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Bill: The Global Secular Alliance
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: July 2678
Description[?]:
| The time to bring are nation into compliance with the Global Secular Alliance is now. I am pleased Zardugal is the author, we can now happily announce that reason has prevailed! Ross Kemp: Foreign Minister |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state nominates ministers of religion, but the appointment is left up to the religious communities themselves.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
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:: 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.
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 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: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Current: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religions shall be regulated by the law, but shall be borne by the religious communities themselves.
Proposed: Ministers of religion shall receive no remuneration whatsoever.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Current: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: Any form of religion is banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:52:31, December 09, 2008 CET | From |  League of Christian Socialists | To | Debating the The Global Secular Alliance |
| Message | This is an appalling piece of legislation which will divide our country. Zardugal has had enough of religious persecution in her history already. |
| Date | 13:33:11, December 10, 2008 CET | From | League of Christian Socialists | To | Debating the The Global Secular Alliance |
| Message | This persecution will not stop me and other Christians from practicing our faith. The National Directory should be ashamed of itself for ever passing this. Leonard Brownlow (Secretary of the League of Christian Socialists) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 272 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 207 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 121 |
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| Random quote: "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." - Voltaire |