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Bill: Freedom of Religion Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Judicial Union 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: May 2733
Description[?]:
| An act to enforce a freedom of religion. |
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.
Article 2
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: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:40:59, March 28, 2009 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Act |
| Message | All people must have freedom of religion. |
| Date | 03:45:34, March 28, 2009 CET | From | Marxist Universalist Democratic Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Act |
| Message | I agree with this bill fairly well. Will vote yes upon voting procedures. |
| Date | 00:34:06, March 29, 2009 CET | From | Free Thinking Tribes | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Act |
| Message | I agree with article 2 but not with the rest. NO. |
| Date | 01:45:21, March 29, 2009 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Act |
| Message | You disagree with people having the right to choose their own religion? That is very authoritarian... |
| Date | 19:21:50, March 29, 2009 CET | From | Free Thinking Tribes | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Act |
| Message | And you agree with taxing the snot out of religions and restraining their freedom of speech in public schools? That is very Communist... |
| Date | 20:24:27, March 29, 2009 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Act |
| Message | That's because religions are organisations like any other, and shouldn't have any special treatment. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 271 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 229 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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