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Bill: Social Congress Agenda: Religion
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Congress
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: November 3218
Description[?]:
| Rout it Out! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Current: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Proposed: Religious organizations are not permitted to actively promote themselves or advertise, however evangelism is permitted by individuals.
Article 2
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: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Proposed: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Article 4
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 forbidden.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:40:32, November 25, 2011 CET | From |  Party for Individualism and Kitties | To | Debating the Social Congress Agenda: Religion |
| Message | Oppose the advertising thing, however support the rest more or less so yes |
| Date | 23:44:58, November 25, 2011 CET | From | Centre Party | To | Debating the Social Congress Agenda: Religion |
| Message | We oppose all these measures. |
| Date | 00:21:51, November 26, 2011 CET | From | Democratic Party | To | Debating the Social Congress Agenda: Religion |
| Message | We oppose article 1,3 and 4. |
| Date | 00:46:51, November 26, 2011 CET | From | New People's Party | To | Debating the Social Congress Agenda: Religion |
| Message | Religion is central to Coburan culture. This must not pass! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 339 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 326 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: References to prominent real-life persons are not allowed. This includes references to philosophies featuring the name of a real-life person (eg. "Marxism", "Thatcherism", "Keynesianism"). |
| Random quote: "Before all else, be armed." - Niccolo Machiavelli |