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Bill: Religious Freedom Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: International Socialist Party (UPSD)
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: May 2740
Description[?]:
| Our current policy only creates martyrs. We should allow moderate non-extremist religions to practice. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Proposed: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Current: No religions are taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: Ministers of religion shall receive no remuneration whatsoever.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: Any form of religion is banned.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:15:45, April 09, 2009 CET | From | Proletariat | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | no |
| Date | 21:47:01, April 11, 2009 CET | From | Golden Party (UPDD) | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | We are for the freedom of religion but we should not regulate it. Article 4 in our opinion is the absolute worst idea. Why make people suffer for believing something you may not like? |
| Date | 09:15:41, April 12, 2009 CET | From |  United People's Communist Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | Is the Golden Party seriously advocating the idea of religous cults? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 151 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 599 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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