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Bill: The Gerajan Reintroduction Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Gerajan Imperial Party
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 2486
Description[?]:
| It is in our name, so why not our government? Recognized Religions being Christianity, Islam, Budhism, and Hindu. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Racial and religious registration of nationals.
Old value:: The government does not require nationals to register their race or religion.
Current: All nationals are required to register their race and religion.
Proposed: All nationals are required to register their religion.
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: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Proposed: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:23:38, November 12, 2007 CET | From | Supporters of Science in Design (IP) | To | Debating the The Gerajan Reintroduction Act |
| Message | We will back all but IV and II. We will support changing them back. |
| Date | 21:33:26, November 12, 2007 CET | From | Radical Labor Confederation | To | Debating the The Gerajan Reintroduction Act |
| Message | Oh no. |
| Date | 21:38:39, November 12, 2007 CET | From | Radical Labor Confederation | To | Debating the The Gerajan Reintroduction Act |
| Message | State-supported religion has been eliminated long ago, why bring it back? |
| Date | 22:25:02, November 12, 2007 CET | From | Gerajan Imperial Party | To | Debating the The Gerajan Reintroduction Act |
| Message | GERAJAN Republic of Malivia |
| Date | 22:27:22, November 12, 2007 CET | From | Gerajan Imperial Party | To | Debating the The Gerajan Reintroduction Act |
| Message | (OCC:Again, just playful party trash talk) |
| Date | 07:36:57, November 13, 2007 CET | From | New Conservative Party of Malivia | To | Debating the The Gerajan Reintroduction Act |
| Message | No. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 257 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 272 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 221 |
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