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Bill: Secular Endralon Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist 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: August 2524
Description[?]:
| End the god delusion! |
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 requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
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:: Recognized religions 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: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
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 allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
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 salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:20:40, January 29, 2008 CET | From |  Endralon Confederates Party | To | Debating the Secular Endralon Bill |
| Message | Sheesh, I can understand not agreeing with religion. But I don't see how you can uphold a message of freedom and equality by telling people what they can and cannot believe. The ECP ardently disagrees with the Communist Worker Party's philosophies, but we give our lives to protect their right to believe it. |
| Date | 22:21:00, January 29, 2008 CET | From | Endralon Confederates Party | To | Debating the Secular Endralon Bill |
| Message | we would* typo. |
| Date | 23:15:36, January 29, 2008 CET | From | Communist Workers Party | To | Debating the Secular Endralon Bill |
| Message | Yes, that is why we didn't ban religion. People have a right to their private religious beliefs. |
| Date | 01:30:50, January 30, 2008 CET | From | Endralon Confederates Party | To | Debating the Secular Endralon Bill |
| Message | But you are advocating the government actually take a position on religion, against it in this case, and therefor it is wrong. I believe in the separation of church and state, where the government takes no position, for or against, religion. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 205 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 325 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 220 |
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