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Bill: Religious Liberties Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hzía Nrzi Prta
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: January 3585
Description[?]:
| Every citizen of our nation - indeed every human being in Terra - should be free to worship Boh. Lionel Langlois Chairman of the HNP |
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 determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
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 appoints the head and ministers of the state religion, but does not intervene otherwise.
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 permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Proposed: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
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 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Current: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:39:20, November 30, 2013 CET | From |  Knstatak Grundnyr Prta | To | Debating the Religious Liberties Act |
| Message | We cannot reintroduce religious oppression in our nation. Citizens will be truly equal if the social stratification brought by religions is removed. Mhmet Halídsrmko Mrthotrjrzajad Minister of Education, Culture, and Religious Affairs |
| Date | 16:38:09, November 30, 2013 CET | From | Hzía Nrzi Prta | To | Debating the Religious Liberties Act |
| Message | We already have religious oppression in this nation - the religious oppression imposed by Mhmet Halídsrmko Mrthotrjrzajad and his illegitimate, unelected government. Lionel Langlois Chairman of the HNP |
| Date | 19:57:05, November 30, 2013 CET | From | United New Jelbania | To | Debating the Religious Liberties Act |
| Message | While we see merit in certain provisions, the inclusion of article 4 leads us to vote in the negative, as we may view it as an unnecessary restraint on the part of religious institutions. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 75 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: "Kubrk" is a Jelbic word that has the colloquial meaning "old man" or "geezer". |
| Random quote: "Men who have greatness in them don't go in for politics." - Albert Camus |