<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> <font face="Arial">Hi Wim, you mention<br> <blockquote type="cite"> <div>The same would then need to apply to insurance salesmen, Avon representatives, or any other business where the "salesman", "repair technician", has to come to the person's house. <br> </div> </blockquote> Yes, absolutely, I agree  with you. <br> <br> <blockquote type="cite"> <div> Would a minister be required to get a business licence when he visits a potential church member? </div> </blockquote> No, absolutely not. That issue has been to the US Supreme Court.  A city cannot impose a licence on persons making pastoral church visits or carrying out political canvassing at people's homes.<br> <br> Best regards,<br> <br> David.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </font> </body> </html>