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Bill: Freedom of Religion
Details
Submitted by[?]: Party of the High Order of Lord Thoth
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: April 2639
Description[?]:
| (as proposed by HOLT) All citizens will mandatorily involve themselves actively in the persuit of their own spiritual beliefs. This will be encouraged by state-regulated use of hallucinogens. The hallucinogens permitted (and any analogs thereof): LSD LSA Mescaline Ketamine DMT any "2C" drugs Psilocybin All citizens must see a local state-registered mystic for these drugs. He must report regularly to his mystic, who will keep a report on his spiritual progress. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Current: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Proposed: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Current: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are not allowed.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: All schools are required to be religious in nature.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Current: Ministers of religion shall receive no remuneration whatsoever.
Proposed: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: Any form of religion is banned.
Current: Religion is allowed but the state promotes atheism.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:05:26, September 15, 2008 CET | From | Dirty Carl's 'HIV for Everybody' Crusade | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion |
| Message | As religion is currently illegal, the proponents of this bill have been reported to Dirty Carl's special police. Please remain where you are and put your hand behind your head. |
| Date | 16:15:08, September 15, 2008 CET | From | Party of the High Order of Lord Thoth | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion |
| Message | If you think your fascist tin-soldiers can stop the force of the Divine, you are sorely wrong. |
| Date | 05:39:59, September 18, 2008 CET | From | Dirty Carl's 'HIV for Everybody' Crusade | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion |
| Message | Perhaps. But 63 seats can. And did. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 36 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 63 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 20 |
| Random fact: Culturally Open nations can adopt advisory/non-enforceable Nation Descriptions. See http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6242 |
| Random quote: "He who will not economize will have to agonize." - Confucius |