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Bill: Religious Independence Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jelbénkai Utrji Spjogad
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: July 3532
Description[?]:
| This bill seeks to reform religious legislation in order to create a more open, tolerant and free society where people can choose their own spiritual path. In order to put this into effect we must remove blasphemy laws - religions by nature contradict one another, and one man's gospel is another man's blasphemy. Similarly, there should be no compulsion for people to wear religious clothing, especially as a significant minority of citizens do not follow a religion. We also do not believe the government should be involved in the remuneration of religious ministers, and believe this should be up to the religions themselves. Foreign missionaries, meanwhile, should face no restrictions when in Jelbania and will be allowed to travel freely - however we believe the government should retain the right to selectively screen overseas religions in order to prevent extremists infiltrating the nation. Finally, we believe that religions should be allowed to run their own schools without government interference, so that education policies can be fine-tuned for each individual religion, or indeed each individual school. However in order to give religions this extra degree of independence the government feels it is wise to limit religious schools to official, recognised religions only - in order to prevent the spread of cults. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change State penalties for blasphemy
Old value:: Public blasphemy is considered a minor offense.
Current: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Proposed: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: The government selectively screens which religions are permitted to send missionaries to the nation. Certain religions are approved and travel is unregulated.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: People are required to dress according to religious codes
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 4
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 allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religions shall be regulated by the law, but shall be borne by the religious communities themselves.
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 186 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 114 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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