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Bill: Religion Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Corporatist Union
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: January 2422
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Current: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Current: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Current: Religion is allowed but the state promotes atheism.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:29:50, June 29, 2007 CET | From | Bündnis 89 / Die Faulenzer | To | Debating the Religion Bill |
| Message | Article 1 regarding missionaries: They should be allowed to enter the country. It also seems that by proposing the government have no policy concerning a state religion, banning missionaries would in a way guarantee that outside religions are kept out, and we'd be indirectly supporting a state religion. |
| Date | 21:28:26, June 29, 2007 CET | From | Corporatist Union | To | Debating the Religion Bill |
| Message | You write: 1)"banning missionaries would in a way guarantee that outside religions are kept out, and we'd be indirectly supporting a state religion." What do you mean? 2) Which proposal are you ready to support? |
| Date | 06:06:00, June 30, 2007 CET | From | Bündnis 89 / Die Faulenzer | To | Debating the Religion Bill |
| Message | Let me see if I can clarify: Article 3 states the government would have no official policy towards religion. Article 1 forbids foreign missionaries from entering the country. By not allowing outside missionaries to enter our country, this bill indirectly supports the government taking a stand on organized religion. It is, in effect, stating "We think the religions in Dundorf are superior to those from the outside, so keep your foreign missionaries and their religions away." If the government were to truly support openness in the area of religion, it would allow foreign missionaries in and take no stand on official religions. We would be inclined to support Article 3, but not Article 1, and will therefore be voting against this legislation. |
| Date | 00:33:03, July 01, 2007 CET | From | Corporatist Union | To | Debating the Religion Bill |
| Message | I follow your analysis. But we consider the not-entering of foreign missionaries as a part of broader, anti-immigration laws. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 267 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 270 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 61 |
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