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Bill: Ultra-Secular Act (2903)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Fortunato's Fascist Formation
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: September 2903
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
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:: Recognized religions are not 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 4
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Current: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Current: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:17:46, March 05, 2010 CET | From |  Popular Democratic Party (UM) | To | Debating the Ultra-Secular Act (2903) |
| Message | Madam Speaker, what the FFF call secularism, the PDP calls rampant violation of the rights of the faithful. |
| Date | 10:04:18, March 05, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Ultra-Secular Act (2903) |
| Message | Hear, hear. |
| Date | 20:00:52, March 05, 2010 CET | From | Hutorian Conservative Party | To | Debating the Ultra-Secular Act (2903) |
| Message | Madam Speaker, "Religion is the opium of the masses". The people should get their moral compass from their government because there is no place for religion in our society. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 145 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 177 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 69 |
| Random fact: Real-life religions should not be referenced in Particracy. Terra has its own religions, many of which mirror real-life ones. See: http://particracy.wikia.com/wiki/Illustrated_Catalogue_of_Religion |
| Random quote: "Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself, you can always write a book." - Ronald Reagan |