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Bill: Corporate Equality
Details
Submitted by[?]: Rationalist 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: May 2141
Description[?]:
| If we are going to tax religions like companies, why are they not treated as companies with regards to advertising? The government of Telamon must fix this gross infraction. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Current: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Proposed: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:25:42, November 12, 2005 CET | From | Rationalist Party | To | Debating the Corporate Equality |
| Message | I'm willing to go the other way on this as well, that is, not taxing religious organizations |
| Date | 18:36:30, November 12, 2005 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Corporate Equality |
| Message | The UCA is happy with either arrangement and does see the RPs point about equality. I would probably rather tax religious organisations and allow them to advertise - as i see no reason why they should not (although i do hate religious advertising!!!), most organisations probably would not. |
| Date | 18:52:32, November 12, 2005 CET | From |  Federation Under Crazy Killers -- United | To | Debating the Corporate Equality |
| Message | because real companies do not promote hatred of others. |
| Date | 22:17:17, November 12, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Corporate Equality |
| Message | That is just wrong....promoting a religion?! Look i'm all for freedom of religion, but i don't want to hear someone saying how his religion is the best...let them advertise the way they did it back then....going to the masses themselves, and telling them personally how their religion is not right. Regardless of which i am fully opposed to this disgusting idea. |
| Date | 14:15:17, November 13, 2005 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Corporate Equality |
| Message | Yes, its unfortunate i think that we may be operating in different world views here - i assume that in north america there is much overt religious advertising - something which i suppose i would dislike. Over here the most religious advertising i can think of was a campaign by the Church of England to try to get more people to go to church by pointing out what a central role the church played in the life of a community (i don't think that G-d was really mentioned at all!!) - that i think is ok |
| Date | 14:15:44, November 13, 2005 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Corporate Equality |
| Message | But as i said i'm not really bothered which way we go on this |
| Date | 00:12:06, November 15, 2005 CET | From | Anti-Ownership Federation Party | To | Debating the Corporate Equality |
| Message | i don't think people should be influenced in what faith to choose |
| Date | 16:42:27, November 15, 2005 CET | From | Rationalist Party | To | Debating the Corporate Equality |
| Message | I agree, but if we must tax religious organizations, which apparently is true, then why do we deny them of the rights of every other individual and organization in the country. That is; to buy air time (or some other medium) and express their views. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 100 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 100 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 55 |
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