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Bill: New Thinking Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Technocractic Party of Barmenia
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 2613
Description[?]:
| This country has no need of the poisons of religion. |
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 has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Article 2
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: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: Any form of religion is banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:07:57, July 27, 2008 CET | From |  Progress Party | To | Debating the New Thinking Act |
| Message | poor people. I predict dark times for our country. |
| Date | 03:28:21, July 28, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Liberals of Barmenia | To | Debating the New Thinking Act |
| Message | Part of free thinking is determining if you are persuaded by a religious ideology. No. |
| Date | 04:21:10, July 28, 2008 CET | From | Technocractic Party of Barmenia | To | Debating the New Thinking Act |
| Message | Making profit out of playing on peoples hopes, brainwashing them into belief of a false being is not only immoral but detremantal to society. It shouldn't be allowed. |
| Date | 16:59:10, July 28, 2008 CET | From | WDFT Party | To | Debating the New Thinking Act |
| Message | This act would violate all values and principles of WDFT. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 255 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 45 |
| Random fact: Terra, the fictional world in which Particracy is set, consists of 8 continents: Artania, Dovani, Keris, Makon, Majatra, Seleya, Temania and Vascania. |
| Random quote: "It is obvious that the laissez-faire ideology represents the interests of big business. For decades, the right-wing has opposed welfare programs and nationalised companies, in favour of big business disguised under 'economic liberty'." - Cecilia Xu, former Gaduri politician |