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Bill: Freedom to Worship Freely Act of 2460
Details
Submitted by[?]: Vanuku Corporate Alliance
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: November 2460
Description[?]:
| We in the VFA have heard from our churchfaring party members that our government is cracking down a bit too harshly upon the religious folk of our nation. We in the VFA are not all that religious: our partying, wild and crazy rock star lifestyles are not exactly kosher with any organized religion (that we know of. feel free to toss us a suggestion here) but we do recognize their plight. Therefore, we propose to loosen up some restrictions. We are told by our party Ouijaologists that failure to pass this bill could possibly result in terrible, terrible consequences for our very souls! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religious organizations are not permitted to actively promote themselves or advertise, however evangelism is permitted by individuals.
Current: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Proposed: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:58:10, September 24, 2007 CET | From | Peoples Liberation Party | To | Debating the Freedom to Worship Freely Act of 2460 |
| Message | Allowing such actions will inadvertently lead to a more combined Church and State system allowing religious groups to take control of the government placing their views over all else and such actions are not needed in this nation. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 112 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 273 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 116 |
| Random fact: References to prominent real-life persons are not allowed. This includes references to philosophies featuring the name of a real-life person (eg. "Marxism", "Thatcherism", "Keynesianism"). |
| Random quote: "I am a conservative to preserve all that is good in our constitution, a radical to remove all that is bad. I seek to preserve property and to respect order, and I equally decry the appeal to the passions of the many or the prejudices of the few." - Benjamin Disraeli |