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Bill: Pro-Religion Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sect of the Green Moon
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: July 2140
Description[?]:
| To promote religious freedoms! This bill will also create national reconization of Flying Spaghetti Monsterism. For Articles II, III, and IV, they involve praying to the holy Flying Spaghetti Monster in school, and wearing FSM clothing, which is pirate outfits. The government will also fund churchs of Flying Spaghetti Monsterism and promote it. All public schools must also teach Intelligent Design. http://flyingspaghettimonster.com/ |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: No religions are taxed.
Current: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Proposed: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:24:49, November 12, 2005 CET | From | The Raging Bull Zealots of Zidine | To | Debating the Pro-Religion Act |
| Message | FSM clothing are pirate outfits. |
| Date | 02:59:15, November 12, 2005 CET | From | Sect of the Green Moon | To | Debating the Pro-Religion Act |
| Message | Oh yeah...forgot... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 131 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 136 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 33 |
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| Random quote: "Public schools are government-established, politician- and bureaucrat-controlled, fully politicized, taxpayer-supported, authoritarian socialist institutions. In fact, the public-school system is one of the purest examples of socialism existing in America." - Thomas L. Johnson |