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Bill: Cult Persecution Act of 2656
Details
Submitted by[?]: Národný Prevratný Bojisko (NUC)
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: November 2656
Description[?]:
| Classifying all religions as cults. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religious organizations are not permitted to actively promote themselves or advertise, however evangelism is permitted by individuals.
Current: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Proposed: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Article 3
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: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Article 4
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: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: Ministers of religion shall receive no remuneration whatsoever.
Article 6
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: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Article 7
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: Any form of religion is banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:46:49, October 26, 2008 CET | From | Party for a Federal Meritocracy | To | Debating the Cult Persecution Act of 2656 |
| Message | Now see, this is the kind of irrational legislation we were talking about on the national message board. Are we now telling people what to think? We are supposed to be a nation of free people, not zombies. |
| Date | 18:50:53, October 26, 2008 CET | From | Národný Prevratný Bojisko (NUC) | To | Debating the Cult Persecution Act of 2656 |
| Message | \"Are we now telling people what to think?\" Yes, that\'s the goal. \"We are supposed to be a nation of free people, not zombies.\" Says who? I prefer zombies over people. This bill is no more irrational than religion itself. |
| Date | 19:05:15, October 26, 2008 CET | From | Party for a Federal Meritocracy | To | Debating the Cult Persecution Act of 2656 |
| Message | Then we must disagree. |
| Date | 19:08:00, October 26, 2008 CET | From | Národný Prevratný Bojisko (NUC) | To | Debating the Cult Persecution Act of 2656 |
| Message | It seems that way. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 41 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 59 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: In cases where a party has no seat, the default presumption should be that the party is able to contribute to debates in the legislature due to one of its members winning a seat at a by-election. However, players may collectively improvise arrangements of their own to provide a satisfying explanation for how parties with no seats in the legislature can speak and vote there. |
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