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Bill: Social Reform Bill 11: Religious Encouragement Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kristen Socialdemokratisk Partiet
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: May 2647
Description[?]:
| This is the eleventh bill in the Social Reform Bill Series. It will help people become more religious in general and will therefore help our nation connect. This bill will also ban cults that can be harmful to our society. We will encourage teacher led prayers, but they will not be mandatory. Recognized religions (a.k.a. not cults...) will not be taxed to help them reach out. No cults may set up schools, but to encourage most private schools to be religious, we will not support regulating how a religious school must be run. Lastly, we will encourage missionaries to visit our nation with open arms! We hope that you support this bill! This bill includes proposals to change: The Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries Taxation of religious institutions The governments stance on religious schools The government policy with respect to prayer in schools Government policy concerning religions Thank you for your support! Together, we can build the perfect model of a strong nation! |
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: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are welcomed and encouraged by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Proposed: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:27:03, October 05, 2008 CET | From | Tradition, Family, Property | To | Debating the Social Reform Bill 11: Religious Encouragement Act |
| Message | Article 1: Strongly Opposed. We should not let heathen missionaries in to try and convert the God-fearing people of Kazulia. Article 2:Support Article 3: Support, though we would prefer something stronger. Article 4: Support, though we again would prefer a stronger law Article 5:Support We will support this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 276 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 161 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 63 |
| Random fact: "OOC", "IC" and "IG" are commonly-used acronyms in Particracy. "OOC" refers to comments, discussions and actions which are out-of-character, meaning they are done player-to-player rather than party-to-party. "IC" refers to in-character interactions (ie. party-to-party). Similarly, "IG" means in-game, although this term may also simply refer to what happens in the actual game interface, as opposed to on the forum or elsewhere. "RP" just means "role-play". |
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