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Bill: Pragmatic anti-theism
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: September 2521
Description[?]:
| Relieving the People of the burdens of false hope, the propagation of unadulterated lies, and breaking the chains of apathy to, submission to and acceptance of unnatural and immoral consequential inequalities. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state nominates ministers of religion, but the appointment is left up to the religious communities themselves.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Racial and religious registration of nationals.
Old value:: The government does not require nationals to register their race or religion.
Current: The government does not require nationals to register their race or religion.
Proposed: All nationals are required to register their religion.
Article 3
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: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
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, but they are strictly regulated.
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:: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
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 | 18:19:23, January 22, 2008 CET | From | General Confederation of Labour | To | Debating the Pragmatic anti-theism |
| Message | Atheists can't force people to be atheist. My party is atheist but I'm abstaining. |
| Date | 21:08:03, January 22, 2008 CET | From | PFL Irish Party | To | Debating the Pragmatic anti-theism |
| Message | My party is not atheist, religious, or anything. Religion doesn't "matter" to us. If someone wants to pray, let them pray. |
| Date | 22:17:34, January 22, 2008 CET | From | General Confederation of Labour | To | Debating the Pragmatic anti-theism |
| Message | That's what I said, my party supports laicism not compulsory atheism. |
| Date | 17:27:30, January 23, 2008 CET | From | PFL Irish Party | To | Debating the Pragmatic anti-theism |
| Message | Then why abstain? |
| Date | 21:19:32, January 23, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Workers' Party and CTUL List | To | Debating the Pragmatic anti-theism |
| Message | God made us atheists. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 259 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 389 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 18 |
| Random fact: "Kubrk" is a Jelbic word that has the colloquial meaning "old man" or "geezer". |
| Random quote: "Laundry is the only thing that should be separated by color." - Author Unknown |