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Bill: Restoring the Gerajan Faith Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative 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: April 2871
Description[?]:
| As outlined in previous Bills, the people and their traditions must be given the right recognition. Separation of church and state is foreign bollocks, as meaningful as separation of the economy and the state. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: It is not permitted to wear religious clothing or religious symbols in public buildings.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Article 3
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: All schools are required to be religious in nature.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
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 | 02:07:43, December 29, 2009 CET | From | Free Socialist Reform Party | To | Debating the Restoring the Gerajan Faith Bill |
| Message | I would like the discriminating Articles 1-3 be dismissed. We will gladly vote for the rest. |
| Date | 10:59:40, December 29, 2009 CET | From | Konservative Partei Malivia | To | Debating the Restoring the Gerajan Faith Bill |
| Message | We are completly against this bill. |
| Date | 12:06:29, December 29, 2009 CET | From | Free Socialist Reform Party | To | Debating the Restoring the Gerajan Faith Bill |
| Message | P.S. We also oppose Article 4. Without the nessecary concessions, we will oppose this bill, no questions asked. |
| Date | 12:06:43, December 29, 2009 CET | From | Free Socialist Reform Party | To | Debating the Restoring the Gerajan Faith Bill |
| Message | P.S. We also oppose Article 4. Without the nessecary concessions, we will oppose this bill, no questions asked. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 56 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 44 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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