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Bill: Ban Religion
Details
Submitted by[?]: Slaytanic Wehrmacht
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: April 2135
Description[?]:
| Satan hates Religion. |
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
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: No religions are taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Current: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Article 4
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.
Article 5
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 forbidden, except in religious schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:21:19, October 31, 2005 CET | From | CNT/AFL | To | Debating the Ban Religion |
| Message | We will consider supporting this. |
| Date | 10:49:15, October 31, 2005 CET | From | Lodamun Centre-Left Coalition | To | Debating the Ban Religion |
| Message | Definitely supported. |
| Date | 16:58:09, October 31, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Ban Religion |
| Message | His Eminence the Bishop of Toad-on-the-Wye read the bill, sputtered with indignation at the satanic awfulness of this monstrous atrocity of a bill, and expired on the spot. |
| Date | 17:39:10, October 31, 2005 CET | From | Slaytanic Wehrmacht | To | Debating the Ban Religion |
| Message | updated with new articles in the hope that more of GA's followers will "expire" |
| Date | 17:57:18, November 02, 2005 CET | From | Slaytanic Wehrmacht | To | Debating the Ban Religion |
| Message | didn't expect the faithful to vote for this. Well, i don't mind. |
| Date | 20:12:27, November 02, 2005 CET | From |  Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Ban Religion |
| Message | Oops, bit of a mistake there.... |
| Date | 21:35:12, November 02, 2005 CET | From | Slaytanic Wehrmacht | To | Debating the Ban Religion |
| Message | damn i should've been quiet. |
| Date | 22:16:30, November 02, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Ban Religion |
| Message | A mis-vote would have been unfortunate. I dont know how I was voting yes, but I doubt that I intended to with the theocracy plan in the works... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 85 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 215 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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