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Bill: Making religion work for the state
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beluzian Jamahiriya Revival
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: October 3649
Description[?]:
| We propose making religious ministers, in effect, state employees. Almost all other employees in Beluzia work in state-run companies, so why not religion as well? |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state appoints all heads and other ministers of all religions.
Article 2
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 salaries and pensions of ministers of religions shall be regulated by the law, but shall be borne by the religious communities themselves.
Proposed: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:14:49, April 10, 2014 CET | From | Autonomous Commons Party | To | Debating the Making religion work for the state |
| Message | We find this bill lacking. Only if you could specify the stipend to be zero we would support this. In effect, this would deter anyone from taking on such a position, which is what we really want. |
| Date | 03:26:36, April 10, 2014 CET | From | Beluzian Jamahiriya Revival | To | Debating the Making religion work for the state |
| Message | ^ Religious institutions have their uses, especially if they are effectively an arm of the state - there will always be some misguided fools who enjoy superstition, this way we can keep an eye on them and ensure they absorb the Party Line as meted out in weekly sermons. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 287 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 320 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 143 |
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