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Bill: Introducing a Religious Dress Code
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hobrazian Peoples 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: August 2418
Description[?]:
| The HPP want to create a dress code concerning employees in the state and for them who have a public function. They should no longer have the right to wear religous clothing. They represent the state and sould be totally neutral while doing their duty. As political independence is craved, as should religious independence. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Current: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Proposed: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
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.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:43:50, June 24, 2007 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Introducing a Religious Dress Code |
| Message | We cannot support this bill, not least because it introduces more articles than it requires to pass it's stated aims and attempts to hide the effects of additional proposals which are not, in any way, linked to its stated aims. Moreover, the removal of the ability for a religion to advertise its wares to the public contravenes its rights as a business. All businesses are allowed to advertise their products, so why single out religions as being contrary to that law? Religions pay taxes on their profits like any other business yet this law attempts to stifle the religions marketing campaigns whilst also reducing the governments income through taxation as profits fall due to the increased difficulty in reaching other faiths and those of no denomination. We also see the destruction of Hobrazias history and morality by the removal of our state religion. Membership is already voluntary so we see no reason why we should remove its official position of being state religion and this can only harm Hobaism whilst providing for no improvements in either rights for our population nor gains in general freedoms. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 177 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 223 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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