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Bill: Golden Path Programme: Religious freedom initiative
Details
Submitted by[?]: Permissive Social Union
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: June 2620
Description[?]:
| The current state sponsorship of fundamentalist religion has no place in our country. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: Foreign missionaries are welcomed and encouraged by the government.
Current: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
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 required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Proposed: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Proposed: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: All schools are required to be religious in nature.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Current: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Proposed: Any form of religion is banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:31:25, August 10, 2008 CET | From |  Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the Golden Path Programme: Religious freedom initiative |
| Message | We will support this. Immeressence has had it's time, and may come again, but here, and now, it is not needed. |
| Date | 17:44:18, August 10, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Golden Path Programme: Religious freedom initiative |
| Message | With Zhelezo Immeressen, the One True God, as the current head of our party, it would be folly for us to support this. |
| Date | 10:52:32, August 11, 2008 CET | From | Permissive Social Union | To | Debating the Golden Path Programme: Religious freedom initiative |
| Message | We will deal with Zhelezo in a separate bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 313 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 187 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 166 |
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