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Bill: The Secular Nation Act of 2530
Details
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: April 2531
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government selectively screens which religions are permitted to send missionaries to the nation. Certain religions are approved and travel is unregulated.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state has the right to veto the appointment of any ministers of religion.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Current: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not 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: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Current: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:58:13, February 12, 2008 CET | From | Hadash | To | Debating the The Secular Nation Act of 2530 |
| Message | TIme has shown that the strongest are those without state religion and that they stand the test of time. |
| Date | 04:28:08, February 12, 2008 CET | From | Am Echad, Pays Libre | To | Debating the The Secular Nation Act of 2530 |
| Message | are you mad |
| Date | 05:09:39, February 12, 2008 CET | From | Hadash | To | Debating the The Secular Nation Act of 2530 |
| Message | Apparently not, the people don't think so. |
| Date | 15:00:25, February 12, 2008 CET | From | Imperial Unionist Party | To | Debating the The Secular Nation Act of 2530 |
| Message | Beiteynu has been an explicitly Jewish nation since its incarnation, you can't just overturn our established state religion like that. The Imperial Unionists will not see the destruction of our heritage |
| Date | 15:01:24, February 12, 2008 CET | From | Imperial Unionist Party | To | Debating the The Secular Nation Act of 2530 |
| Message | DEFEATED! Praise to our father Abraham! |
| Date | 17:33:04, February 12, 2008 CET | From |  Ma'avak | To | Debating the The Secular Nation Act of 2530 |
| Message | "We welcome the comments of the Imperial Unionist Party and their committment to history and tradition, it is a welcome contrast to the destructively misguided 'modernism' of Hadash." -- Rosh HaMemshala Josef Nehushtan |
| Date | 17:40:23, February 12, 2008 CET | From | Hadash | To | Debating the The Secular Nation Act of 2530 |
| Message | Secularism will be the rule of law. Perhaps not now, but let history show it, religion in politics does not work, let this be a lesson of history and let it show that we will bury you. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 166 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 234 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Players using inactive accounts and/or accounts from outside nations may only propose bills and/or contribute to discussions, whether IC (in-character) or OOC (out-of-character) with the general consent of the players in the nation. |
| Random quote: "Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it professes to be enforcing the will of God or the injunctions of men." - John Stuart Mill |