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Bill: Religion
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kaiserliche Hulsterreichische Partei
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 2558
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
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: Religious taxation policy is left to the local governments.
Proposed: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Article 2
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: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Article 3
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 encouraged.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:13:42, April 08, 2008 CET | From |  People's Radical Party | To | Debating the Religion |
| Message | Much as we regret having to do so, we must vote against this measure, as it introduces the spectre of "government recognition" of religion, as well as entirely deregulating what the religious schools may teach. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 63 | ||||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 437 | ||||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: References to prominent real-life persons are not allowed. This includes references to philosophies featuring the name of a real-life person (eg. "Marxism", "Thatcherism", "Keynesianism"). |
| Random quote: "A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats." - Benjamin Franklin |