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Bill: DOP: religion
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Hodirak'hi Workers 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: March 2516
Description[?]:
| The DOP thinks religion should be more restricted so that religious cults cannot threaton pontesi |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: No religions are taxed.
Current: All religious income, despite the use, is 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 | 18:47:06, January 02, 2008 CET | From |  One Nation Conservative Party | To | Debating the DOP: religion |
| Message | You don't stop religious cults by taxing all religious institutions. Cults are generally well funded organisations while the Church relies on the donations of its congregations. This proposal will make Churches more vulnerable and as the spires fall, the void will be opened for cults to fill. |
| Date | 20:09:28, January 02, 2008 CET | From | The Hodirak'hi Workers Party | To | Debating the DOP: religion |
| Message | But why should a religion take peoples money unless using it for charity? Religion shouldnt be make profit. DOP |
| Date | 23:19:28, January 02, 2008 CET | From | Christian Fascist Party | To | Debating the DOP: religion |
| Message | NEVER!! |
| Date | 06:47:21, January 03, 2008 CET | From | Wessex High Imperial Party | To | Debating the DOP: religion |
| Message | WHIP believes in a strict separation of church and state, and therefore cannot support this bill. |
| Date | 14:19:00, January 03, 2008 CET | From | Nrzi Prta (Democratic Party) | To | Debating the DOP: religion |
| Message | We're aganist this bill with the same reason that has been stated by the One Nation Conservative Imperial Party. - Martin Dresden Head of Pontesian Imperial Movement |
| Date | 23:59:39, January 12, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Party | To | Debating the DOP: religion |
| Message | I think the DOP now forgets that its the THEP... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 79 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 156 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 31 |
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