opportunities for advancement. You should join this branch if you are not available at either major or minor update, but still want to help the LCA.

*NOTE*: To participate in the LCA, you must be willing to 1) resign your main nation from the World Assembly, and 2) have Discord to communicate with us.
Here’s something from the LCA to explain why the LCA should be for you:.

Join the Lazarene Celestial Armada!

 

I urge you to join the LCA for the good of nations everywhere. We frequently urge you to join the army "for good" and other vague reasons like that, but I want to clarify exactly why you should join the LCA.

The LCA is a defender military. We go around fighting invaders and helping innocent nations and regions from being plundered by raiders. Raiders serve to bring others down and break regions and communities for their own personal fun. It's even a stated goal of most of them.

Our goal as the LCA is to try to do a few things to counter this bullying from occurring. We chase after the raiders and prevent them from taking over regions, we fight via endorsements to take regions back that are occupied by raiders and give them back to the natives who make up that region's community, and we coast from region to region and remove the graffiti on the RMB and World Factbook Entry that raiders leave behind when they smash up a region.

In order to do this, we need a lot of help. We're always working together with our allies and defender friends to obstruct raiders from crashing regions, and I would really love for all of you to be a part of it. If you do decide to join the military, you will meet a lot of great people and will be helping to do a good thing for everyone.

I really hope you all do decide to join the Lazarene Celestial Armada. Every single person matters and I personally as well as many other defenders reinforce that ideal: that we're all equal comrades moving toward the goal of stopping raiders. I can't stress enough that defending is a great experience that gives an entire new depth to the game.

Come check it out.