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Bill: State Denunciation of Religious Influences
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Workers' Party and CTUL List
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: March 2489
Description[?]:
| While we enjoy Immeressen's company well, we do not wish to peer up his skirt from our bent knees forever-more. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Current: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
Proposed: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Current: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Proposed: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Article 3
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: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: It is not permitted to wear religious clothing or religious symbols in public buildings.
Current: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Proposed: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: Ministers of religion shall receive no remuneration whatsoever.
Article 7
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 forbidden.
Article 8
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: Any form of religion is banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:33:46, November 19, 2007 CET | From | Kapitalist-Arbeitsfamilien Partei | To | Debating the State Denunciation of Religious Influences |
| Message | ADAMANTLY, ADAMANTLY, ADAMANTLY oppose!!! While we strongly condemn theocracy, this bill is a violation of the sacred SEPERATION of Church & State. For example, Likatonian citizens do not have freedom FOR Religion. |
| Date | 14:42:21, November 19, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the State Denunciation of Religious Influences |
| Message | We oppose any attempt to displace Immeressen. |
| Date | 03:19:05, November 20, 2007 CET | From | Neue Kommunistische Liga | To | Debating the State Denunciation of Religious Influences |
| Message | ADAMANTLY OPPOSED! Citizens should be able to practice religion freely and openly, and if that offends some stupid Atheists then TOO BAD! |
| Date | 06:32:05, November 20, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the State Denunciation of Religious Influences |
| Message | Likatonian research has linked higher intelligence to proportion of atheists, actually... but we agree with the sympathies of the New Konservatives. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 203 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 463 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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