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Bill: Separation of Church and State Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Catholic Workers Union
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: November 2363
Description[?]:
| No religion over government, no government over religion. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:11:38, February 20, 2007 CET | From | Popular Socialist Front | To | Debating the Separation of Church and State Act |
| Message | As I have said before, this is a fundemental policy of the PSF. We would not want to change it. |
| Date | 02:51:50, February 21, 2007 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the Separation of Church and State Act |
| Message | That's alright. Perhaps we can find allies elsewhere. |
| Date | 02:52:44, February 21, 2007 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the Separation of Church and State Act |
| Message | Just for this bill mind, you're still our coalition partner. : P That last post was kind of unclear. |
| Date | 05:30:51, February 21, 2007 CET | From | National Fasco-Communist Order | To | Debating the Separation of Church and State Act |
| Message | Hmm... this is a really tough vote for us. Could we hear some arguments for and against? |
| Date | 18:29:10, February 21, 2007 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the Separation of Church and State Act |
| Message | A church is a special sanctuary in which those worshipping should not be treated as a company. In fact they shouldn't be treated as anything. Absolute separation of church and state, the only absolute separation of anything that we recognize in a liberal society, ought to entail the removal of church from governing, but it also ought to entail the removal of big government's hand over churches. Government should not seek a superior position. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 254 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 113 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 234 |
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