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Bill: Ma'avak Shel-ha-Emunim: HaLeumit Tikvah Manifesto Chapter 4: History of the Ebionites
Details
Submitted by[?]: Brmékai Krsyiji Prta
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: September 2503
Description[?]:
| In 890 an unnamed Christian sect was described as observing the Law of Moses and holding it of universal obligation. 40 years later the term “Ebionites” was first used to describe a “judaizing” Christian sect stubbornly clinging to the Law of Moses. Most early sources portray Ebionites as traditional yet ascetic Jews who, for example, restricted table fellowship only to gentiles who converted to Judaism, practiced religious vegetarianism, engaged in ritual bathing, and revered Yishalem as the holiest city. Some Ebionites, however, accepted unconverted gentiles in their fellowship on the basis of a version of the Noahide Laws decreed by the Council of Yishalem in c. 800. By 1048 the Ebionite controversy had become significant enough that an ecumenical council of the Christian church was called, the Council of Nicaea, which condemned the doctrines particular to the Ebionites and formulated the Nicene Creed, forms of which are still recited in most Christian services. Most Ebionites refused to accept the Nicene Creed, and those who were persecuted by the Christian Church in other countries found refuge in Beiteynu under the leadership of the patriarch of Yishalem. In the late 12th century Ebionites were invited to settle in Sisula and Uthena and patriarchs were appointed to them. They quickly won many converts there and are believed to have been the primary influence on Islam with regards to the latter’s views on Jesus Christ. The Ebionites remained in Sisula and Uthena until the 25th century, when the radical anti-religious laws force many of them to flee or hide to keep their faith. This developed a greater sense of brotherhood between them and the Jewish minority, whos shared hebrew language and persecution saw many choosing to flee to Beiteynu with the aid of Jewish families. At the beginning of the 26th century, Ebionites began to return to Northern Barmenistan, where the HaLeumit Tikvah had promised them aid in resettling and protection from anti-religious laws perpetrated by the central Barmenian Government. This has largely seen the merger of two previously seperate communities, with returning Jews and Ebionites now settling as neighbours in the border towns. "We call for Hebrew to be recognised as an official language in Ikegaru and Murdhild, and the following policies to ensure the Jewish and Ebionite history in Barmenistan is not forgotten." |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Current: Charter schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities nationwide.
Proposed: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Current: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Proposed: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information, hate speech, and subversive anti-government material.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning museum funding.
Old value:: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Current: The government gives monetary grants to organizations which have established or are looking to establish museums.
Proposed: The national government provides local governments with the funding to operate museums.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:25:21, December 18, 2007 CET | From |  Globale Verbesserung Partei | To | Debating the Ma'avak Shel-ha-Emunim: HaLeumit Tikvah Manifesto Chapter 4: History of the Ebionites |
| Message | Article 3, which opposes your outlandish false propaganda, is the only proposal we could support. But considering your status as a terrorist organization, not even a good proposal is worth consideration. |
| Date | 20:37:39, December 18, 2007 CET | From | Brmékai Krsyiji Prta | To | Debating the Ma'avak Shel-ha-Emunim: HaLeumit Tikvah Manifesto Chapter 4: History of the Ebionites |
| Message | "Generally groups must commit terrorist acts to become a terrorist group." -Mordechai Eitam |
| Date | 14:30:27, December 19, 2007 CET | From | Republican Socialist Party | To | Debating the Ma'avak Shel-ha-Emunim: HaLeumit Tikvah Manifesto Chapter 4: History of the Ebionites |
| Message | we feel that alot of this localisation is wrong for the coountry but we do agree with article 3 as the PEOPLE desrve the right to be educated and not brain washed |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 1 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 189 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 10 |
| Random fact: It is the collective responsibility of the players in a nation to ensure all currently binding RP laws are clearly outlined in an OOC reference bill in the "Bills under debate" section of the nation page. Confusion should not be created by displaying only some of the current RP laws or displaying RP laws which are no longer current. |
| Random quote: "While we may not always agree it is my hope that we may always be civil." - Jonathan Clarke, former Hutorian politician |