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Bill: Ratification of the Northminster Confession of Faith
Details
Submitted by[?]: Covenanters (IA)
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes for the ratification of a treaty. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor[?]. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2442
Description[?]:
| This bill asks for the ratification of the Northminster Confession of Faith. If this treaty is ratified, it becomes binding and will define national law. |
Proposals
Article 1
Ratify the Northminster Confession of Faith.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:34:18, August 13, 2007 CET | From | Luthori Tory Party | To | Debating the Ratification of the Northminster Confession of Faith |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, On behalf of the thirty-two million Catholics in this nation, we cannot and will not tolerate a Protestant confession of faith being passed into law. I yield the floor. |
| Date | 17:17:33, August 13, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Ratification of the Northminster Confession of Faith |
| Message | Mr Speaker, These articles of faith of the Church of Luthori have been part of the Holy Empire's constitution for centuries. Opposing its ratification is paramount to suggesting a separation of Church and state. Exactly which articles of the treaty does Catholic dogma compel the Tories to oppose? I yield the floor. |
| Date | 17:37:50, August 13, 2007 CET | From | Luthori Tory Party | To | Debating the Ratification of the Northminster Confession of Faith |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, In reverse order of the amount of offense caused, with the first being the least offensive and the final being the most, the articles which cause this incompatability are as follows: Q. 41. Wherein is the moral law summarily comprehended? A. The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments.[115] Q. 107. What doth the conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer teach us? A. The conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer, which is, For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen, teacheth us to take our encouragement in prayer from God only,[225] and in our prayers to praise him, ascribing kingdom, power, and glory to him;[226] and, in testimony of our desire, and assurance to be heard, we say, Amen.[227] Q. 100. What doth the preface of the Lord’s Prayer teach us? A. The preface of the Lord’s Prayer, which is, Our Father which art in heaven, teacheth us to draw near to God with all holy reverence[207] and confidence,[208] as children to a father,[209] able and ready to help us;[210] and that we should pray with and for others.[211] Q. 91. How do the sacraments become effectual means of salvation? A. The sacraments become effectual means of salvation, not from any virtue in them, or in him that doth administer them; but only by the blessing of Christ, and the working of his Spirit in them that by faith receive them.[188] Q. 92. What is a sacrament? A. A sacrament is a holy ordinance instituted by Christ;[189] wherein, by sensible signs, Christ, and the benefits of the new covenant, are represented, sealed, and applied to believers.[190] Q. 93. Which are the sacraments of the New Testament? A. The sacraments of the New Testament are, baptism,[191] and the Lord’s Supper.[192] These articles are incompatable with Catholicism, and as such we cannot vote in favour of them. I yield the floor. |
| Date | 19:41:18, August 13, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Ratification of the Northminster Confession of Faith |
| Message | Mr Speaker, I'm sure many of us are interested to hear why these articles are considered "incompatible with Catholicism", which - I believed - claims to be a form of Christianity. I yield the floor. |
| Date | 11:18:23, August 14, 2007 CET | From | Luthori Tory Party | To | Debating the Ratification of the Northminster Confession of Faith |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I will not waste my breath in answering obvious questions, however, I direct the honourable member to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. I yield the floor. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 48 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 34 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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