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Bill: Restoration of the Secular Monarchy (Omnibus)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Monarchism Démocratique et Fédéral
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: April 2733
Description[?]:
| Be it Enacted by the Conseil Royal du Peuples, Legislature of the Royaume d'or de Lourenne, with the Blessing of Reine Renée d'Orléans-Vassar, Reine de Lourenne: 1 - The state of Lourenne shall no longer require its citizens to be members of the state religion. 2 - The state of Lourenne shall grant permits to those religions that are allowed to exist. All unrecognized religions will be classified as cults and are illegal. 2.1 - All nationals shall be required to register their religion with the Ministry of Education and Culture. Registering as Unaffiliated, Atheist, or Agnostic is allowed. 2.2 - The worship of gods, observance of rituals, or belief in religious principles not corresponding to a recognized religion constitutes cult membership and shall be punishable by deportation, imprisonment not to exceed five years, or a fine not to exceed 200,000 LFR. 2.3 - Sermonizing, administration of rites or rituals, or bearing a title of religious leadership not sanctioned by a recognized religion constitutes cult leadership and shall be punishable by deportation, imprisonment not to exceed twenty years, or a fine not to exceed 1,000,000 LFR. 2.4 - The state religion is automatically granted permission to exist. 3 - The state of Lourenne shall grant permits to those religions that are allowed to promote themselves. All other religions are forbidden to advertise themselves in any way whatsoever. 3.1 - A recognized religion under Article 2 is not necessarily authorized for self-promotion. This is a separate permit. 3.2 - A recognized religion that is unauthorized under Article 3 for self-promotion may not advertise itself in any way whatsoever. The penalty for doing so shall be a fine not to exceed 1,000,000 LFR. 3.3 - The state religion is automatically granted permission to advertise and promote itself. 4 - The state of Lourenne shall determine which foreign missionaries are admitted to Lourenne. No other foreign missionaries shall be permitted to enter Lourenne. 4.1 - Any unauthorized foreign missionaries found in the borders of Lourenne shall be immediately deported. 4.2 - Foreign missionaries adhering to the state religion are not automatically granted permission to enter Lourenne, but they may be granted permission as determined by the state, just as with other foreign missionaries. 4.3 - This Article does not apply to domestic missionaries (see Article 3). 5 - All religious income shall be taxed. 6 - Schools shall be non-religious unless specifically authorized as a religious school by the state of Lourenne. The staffing, curriculae, and policies of religious schools shall be overseen by the state. 6.1 - This Article applies to all schools: primary, secondary, and post-secondary. 6.2 - Teacher-led prayer is forbidden in secular schools. It is allowed in authorized religious schools. 6.3 - Religious Authorization as Relates to Schools 6.3.1 - The permit is granted to the school, not the religion. 6.3.2 - A religion that is authorized to exist or self-promote under Articles 2 and 3 is not necessarily authorized to create religious schools. 6.3.3 - A school is not allowed to become or remain religious simply by adhering to an authorized religion. 7 - The permits for recognized religions (under Article 2), self-promotion (under Article 3), and religious schooling (under Article 6) shall be granted by the Minister of Education and Culture. 7.1 - Such permits may be revoked at any time by the granter of the permit. 8 - The permits for foreign missionaries (under Article 4) shall be granted by the Minister of Education and Culture, but the Minister of Foreign Affairs has veto power over these permits. 8.1 - The Minister of Foreign Affairs may also grant permits to foreign missionaries (under Article 4), and the decision of the Minister of Foreign Affairs may not be overturned by the Minister of Education and Culture. 8.2 - Such permits may be revoked at any time by the granter of the permit. 9 - The Head of State has veto power over any permits granted under Articles 7 and 8. 9.1 - The Head of State may also grant permits as in Articles 7 and 8, and the decision of the Head of State is final. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Current: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Proposed: The government selectively screens which religions are permitted to send missionaries to the nation. Certain religions are approved and travel is unregulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Racial and religious registration of nationals.
Old value:: The government does not require nationals to register their race or religion.
Current: The government does not require nationals to register their race or religion.
Proposed: All nationals are required to register their religion.
Article 3
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 required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Proposed: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Current: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Proposed: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: All schools are required to be religious in nature.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Current: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:45:52, March 27, 2009 CET | From | Monarchism Démocratique et Fédéral | To | Debating the Restoration of the Secular Monarchy (Omnibus) |
| Message | "We present this omnibus bill as a restructuring of religion in Lourenne. The state shall retain and in fact strengthen its control over religious organizations in Lourenne, but the law will henceforth leave open the possibility of varied religious beliefs, rather than establishing a monolithic state church. Secularism is the value that the people of our kingdom hold the most dearly, so it is in that spirit that the Royal Federalists intend to see this enacted as law." Fabrice-Louis Bergeron Parti de Fédéralisme Royal Emissary to the Conseil Royal du Peuples |
| Date | 21:21:42, March 27, 2009 CET | From | Parti Monarchiste de Lourenne | To | Debating the Restoration of the Secular Monarchy (Omnibus) |
| Message | The Queen cannot support this bill so long as it eliminates Orthodox Catholicism as the official religion of the Golden Kingdom. Her Majesty, and her mother before her, Queen Thérèse, rule Lourenne by God's Divine Will. If Orthodox Catholicism is made equal to all other religions, what will stop charismatic Mayans, or Muslims, or whatever it may be, from claiming their own divine mandate from their own 'equal' god? It has been and shall continue to be that Lourenne is an Orthodox Catholic nation, and God has smiled upon our land and our Queen. OOC: I could support "there is a state religion, but membership is not mandatory." |
| Date | 22:47:33, March 27, 2009 CET | From | Monarchism Démocratique et Fédéral | To | Debating the Restoration of the Secular Monarchy (Omnibus) |
| Message | "After much deliberation, we have decided that your observation is very wise. It would be disruptive to dismantle an institution entwined so intimately with the monarchy, so we have revised the bill." Fabrice-Louis Bergeron Parti de Fédéralisme Royal Emissary to the Conseil Royal du Peuples |
| Date | 18:17:48, March 28, 2009 CET | From | Monarchism Démocratique et Fédéral | To | Debating the Restoration of the Secular Monarchy (Omnibus) |
| Message | "We move that this be considered for a vote." Fabrice-Louis Bergeron Parti de Fédéralisme Royal Emissary to the Conseil Royal du Peuples |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 204 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 246 |
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