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Bill: Government-Religion Relations
Details
Submitted by[?]: Anarcho-Communist Party of Al'Badara
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: June 2594
Description[?]:
A bill to reform relations with religion |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Current: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Proposed: Religious organizations are not permitted to actively promote themselves or advertise, however evangelism is permitted by individuals.
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: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: People are required to dress according to religious codes
Current: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Current: Religion is allowed but the state promotes atheism.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 00:45:43, June 17, 2008 CET | From | Enlightened Cosmic Brotherhood | To | Debating the Government-Religion Relations |
Message | No |
Date | 01:26:13, June 17, 2008 CET | From | Republican Patriciate Coalition | To | Debating the Government-Religion Relations |
Message | Yes Why should we be forced to wear clothing following a falsehood? The Republican party has ordered all its followers to break the law in this respect as a show of defiance, they will not wear religious garb. |
Date | 09:04:18, June 17, 2008 CET | From | Plowshare Collective | To | Debating the Government-Religion Relations |
Message | not so hot on articles 1 and 2, the others are great. how higher taxes and restrictions on freedom of speech do not contradict anarchist principles is beyond me. |
Date | 11:58:13, June 17, 2008 CET | From | Republican Patriciate Coalition | To | Debating the Government-Religion Relations |
Message | So the PC would prefer us all to be forced to wear religious clothing? |
Date | 22:54:37, June 17, 2008 CET | From | Plowshare Collective | To | Debating the Government-Religion Relations |
Message | no, the PC proposed a bill which you are voting against which removes that requirement. |
Date | 22:57:19, June 17, 2008 CET | From | Plowshare Collective | To | Debating the Government-Religion Relations |
Message | check article three of the religious freedom act. articles 3 and 4 of this bill were already contained within it, and articles 1 and 2 of this bill are contrary to the anarcho-pacifist principles of the Collective. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes | Total Seats: 251 | ||||
no | Total Seats: 308 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 156 |
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