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Bill: Religion Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union of Progressive Ulama
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: December 2165
Description[?]:
| Islam is the faith of the people. This bill recognizes it as the state religion, while requiring no one to join if they do not wish. This bill also guarantees complete freedom to all citizens to choose their own religion (including no religion if they wish). |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Current: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Proposed: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Article 3
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:54:12, January 01, 2006 CET | From | Al'Badaran Conservative Party | To | Debating the Religion Act |
| Message | I wonder about the nessecity for exempting people associated with religon from paying taxes in order to recognise it, charity of course should remain untaxed |
| Date | 05:10:00, January 02, 2006 CET | From | Majataran Capitalist Resurrection Party | To | Debating the Religion Act |
| Message | I have a question. In the case that the populatity of Islam falls them what are we to do? Change the State Religion? Then the state seems to populist and in the eyes of the world populist states are weak. And This could lead to futher exculsion of our non-Muslim populice. |
| Date | 05:35:19, January 02, 2006 CET | From | Ishtirakiya Party | To | Debating the Religion Act |
| Message | This bill claims to want to want to help muslims, but all it dose is alow all religions to become freely advertised, opress non-muslim minorities, allow religions to make profits, and allow anyone within our borders claiming to be a "missionary". Though the Ishtriakiya Party is based on muslim teachings, we do not want to allow Islam to be corrupted by laws like these. |
| Date | 05:37:42, January 02, 2006 CET | From | Ishtirakiya Party | To | Debating the Religion Act |
| Message | In a more specific matter, religions should be taxed, as to keep greedy people from masquarading in a holy outfit in order to make money, religions should not be allowed to advertise, as it draws away from the real meaning of faith, and not everyone claiming to be a "missionary" should be let in Al'badara. Islam, however, DOSE need to become the state religion. |
| Date | 09:45:51, January 02, 2006 CET | From | Al'Badaran Conservative Party | To | Debating the Religion Act |
| Message | I suggest that current policy be kep in Act 1,2 and 3 We agree whole-heartedly with Act 4 |
| Date | 17:16:08, January 02, 2006 CET | From | Union of Progressive Ulama | To | Debating the Religion Act |
| Message | The UPU does not expect this act to pass. It is wholly in keeping with our interpretation of religioous prinples as a democratic Islamic party, however, so we are going to make the attempt. Since there is some support for the state religion article, it has been split into a separate bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 134 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 392 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 224 |
| Random fact: In cases where a party has no seat, the default presumption should be that the party is able to contribute to debates in the legislature due to one of its members winning a seat at a by-election. However, players may collectively improvise arrangements of their own to provide a satisfying explanation for how parties with no seats in the legislature can speak and vote there. |
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