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Bill: Separation of Church and Society Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: I Love Everyone!
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 2168
Description[?]:
| A bill to liberate the people of the Commonwealth of Egelion for religion and mental slavery. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Article 2
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 has the right to veto the appointment of any ministers of religion.
Proposed: The state nominates ministers of religion, but the appointment is left up to the religious communities themselves.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Current: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Proposed: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Article 4
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: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Current: Ministers of religion shall receive no remuneration whatsoever.
Proposed: Ministers of religion shall receive no remuneration whatsoever.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:17:11, January 07, 2006 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Separation of Church and Society Act |
| Message | A little extreme, but all things in wartime are. |
| Date | 12:31:22, January 07, 2006 CET | From | National Party | To | Debating the Separation of Church and Society Act |
| Message | What happened to freedom? Why are the PRU so interested in introducing a fascist state where thought crimes are punished? |
| Date | 17:12:44, January 07, 2006 CET | From | I Love Everyone! | To | Debating the Separation of Church and Society Act |
| Message | We are not Fascists unlike the Egelion Party. We support the right of people to be free from religious pressures and mental slavery. |
| Date | 22:26:16, January 07, 2006 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Separation of Church and Society Act |
| Message | The fascist will accuse others of fascism in order to legitimize their weak, illogical political position. The Egelion Party is a menace to society and we encourage direct action against them. |
| Date | 00:02:29, January 08, 2006 CET | From | National Party | To | Debating the Separation of Church and Society Act |
| Message | Bwahahaha, poor little Labour Party, repressing freedom is fascism little one, this bill represses freedom, unfortunately the Egelion Party didn't propose it. |
| Date | 02:14:44, January 08, 2006 CET | From | Polaris Party | To | Debating the Separation of Church and Society Act |
| Message | What I'm more curious about is how the Labour Party mistook the Egelion Party for weak, considering the latest election results... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 130 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 340 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 30 |
| Random fact: Moderation will not implement nation renaming requests where the proposed name does not comply with the requirements set out in the Nation Renaming Guide: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=6364 |
| Random quote: "The strongest reason for people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." - Thomas Jefferson |