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Bill: Reinstauration of Religious Values
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federal Republican Party (UCF)
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 2611
Description[?]:
| It is disgracefull that religions are on the tax basis, considered like companies, also we need greater religious morals. |
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: No religions are taxed.
Article 2
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: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no official state religion, but the government requires everyone to belong to a religion of some kind.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:40:59, July 25, 2008 CET | From | Mordusian Union of Liberty | To | Debating the Reinstauration of Religious Values |
| Message | Absolutely not. If a state religion is instituted, I promise you all I will launch a coup. |
| Date | 03:08:43, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Alliance Res Publica (UCF) | To | Debating the Reinstauration of Religious Values |
| Message | And yet...the MSLP would fail miserably in its coup. |
| Date | 07:22:23, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Mordusian Union of Liberty | To | Debating the Reinstauration of Religious Values |
| Message | Keep telling yourself that. =] |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 67 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 128 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Voters have an extra appreciation for bills that actually get passed, so if you want to maximally take profit from your votes, make sure you compromise with others. |
| Random quote: "[In the West] unpopular ideas can be silenced, and inconvenient facts kept dark, without any need for an official ban." - George Orwell |