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Bill: Fairness for Clergy Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Centre Party of Gaduridos
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 2088
Description[?]:
| The state has no right to set the amount of pay or other forms of remuneration given to the clergy of recognized religions. Nothing in this bill, however, denies the right of the state to collect income and payroll taxes on the pay of clergy, as with any other employees in the country. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: Ministers of religion shall receive no remuneration whatsoever.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:06:10, July 30, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Centre Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Fairness for Clergy Act |
| Message | As a former priest myself, I find it deeply unfair that the state prohibits clergy from receiving a living wage from their essential work. This surely discourages people with a deep spiritual calling. There is nothing wrong with churches paying a reasonable stipend to their clergy to support their ability to live at a decent quality of life. Sincerely, Father Bernard O'Malley, SJ Leader of the Democratic Centre Party of Gaduridos |
| Date | 10:33:36, July 30, 2005 CET | From | National Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Fairness for Clergy Act |
| Message | We support. |
| Date | 16:03:13, July 30, 2005 CET | From | National Democratic Party | To | Debating the Fairness for Clergy Act |
| Message | We support |
| Date | 22:44:39, July 30, 2005 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Fairness for Clergy Act |
| Message | We agree. As part of our commitment to seperation of church and state, the clergy cannot be on the state's payroll and as such the state has no right in telling private religious entities which function on the support of their followers how much their respective clergy should be paid. |
| Date | 03:28:35, July 31, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Centre Party of Gaduridos | To | Debating the Fairness for Clergy Act |
| Message | Thanks for your support. I'm moving this to vote. |
| Date | 03:51:43, July 31, 2005 CET | From | Feudal Party | To | Debating the Fairness for Clergy Act |
| Message | We agree wholeheartedly with the People's Progressive Party. |
| Date | 02:42:16, August 01, 2005 CET | From | Gaduridos National Party | To | Debating the Fairness for Clergy Act |
| Message | We also agree. The State and religion should try to stay as seperate as possible |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 293 | |||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 42 |
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