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Bill: Religious Freedom Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Former 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: January 3058
Description[?]:
| Religious Freedom Act, demanding freedom of religion in Keymon. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 the head and ministers of the state religion, but does not intervene otherwise.
Article 2
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.
Article 3
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: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Article 6
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: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: Religion is allowed but the state promotes atheism.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:26:48, January 07, 2011 CET | From |  Anarcho-Socialist Revolutionary Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | Indeed, this brings freedom of religion. Freedom for ONE religion. Judaism, I presume! And state secularism is a key value in the evolution of every society! |
| Date | 21:30:37, January 07, 2011 CET | From | Former Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | This brings freedom to all religions. We are liberal Jews, and we tolerate other religions. State secularism does not mean the same as 'by a relgion influenced government'. Stop Anarchism. |
| Date | 21:42:51, January 07, 2011 CET | From | Anarcho-Socialist Revolutionary Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | "Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations."; "Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged." - This is a threath to free-thinking. "There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary." - This is the end of state of state secularism. We cannot tolerate that. |
| Date | 21:44:18, January 07, 2011 CET | From | Former Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | Free-thinking includes religious freedom. State-secularism is a lie, and we cannot tolerate anarchism. |
| Date | 21:47:38, January 07, 2011 CET | From | Imperial National Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | We do not support this. |
| Date | 21:48:40, January 07, 2011 CET | From | Anarcho-Socialist Revolutionary Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | Free-thinking includes freedom from religion. And state-secularism is, as we said before, a key value in the evolution of every society. |
| Date | 21:53:44, January 07, 2011 CET | From | Former Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | Anarchism devolutes societies. Anarchism is oppressive, by forcing freedom. |
| Date | 22:01:07, January 07, 2011 CET | From | Anarcho-Socialist Revolutionary Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | Bringing Freedom with peacefull means, even agaisnt some wishes, isnt "forcing", its LIBERATING! |
| Date | 22:09:26, January 07, 2011 CET | From | Former Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | It's forcing. Liberty which is forced is not liberty. |
| Date | 23:51:51, January 07, 2011 CET | From | Anarcho-Socialist Revolutionary Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | And a Dictatorship that is voted for, isnt a Dictatorship? Please, worry about the end, dont worry about the means, we dont want to do anything violent. |
| Date | 15:50:11, January 08, 2011 CET | From | Former Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | No. We know you don't want to be violent. But we still do not agree on anarchism nor the revolution, and we will turn back the so called revolution in no time. |
| Date | 21:11:42, January 08, 2011 CET | From | Anarcho-Socialist Revolutionary Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | If you dont agree with it, then be Democratic in your opposition! Dont propose totalitarian measures! |
| Date | 18:15:13, January 09, 2011 CET | From | Former Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | Well, these measures are not totalitarian. They are religious, and religion is not totalitarian. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 26 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 30 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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