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Bill: Freedom of Religion and Speech
Details
Submitted by[?]: Washington Party
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: August 2892
Description[?]:
| Citizens should be able to make up their own minds on what they wear or how they believe. Legislating against all religion is sponsoring the religion of Atheism. The government should neither support, nor ban any form of religion. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:31:08, February 09, 2010 CET | From | Democratic Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion and Speech |
| Message | i have to vote no because of proposal 3 for some people could sue us or the school if this happens. Im sorry no. |
| Date | 03:03:22, February 10, 2010 CET | From | Washington Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion and Speech |
| Message | I think you made the wrong choice. If you are in a religious institution, the teachers, if called upon to do so, should be allowed to pray. Since our society is mostly secular anyway, I think most schools would decide not to allow this, but I think it should be left up to the schools and individuals. I am not promoting that schools pray, therefore there is no liability with the government. Also, for those who do not want there to be prayer in schools, they should put their kid in another school. I apologize for not explaining this in further detail before, but I thought we were voting against Communist legislation. |
| Date | 15:57:08, February 10, 2010 CET | From | Washington Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion and Speech |
| Message | Prop 3 is gone. |
| Date | 19:07:26, February 10, 2010 CET | From | Democratic Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion and Speech |
| Message | Although Communism is a bad cause,in my eyes, this is a non-bad one. I feel the first two are fine its just I feel this one has to go. But now that it is gone I vote yes. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 77 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 122 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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