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Bill: "International Treaty on the Separation of Religion and State" Compliance Alterations
Details
Submitted by[?]: Labour 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: August 2961
Description[?]:
| This is to see us members of the above treaty, ensuring that the church cannot interfere in government affairs again, or vice versa. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are not allowed.
Current: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Proposed: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: Ministers of religion shall receive no remuneration whatsoever.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:41:00, June 28, 2010 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the "International Treaty on the Separation of Religion and State" Compliance Alterations |
| Message | Although this bill seems counter-productive, it will allow us to enter into a treaty in which religions cannot set themselves up within the government, and cannot intervene in government. This allows independence for religion from the state, but also the state from religion. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 269 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 122 |
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