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Bill: Religious Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Left Valruzian Block
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: June 2507
Description[?]:
| We want back our secularist State... |
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 has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
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: No religions are taxed.
Proposed: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Current: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Article 4
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 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: Any form of religion is banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:03:11, December 26, 2007 CET | From | Popular Liberation Front | To | Debating the Religious Act |
| Message | This is totalitarianism not secularism. |
| Date | 02:37:21, December 27, 2007 CET | From | National Liberal League | To | Debating the Religious Act |
| Message | for once, we agree with the PLF. |
| Date | 03:54:12, December 27, 2007 CET | From | Rewolucyjna Partia Socjalistyczna | To | Debating the Religious Act |
| Message | There is a big difference between a secular and atheist state. What you're proposing seeks to eliminate religious activity entirety. I see nothing inherently wrong with religion, though it should not play a role in the functions of the state. |
| Date | 11:29:51, December 27, 2007 CET | From | Left Valruzian Block | To | Debating the Religious Act |
| Message | So you're all arguing because of the 5th article which ban religion, am I right? For me religon shouldn't have a role at all in a country... It always lead to problems eventough it preaches forgiveness and so on... Like I told everyone before they are always a source of war in evey corner of Terra... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 96 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 137 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 100 |
| Random fact: "Jezvraljogadsrlji" means "Social" in the Jelbic languages. |
| Random quote: "It is obvious that the laissez-faire ideology represents the interests of big business. For decades, the right-wing has opposed welfare programs and nationalised companies, in favour of big business disguised under 'economic liberty'." - Cecilia Xu, former Gaduri politician |