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Bill: KPF Bill 2471 - Secularism
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kirlawan Popular Front
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: October 2471
Description[?]:
| Secularism is not about making religion illegal, or about oppressing people for their beliefs. It is about treating religions in the same way as any other institution, and not allowing religion to unduly interfere in public policy. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: Foreign missionaries are welcomed and encouraged by the government.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: No religions are taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:47:32, October 16, 2007 CET | From | Evangelist Party | To | Debating the KPF Bill 2471 - Secularism |
| Message | no |
| Date | 02:27:30, October 16, 2007 CET | From |  Social Liberal Party | To | Debating the KPF Bill 2471 - Secularism |
| Message | Most definitely yes. |
| Date | 03:51:33, October 16, 2007 CET | From | Inflatable Arm Flailing Tubeman Emporium | To | Debating the KPF Bill 2471 - Secularism |
| Message | no |
| Date | 03:51:52, October 16, 2007 CET | From | Inflatable Arm Flailing Tubeman Emporium | To | Debating the KPF Bill 2471 - Secularism |
| Message | no |
| Date | 03:54:14, October 17, 2007 CET | From | Anti Egalitarian Alliance | To | Debating the KPF Bill 2471 - Secularism |
| Message | I have a better idea, make secularism illegal to encourage religious freedom! Yay! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 373 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 318 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 26 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
| Random quote: "Only the educated are free." - Epictetus |