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Bill: Secularization of religious institutions
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialanarchist Party
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: January 2376
Description[?]:
| There is no reason to treat a grup or organisation different from annother that does the same only because they claim to believe in a higher power. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: No religions are taxed.
Current: No religions are taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:56:22, March 18, 2007 CET | From |  Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition) | To | Debating the Secularization of religious institutions |
| Message | The MLP likes the idea of recognizing religious institutions as corporations, however, a few questions: 1) How would government distinguish between taxable profits and charitable contributions? 2) Wouldn't governmental enforcement of these provisions prove to be a nightmare? 3) Wouldn't business corporations begin clamoring that it is unfair that religious "corporations" receive tax-exempt status for "charitable" contributions and they do not. 4) How would we go-about addressing these pressing matters? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 374 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 226 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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