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Bill: Secular Bill of 2961
Details
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: June 2962
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government selectively screens which religions are permitted to send missionaries to the nation. Certain religions are approved and travel is unregulated.
Current: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state appoints all heads and other ministers of all religions.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religious organizations are not permitted to actively promote themselves or advertise, however evangelism is permitted by individuals.
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 4
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Current: Ministers of religion shall receive no remuneration whatsoever.
Proposed: Ministers of religion shall receive no remuneration whatsoever.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:36:11, June 30, 2010 CET | From |  Partido Populista de Davostán (LL) | To | Debating the Secular Bill of 2961 |
| Message | "The PPD does not support Article 2 and so must abstain. A secular state must set no policy on the establishment of religion." |
| Date | 00:29:01, July 01, 2010 CET | From | Davostani Conservative Party | To | Debating the Secular Bill of 2961 |
| Message | 'Satanic Chancellor' Sarah Marelle, NAP Leader Do the PPD not realise that only objecting to one Article of this Act is very strange given the overall nature of this Act? I mean they are all secular proposals so surely the PPD, if they support Articles 1,3 and 4 logic means they should support Article 2 as well! Surely the passage of this Act would be most beneficial to Davostan and if they support 3 out of 4 proposals they must vote yes! If the PPD remain in the abstension box then they should explain to the House their reasoning behind this decision? |
| Date | 00:36:43, July 01, 2010 CET | From | Partido Populista de Davostán (LL) | To | Debating the Secular Bill of 2961 |
| Message | "Satanic Chancellor Marelle, a secular government is not one which appoints the heads and other ministers of religions. A secular government is one which takes no stance on religion at all and leaves it to the private citizens. The PPD must remain in abstention." |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 213 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 342 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 195 |
| Random fact: In Culturally Protected nations, special care must be taken to ensure realism is maintained when role-playing a government controlled by an ethnic and/or religious minority. If it is to be supposed that this government is supported by a majority of the population, then this should be plausibly and sufficiently role-played. The burden of proof is on the player or players role-playing such a regime to demonstrate that it is being done realistically |
| Random quote: "Anarchy stands for the liberation of the human mind from the domination of religion, the liberation of the human body from the domination of property, liberation from the shackles and restraints of government." - Emma Goldman |