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Bill: Freedom of the Queranzariah & Other Faithful Peoples Act (3370)
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Badara - Queranzist Brotherhood
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: June 3371
Description[?]:
| It is outrageous that religion continues to be banned in a state such as Badara. Our glorious nation is one of the holiest sites of Queranzariah. It is time to free our people from the state restrictions on religious practice and again legalize the ability for our people to believe in a higher being if they so choose. Akeem Akbar! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state appoints all heads and other ministers of all religions.
Current: The state has the right to veto the appointment of any ministers of religion.
Proposed: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Article 3
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 4
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Current: It is not permitted to wear religious clothing or religious symbols in public buildings.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are not allowed.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: Ministers of religion shall receive no remuneration whatsoever.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: Any form of religion is banned.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:48:22, September 25, 2012 CET | From | United Justice Party | To | Debating the Freedom of the Queranzariah & Other Faithful Peoples Act (3370) |
| Message | RELIGION Is a plague of the worst kind. UNDERMINING Productivity, sanity and the State itself. YOU ARE Poisoning our nation with this evil! |
| Date | 22:00:59, September 25, 2012 CET | From | United Badara - Queranzist Brotherhood | To | Debating the Freedom of the Queranzariah & Other Faithful Peoples Act (3370) |
| Message | Religion can be beneficial and encourages good behavior and morals. It can provide people with happiness and closure. It can allow people to get through troubled times with greater ease. A strong state allows its people to have faith. The only poison to our nation is the cultist ideology of the Vanguard. |
| Date | 22:06:17, September 25, 2012 CET | From | United Justice Party | To | Debating the Freedom of the Queranzariah & Other Faithful Peoples Act (3370) |
| Message | RELIGION Is never beneficial. It introduces delusions into people's minds. MORALS Are better taught through Vanguardism. The Hosian morality, for example, says that wearing clothes with mixed fabrics is punishable by death. Why? How is this moral? HAPPINESS Is no reason to believe in religion. If murdering Vanguards gives you sadistic pleasure, should that be legalised? VANGUARDISM Is a mighty ideology. We are not cultists - they are religious. We are committed. YOU FAIL To see the massive benefits of a strong State. AND MY RESPONSIBILITY Over culture leads me to veto this bill. |
| Date | 22:11:00, September 25, 2012 CET | From | United Badara - Queranzist Brotherhood | To | Debating the Freedom of the Queranzariah & Other Faithful Peoples Act (3370) |
| Message | Your veto will be meaningless when the Enabling Act is repealed. Your strangle of the Badaran government's neck will end! |
| Date | 22:12:11, September 25, 2012 CET | From | United Justice Party | To | Debating the Freedom of the Queranzariah & Other Faithful Peoples Act (3370) |
| Message | THE JUSTICE MINISTRY May take the decision to arrest those that are likely to vote for the repeal of the Enabling Act. THEY WILL Be unable to to vote. THE ENABLING ACT Will stand, and our powers with it. |
| Date | 22:18:41, September 25, 2012 CET | From | United Badara - Queranzist Brotherhood | To | Debating the Freedom of the Queranzariah & Other Faithful Peoples Act (3370) |
| Message | Is it really so simple for you to silence any attempt to question Vanguard rule? Do you really think you can get away with this? With every action you take to suppress the opposition you are stirring up a even greater movement against you. Arresting all who support the repeal would include all who are not Vanguard. You cannot just imprison us and expect that to silence this matter. This illegitimate government will be brought to an end. |
| Date | 23:01:37, September 25, 2012 CET | From | United Justice Party | To | Debating the Freedom of the Queranzariah & Other Faithful Peoples Act (3370) |
| Message | IT IS Indeed. WHAT IS THERE To get away from, apart from your venom and lies? IF THE TRAITORS Decide to form a 'greater movement', let them take on the Vanguard! LET THEM Show themselves. THEY WILL BE Defeated, slaughter, brought to justice in the Special Vanguard Courts of Justice. AND YES We will arrest all those necessary to stop the Enabling Act from being repealed. |
| Date | 15:21:50, September 26, 2012 CET | From | Union of Working People's Forces | To | Debating the Freedom of the Queranzariah & Other Faithful Peoples Act (3370) |
| Message | Agree, maybe except the taxation article, but we'll vote yes. |
| Date | 16:21:24, September 26, 2012 CET | From | United Badara - Queranzist Brotherhood | To | Debating the Freedom of the Queranzariah & Other Faithful Peoples Act (3370) |
| Message | Why is the Democratic Union Party against religious freedom? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 319 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 374 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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