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Bill: IP Secular Society Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperialist Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: October 2375
Description[?]:
| This bill aims to withdraw the dangerous collusion of church and state in various areas of public policy. Religious tax exemption should only apply to charitable activities, which are essentially in the pursuit of the public good as a whole. Other proceeds, serving the organizational purposes of ministers and the church as an organization should be taxed as they would for any corporation. As for public servants, they should be impartial representatives of the state. Wearing religious paraphernalia may discourage citizens from going to them for help, and takes away from the view that they are impartial. Telamon must be first in their concerns. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: No religions are taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:39:03, March 15, 2007 CET | From | Popular Socialist Front | To | Debating the IP Secular Society Act |
| Message | I agree |
| Date | 00:25:39, March 16, 2007 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the IP Secular Society Act |
| Message | Im sorry but im against taxing the church. You people are just to damn tax happy. |
| Date | 11:25:36, March 17, 2007 CET | From | Conservative Alliance | To | Debating the IP Secular Society Act |
| Message | Oh, no no no no no. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 253 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 269 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 79 |
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