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Bill: Religious Liberty Act of 3389
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Federalists of Vorona
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: January 3393
Description[?]:
| 1) Taxing religions, but not charitable donations, promotes the success of whatever religions get the most charitable donations, since the donations aren't taxed. Thus, whichever religions have the largest number of followers will profit most. This could leave cults, who deserve freedom as much as everybody else, in the dust. 2) Though there is an obvious reason to subject religious schools to strict regulation (mainly to avoid teaching crack-pot history and science classes), the system will take care of itself. Those secondary schools that teach exceptionally biased curriculums will have fewer college acceptances. Those colleges that teach exceptionally biased curriculums are less likely to produce work-force ready graduates. And those companies that hold exceptionally biased principles are likely to be less competitive (i.e. Chick-fil-a donates money to anti-homosexual non-profits, thus consumers boycott Chick-fil-a). Finally, the government isn't going to hire anybody without a decent education. Religiously fanatical schools will phase themselves out. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: No religions are taxed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
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, with no regulations.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:02:16, November 03, 2012 CET | From | People's Party of Vorona | To | Debating the Religious Liberty Act of 3389 |
| Message | I think this can go to the voting procedure to see if anyone likes this proposal better than mine? My proposal was defeated: 124-126. Maybe this proposal is just going to make it then. |
| Date | 19:05:45, November 04, 2012 CET | From | Progressive Federalists of Vorona | To | Debating the Religious Liberty Act of 3389 |
| Message | I'm waiting for debate. This bill illustrates my reasoning alone. Someone may something to say that I haven't thought of, allowing me to either ammend, or delete the bill (which avoids wasted government funds, time, and most importantly, my party's proposal allowance). |
| Date | 16:29:40, November 05, 2012 CET | From | Social Liberal Party of Vorona (SLP) | To | Debating the Religious Liberty Act of 3389 |
| Message | The SLP agrees with Article 2, and remains neutral regarding Article 1. It is of my opinion that we remain neutral in religious affairs of the country, so as to create a harmonious society. |
| Date | 11:41:28, November 06, 2012 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party ( PD-L ) | To | Debating the Religious Liberty Act of 3389 |
| Message | The PD-L does not support any of these proposals . |
| Date | 23:31:46, November 07, 2012 CET | From | Progressive Federalists of Vorona | To | Debating the Religious Liberty Act of 3389 |
| Message | Good SLP. You'll notice that Article 1 is rather neutral, when siding with one religion as opposed to another. I say they should not be taxed in any way. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 134 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 82 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 34 |
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