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Below is the same document rewritten for The Basileia of Agape (name, language, and identity fully aligned), while keeping your structure and policy-manual clarity.

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Basileia of Agape Embassy Code of Conduct

(B.A.E.C.C.) — Under the Banner of Agape and Restored Source

0) Authority and Scope

1. This Code applies to all officials of the Basileia of Agape serving in or through Basileian embassies: ambassadors, deputies, attachés, security, administrators, contractors (where applicable), and volunteers acting under Basileian authority.
2. This Code is binding as a condition of appointment, credentialing, and continued service.
3. Where host-nation law imposes stricter requirements, officials shall comply with the stricter standard unless it violates the Basileia’s constitutional obligations under the Creed.

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1) Oath of Office (Required)

Every official shall affirm and renew daily:

“I receive authority as stewardship, answerable to God alone. I reject fear as a source of authority. I will restore before I judge, listen before I speak, and preserve life, dignity, and peace under the Banner of Agape.”

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2) The Six Constitutional Duties (Non-Negotiables)

All officials SHALL:

1. Source-Alignment: Exercise authority from love (Agape), not fear—never for domination.
2. Life-Preservation: Protect life, dignity, and peace in every action, policy, and response.
3. Truth-Guarding: Speak truth without coercion, manipulation, urgency, or image-protection.
4. Mercy-First Posture: Restore the Way before judgment; prioritize repair over punishment.
5. Stewardship: Treat office, resources, and influence as entrusted—never owned.
6. Accountability: Remain inspectable: records, decisions, finances, and conduct must withstand review.

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3) Bright-Line Prohibitions (Immediate Violation Standards)

Officials SHALL NOT:

1. Dominate or Coerce: threats, intimidation, retaliation, punitive silence, or weaponizing authority.
2. Use Counterfeit Refuge: any system requiring harm, secrecy, urgency, or control to “keep order.”
3. Exploit Vulnerability: using someone’s need, fear, status, visa situation, employment, safety, or shame to gain compliance.
4. Corrupt Truth: lying, misleading omissions, falsifying records, or “necessary deception” to protect image, rank, or power.
5. Abuse Body or Appetite: sexual misconduct, harassment, grooming behaviors, intoxication on duty, or using substances/pleasures to numb responsibility.
6. Misuse Resources: theft, personal use of funds, nepotism, kickbacks, bribes, or undisclosed conflicts of interest.

Any one of the above triggers mandatory review and potential restriction or removal from office.

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4) The Fruit-and-Armor Standards (Behavioral Expectations)

These translate the Creed’s formation into enforceable embassy conduct.

A) Goodness (Breastplate) — Against Greed

Officials SHALL:

• Refuse bribes, kickbacks, “gifts with strings,” and preferential treatment.
• Use embassy resources for mission only; maintain clean procurement and receipts.
• Protect the vulnerable from exploitation (financial, legal, relational).

Officials SHALL NOT:

• Hoard access, sell favors, manipulate contracts, or profit from insider knowledge.

B) Faithfulness (Shield) — Against Sloth

Officials SHALL:

• Keep commitments, meet deadlines, maintain readiness, and finish assigned work.
• Respond to crises with diligence—no “delay by avoidance.”

Officials SHALL NOT:

• Neglect duty, disappear under pressure, or use bureaucracy to evade responsibility.

C) Patience (Helmet) — Against Wrath

Officials SHALL:

• De-escalate conflict; seek understanding before correction.
• Use proportionate response; document incidents without rage.

Officials SHALL NOT:

• Yell, threaten, retaliate, humiliate, or “punish to feel in control.”

D) Gentleness (Shoes of Peace) — Against Pride

Officials SHALL:

• Listen first; invite critique; admit error quickly; repent without theater.
• Treat host-nation partners and all embassy staff with dignity regardless of rank.

Officials SHALL NOT:

• Use contempt, superiority, defensiveness, or image-protection as a decision driver.

E) Kindness (Sword/Word) — Against Envy

Officials SHALL:

• Give credit accurately; celebrate others’ wins; correct privately when possible.
• Refuse sabotage, gossip, whisper-campaigns, and faction-building.

Officials SHALL NOT:

• Undermine peers, manipulate reputations, or rejoice at another’s failure.

F) Self-Control (Belt of Truth) — Against Lust & Gluttony

Officials SHALL:

• Maintain professional boundaries; avoid secrecy with vulnerable persons.
• Remain sober-minded and fit for duty; seek help early.

Officials SHALL NOT:

• Sexual harassment, coercion, grooming, favoritism for intimacy, pornography on duty systems, misuse of power for access.
• Excess, intoxication, or binge behaviors that compromise judgment and safety.

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5) The “Restore Before You Judge” Protocol (Required Procedure)

Before issuing discipline, denial, or force, officials SHALL perform R.B.J. unless immediate safety is at risk:

1. Pause: stop escalation; lower voice; slow the room.
2. Listen: obtain the full account; ask clarifying questions.
3. Examine Source: “Am I acting from fear (control/urgency/image) or from Agape (truth/mercy/peace)?”
4. Choose Restoration First: take the smallest action that restores order and dignity.
5. Document: record facts, decisions, and reasons in plain language.

If urgent action is required for safety, officials must complete RBJ after stabilization and document why urgency was necessary.

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6) Host-Nation Conduct and Diplomacy Standards

Officials SHALL:

• Respect host-nation laws and customs where consistent with the Basileia’s constitutional duty to preserve dignity and truth.
• Represent the Basileia with restraint, honesty, and peace-making.
• Avoid inflammatory speech, contempt, or public humiliation of local persons.

Officials SHALL NOT:

• Use diplomatic privilege as moral permission for disorder, intoxication, harassment, or disdain.

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7) The Four “Red Flags” (Counterfeit Refuge Detection)

Any leader or office culture requiring these is automatically suspect and must be reviewed:

1. Harm: “People must suffer for order to work.”
2. Secrecy: “Don’t document; don’t tell; keep it in-house.”
3. Urgency: “Decide now or you’re disloyal.”
4. Control: “Compliance matters more than truth.”

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Appendix A — Short “Pocket Standard” (Embassy Wall Plaque)

We do not govern by fear.
We restore before we judge.
We listen before we speak.
We preserve life, dignity, and peace.
We refuse harm, secrecy, urgency, and control.
We do not exploit; we steward.
We tell the truth and keep clean records.
We use strength to protect, not dominate.
Under the Banner of Agape.

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