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Bill: The Law for the Promotion of Reason
Details
Submitted by[?]: Secular Imperialist Party
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: December 2659
Description[?]:
| The bill will in affect Change religeous institutions to taxable corporations Remove any requirement on religeous texts in public or private institutions The creation of a \'national trust\' to preserve any important buildings if it so happens that the new theological corporation tax causes unpopular institutions to go bankrupt. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Current: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:47:57, October 31, 2008 CET | From |  Ancient and Noble Order of the Cavaliers | To | Debating the The Law for the Promotion of Reason |
| Message | \"I would be so much more in favour of promoting a narrow definition of an organized religion than to outright tax all religious institutions.\" -Alfred, Lord Harvey, Directory Member |
| Date | 16:18:55, October 31, 2008 CET | From | Secular Imperialist Party | To | Debating the The Law for the Promotion of Reason |
| Message | The SIP will be happy to look at any amendment suggestions |
| Date | 16:22:15, October 31, 2008 CET | From | Secular Imperialist Party | To | Debating the The Law for the Promotion of Reason |
| Message | It is merely for the suggestion that as a business in affect religeous institutions should not be excluded from a tax. If congregations cannot support themselves it is the free markets decision that they are clearly not popular and do not attract enough of the population to attend. I would add to the bill that all previous religeous institutions if they go under will be taken over by a \'national trust\' to be used as museums ect |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 380 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 79 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 141 |
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