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Bill: Faith and Secularism Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Party of Hobrazia
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: December 2583
Description[?]:
| A new program for Hobrazia that balances faith and secularism, noting that church and state should never intersect and that that includes respecting the right to worship freely. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
Current: The government selectively screens which religions are permitted to send missionaries to the nation. Certain religions are approved and travel is unregulated.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are welcomed and encouraged by the government.
Article 2
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: No religions are taxed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, 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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:02:31, May 28, 2008 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Faith and Secularism Act |
| Message | Why would we not tax religions? They are a business like any other. They advertise their product. People purchase their product. They expand and contract dependent upon the economic conditions that apply within their market. They compete with other organisations for market share. How are they any different to any other business? As such their profits are taxed, however charitable donations provided for the good of others are, fairly, not taxed so they can be used for good (assuming that religion does such things). |
| Date | 23:46:36, May 28, 2008 CET | From | People's Liberation Front of Hobrazia | To | Debating the Faith and Secularism Act |
| Message | We agree only with article 3. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 96 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 212 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 92 |
| Random fact: Whilst the use of non-English languages can be appropriate for nation names, party names, constitutional titles and other variables, English is the official language of communication in the game. All descriptive texts and public communications should be in English or at least appear alongside a full English translation. |
| Random quote: "The Holy Roman Empire was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire" - Voltaire |