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Bill: Religious Recognition Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: We Say So! Party
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: October 2637
Description[?]:
| WHILST accepting that it is not the business of the government to enforce morals onto its citizenry, whilst also accepting that a large minority of citizens of this Nation receive moral guidance from other aspects of their lives, the government will reintroduce the policy of accepting Hobaism and the Hobrazian Orthodox Church as joint State Religion. In so doing, these religions provide a historical link with our nations past and also provide a potential moral future for our nation. However, whilst accepting the historical significance of reintroducing the co-State Religions, the government also accepts that not all peoples are willing to follow a deity(ies) and, as such, there will be no mandatory requirement for citizens be a member of either religion. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:03:08, September 14, 2008 CET | From |  (NWO) Church of Death | To | Debating the Religious Recognition Act |
| Message | Support. |
| Date | 16:41:37, September 14, 2008 CET | From | People's Liberation Front of Hobrazia | To | Debating the Religious Recognition Act |
| Message | We definately oppose this bill. |
| Date | 20:43:13, September 14, 2008 CET | From | United Blobs | To | Debating the Religious Recognition Act |
| Message | We strongly oppose this bill. |
| Date | 23:22:44, September 14, 2008 CET | From | Hobrazian Extraordinary Gentlemen's Club | To | Debating the Religious Recognition Act |
| Message | ooc: is there any additional information on Hobaism? and are there any other states following that? |
| Date | 23:41:32, September 14, 2008 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Religious Recognition Act |
| Message | ooc: http://particracy.wikia.com/wiki/Hobaism Was, for a time, state religion of Darnussia and they still have a sizeable minority. It is, primarily, a native Hobrazian religion, although the religion isn't named after the country. |
| Date | 05:04:50, September 15, 2008 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the Religious Recognition Act |
| Message | Full support. |
| Date | 06:19:26, September 15, 2008 CET | From | Classical Liberal Party | To | Debating the Religious Recognition Act |
| Message | We can only support the Hobrazian Orthodox Church as a state religion. |
| Date | 11:42:08, September 15, 2008 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Religious Recognition Act |
| Message | Why only the Hobrazian Orthodox Church? |
| Date | 00:09:41, September 16, 2008 CET | From | Hobrazian Extraordinary Gentlemen's Club | To | Debating the Religious Recognition Act |
| Message | To clarify result of our voting : we are not quite sure about Hobaism; though we could second Conservative Party- on supporting Hobrazian Orthodox Church. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 112 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 216 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 72 |
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