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Bill: Secularization Act of 2863
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian Party of Kalistan (LPoK)
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: November 2864
Description[?]:
| Kalistan is still under too much influence from religious groups. It's time to put theological reasoning and false premise to the past, and start thinking with the present. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Current: Religious organizations are not permitted to actively promote themselves or advertise, however evangelism is permitted by individuals.
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:: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Current: All religious income, despite the use, is 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: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Proposed: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: Ministers of religion shall receive no remuneration whatsoever.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:27:45, December 15, 2009 CET | From | Agrarian Party of Kalistan | To | Debating the Secularization Act of 2863 |
| Message | The APK has following opinion concerning the articles: 1) We advise strict government interference, not a priori refusal. 2) We support. 3) We support. 4) We cannot support. 5) We could support as a matter of compromise if the article is presented in a seperate bill containing our provisions on articles 1-3. - Frederik MAESTENIJµ Minister of Education & Culture |
| Date | 01:23:09, December 16, 2009 CET | From | Libertarian Party of Kalistan (LPoK) | To | Debating the Secularization Act of 2863 |
| Message | Hey, it's either you support or you don't. It's your call; I'm not here to force you to do anything. |
| Date | 02:05:00, December 16, 2009 CET | From | Agrarian Party of Kalistan | To | Debating the Secularization Act of 2863 |
| Message | OOC: Dude, what's your problem? Just giving a freakin' opinion... |
| Date | 04:35:27, December 17, 2009 CET | From | Revolutionary Freedom Party -- KEG SLAM | To | Debating the Secularization Act of 2863 |
| Message | This is too much a violation of individual rights for the RFP to support. |
| Date | 15:00:09, December 17, 2009 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Secularization Act of 2863 |
| Message | We have a problem with Article 5,, but generally support secularization. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 315 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 389 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 46 |
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