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Bill: State Church
Details
Submitted by[?]: Vrné Eslam (Green Theocracy)
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: February 3640
Description[?]:
| Let's set up a state church |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:07:26, March 20, 2014 CET | From |  Parti populaire Libéral | To | Debating the State Church |
| Message | The Liberale Volkspartij could consider an official state religion, with membership being voluntary, but will never accept prayers in school and will fight to ban religious schools in Jelbania. |
| Date | 15:11:05, March 20, 2014 CET | From | Trozjkahiko Lofrkadé (Free People) | To | Debating the State Church |
| Message | We support Articles 2 and 3, but cannot support a state religion. |
| Date | 15:13:44, March 20, 2014 CET | From | Nrzi Knstatak (Democratic National) | To | Debating the State Church |
| Message | Support Article 3. We believe in separation in church and state. |
| Date | 15:34:42, March 20, 2014 CET | From | Parti Minarchiste | To | Debating the State Church |
| Message | We support Article 1 only. |
| Date | 22:07:18, March 20, 2014 CET | From | Libyeral Nam Ekologiin (Liberal Ecology | To | Debating the State Church |
| Message | We cannot support the idea of a State church, although would support the other measures if offered in a separate bill. |
| Date | 16:57:15, March 21, 2014 CET | From | Vrné Eslam (Green Theocracy) | To | Debating the State Church |
| Message | This bill will now be split. The proposal on the state church will be one bill, and the provisions for greater religious freedom will be in a separate bill. |
| Date | 16:43:50, March 22, 2014 CET | From | Nrzi Knstatak (Democratic National) | To | Debating the State Church |
| Message | As a secular party we cannot support this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 28 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 122 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 51 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
| Random quote: "Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage." - Niccolo Machiavelli |