// module to test for missioanry parms

function checkMinistry() {					// Ministry type, required
// alert ("min type ");
	var minType = document.getElementById("min_type").value;
// alert ("min type " + minType);
	if (isEmpty(minType)) {
// alert ("min type empty");
		document.getElementById("min_type").className="invalid";
		document.getElementById("min_type_err").className="err";
		document.getElementById("min_type_err").value =err_ministry;
		ministryValid = false;
		return false;
	} else {
// alert ("min type "+minType);
		document.getElementById("min_type").className="valid";
		document.getElementById("min_type_err").className="no-err";
		document.getElementById("min_type_err").value = "";
		ministryValid = true;
		return true;
	}
}