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Bill: Freedom of Religion Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Traditional Conservative Party
Status[?]: passed
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: March 2616
Description[?]:
| To give people the freedom of religion. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Current: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Proposed: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Recognized religions 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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:45:43, August 01, 2008 CET | From | Spenocratic Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Act |
| Message | Democracy, here we come! |
| Date | 21:20:10, August 01, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Act |
| Message | This isn't democracy. This is heresy. This is anarchy. |
| Date | 22:52:52, August 02, 2008 CET | From | Red Tory Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Act |
| Message | Heresy? Towards what? Your precious "Zhelezo"? |
| Date | 07:21:53, August 03, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Act |
| Message | He's not "our precious Zhelezo"... he's EVERYONE's. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 175 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 42 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 449 |
| Random fact: Parties have the ability to endorse another party's candidate for the Head of State election (if there is one). This adds a strategic element to the elections. |
| Random quote: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun... our principle is to have the Party control the gun and never allow the gun to control the Party." - Mao Zedong |