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Bill: Religious Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Royalist Party of Islam
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: February 2572
Description[?]:
| An attempt to bring freedom of religion to Kafuristan. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Current: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Proposed: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are not allowed.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: Any form of religion is banned.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:34:48, April 30, 2008 CET | From | Judiciary Patriciate Coalition | To | Debating the Religious Reform |
| Message | No, religions are a plague in themselves, more so when the government claims to know the "truth" as to which of all of them is right in their superstitious nonsense. |
| Date | 19:02:18, April 30, 2008 CET | From | Kafuri Socialist Party | To | Debating the Religious Reform |
| Message | We agree with the JPC. |
| Date | 18:52:06, May 03, 2008 CET | From | Royalist Party of Islam | To | Debating the Religious Reform |
| Message | This bill itself does not suggest that Islam is the "truth", nor does it force religion of any kind on our citizens. It simply gives them the right to their faith. Cults, obviously, should not be permitted to exist. |
| Date | 19:49:24, May 03, 2008 CET | From | Kafuri Socialist Party | To | Debating the Religious Reform |
| Message | Any religion is bad. We shouldn't do anything to promote foolish superstition amongst our people. Those who persist in their "faith" should suffer for it. |
| Date | 09:56:23, May 04, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Religious Reform |
| Message | RPI, I had noticed you had proposed this bill before the election, so I am asking you to do it again. |
| Date | 11:16:27, May 04, 2008 CET | From | Communist Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the Religious Reform |
| Message | The CPK is against prolonged suffering - - euthanasia is preferable. |
| Date | 11:18:31, May 04, 2008 CET | From | Kafuri Socialist Party | To | Debating the Religious Reform |
| Message | I wasn't referring to physical suffering. But, I would support that eugenics program. |
| Date | 13:01:35, May 04, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Religious Reform |
| Message | Current: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal. Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols. We would only solely favor this. |
| Date | 13:19:43, May 04, 2008 CET | From | Judiciary Patriciate Coalition | To | Debating the Religious Reform |
| Message | We really do not see the difference between these "cults" and offiicial religions, they're both just as wrong. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 150 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 279 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 286 |
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