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Bill: End Religious Intolerance
Details
Submitted by[?]: Protectorate 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: October 2151
Description[?]:
| Forbidding people from wearing tokens of their faith is oppressing their belief system, thus all persons shall be permitted to wear their religious icons at any time. To help recognize religious faith, there shall be established a State Chuch of the True Faith (Gerajas), though membership shall remain voluntary. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 2
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:11:45, December 04, 2005 CET | From | Malivia Democratic Party | To | Debating the End Religious Intolerance |
| Message | No, no, and no. Government should not be endorsing or showing favoritism to any particular religion. |
| Date | 16:24:27, December 04, 2005 CET | From | Imperial Malivian Party | To | Debating the End Religious Intolerance |
| Message | No, we will only vote for a state religion if its Lutheranism. |
| Date | 21:34:58, December 04, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Labour Party | To | Debating the End Religious Intolerance |
| Message | No to all of them. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 68 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 326 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 105 |
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