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Bill: Payment of Religious Ministers Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Monarchist Alliance
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: April 3726
Description[?]:
| Despite the official census figures, we all know not everybody in Lodamun believes in the state-imposed "religion" of atheistic "Lodamese Nationalism". So why should they be expected to pay the salaries of Lodamese Nationalist ministers through their taxes? Anton Rietveld Chairman of the Conservative Monarchist Alliance |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
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:
| Date | 22:38:20, September 09, 2014 CET | From |  Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the Payment of Religious Ministers Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The religion is essentially the worship of the state. The religion is effectively controlled by the state. The ministers of the religion work for the state. Those who do not belong to Lodamese Nationalism are breaking the law. It is as if Rietveld is asking why rapists should have paid taxes since taxes are used to build prisons and pay for law enforcement. -- George Huddleson, GNRG Spokesman on Justice |
| Date | 00:43:15, September 10, 2014 CET | From | Social Libermuns Party | To | Debating the Payment of Religious Ministers Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We agree with the GNRG. Our government employees also fit well under the position of ministers of religion, and as such this law works well as it is. ~ Rowan Argall The President |
| Date | 01:30:33, September 10, 2014 CET | From | Conservative Monarchist Alliance | To | Debating the Payment of Religious Ministers Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, George Huddleson's comments demonstrate perfectly why it is so objectionable to force religious non-conformists to pay the salaries of Hosian Nationalist clerics. Anton Rietveld Chairman of the Conservative Monarchist Alliance |
| Date | 01:51:52, September 10, 2014 CET | From | Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the Payment of Religious Ministers Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Those who do not conform to Lodamese Nationalism shouldn't be living in Lodamun. They can pay their taxes elsewhere, and take their needs elsewhere as well. -- Gordon Fertig, Chairman of the GNRG |
| Date | 02:04:23, September 10, 2014 CET | From | Conservative Monarchist Alliance | To | Debating the Payment of Religious Ministers Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, If devoted Lodamese Nationalists are so devoted to their religion, then shouldn't they pay for their religious ministers themselves rather than expecting taxpayers to do so? Anton Rietveld Chairman of the Conservative Monarchist Alliance |
| Date | 04:06:28, September 10, 2014 CET | From | Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the Payment of Religious Ministers Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, All law-abiding taxpayers are Lodamese Nationalists. The religion is about the state. The state pays. -- Gordon Fertig, Chairman of the GNRG |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 138 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 461 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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