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Bill: Freedom of Religion
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Party
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: June 2471
Description[?]:
| Religious belief should be protected from government control. All belief systems should be permited and none should be prefered by the state. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state nominates ministers of religion, but the appointment is left up to the religious communities themselves.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Current: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Proposed: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
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 | 20:21:11, October 12, 2007 CET | From |  Independent Centrist Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion |
| Message | The Independent Centrist Party would like to point out that our nation does not support or condone any religion currently. In fact, this is an agnostic nation. |
| Date | 09:27:16, October 13, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion |
| Message | quite right. however we would argue that those who wish to hold religious view should be aloowed to do so without state hinderance. even if we dont share their believe we still ought to respect there right to hold them |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 97 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 52 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 64 |
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