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Bill: Established Church Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hutori National 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: September 3899
Description[?]:
| The routine attempt to establish the Holy Luthori Church as the Established Church of Hutori. The Church will receive precedence and the King will be the Head of the 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 an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Current: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
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: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change State penalties for blasphemy
Old value:: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Current: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Proposed: Public blasphemy is considered a minor offense.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:38:29, August 28, 2015 CET | From | Choice | To | Debating the Established Church Bill |
| Message | Mr Speaker We couldn't possibly be more against this bill. For a start lets cut to the chase and point out that under this new bill, freedom of choice and expression would be highly restricted, as in article 5, public blasphemy would be considered a minor offense. This goes against everything our party stands for and the very foundations that the Kingdom of Hutori was founded upon. This bill would also make the government and the establishment of Hutori biased in favour of one particular religion, in the diverse nation of Hutori that is morally wrong, as it goes against exactly what we are as a nation. The Rt. Hon. Patrick Dale MP Leader of Choice |
| Date | 09:50:30, August 29, 2015 CET | From | Hutori National Alliance | To | Debating the Established Church Bill |
| Message | Alhough we recognise this has limited chance of passing it is an important part of our manifesto at te next election, so we push to vote. Marie-Anne Trogothen Prime Minister |
| Date | 15:54:20, August 29, 2015 CET | From |  Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Established Church Bill |
| Message | Mr. Speaker We would like to state we aren't fundamentally against the establishment of a Hutorian branch of the Holy Luthori Church. However Articles 2, 3 and 5 are unacceptable. We have stated our opinion on teacher led prayers in class. Making Public Blasphemy a crime would be infringing on our citizens fundamental human rights. The biggest issue with this bill however lies with Article 3. We live in a world lf religious extremism. By allowing any religion the chance to set up schools without regulations you are allowing extremist sects, cults, and other dangerous national security threats the ability to preach their messages of hate and possibly directly against Hutori. Any party who truly cares about protecting our borders would not support such a proposal. Rt. Honourable Jessica Pickermin Minister of Defence Leader of the Conservative Party of Hutori |
| Date | 16:04:13, August 29, 2015 CET | From | Hutori National Alliance | To | Debating the Established Church Bill |
| Message | We thank the Conservatives for their input. Although this bill is essentially pandering to our supporters, we think it is time to establish a National Church in Hutori and as such in the next Parliament will seek a watered down version of this Bill, focusing on Article One. Marie-Anne Trogothen Prime Minister |
| Date | 16:56:15, August 29, 2015 CET | From | Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Established Church Bill |
| Message | Mr. Speaker Were such a proposal to appear in the next Parliamentary session, you would have Conservative Support. Adam Wright Conservative Party House Leader Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Hutori MP for Tremaine Centre |
| Date | 20:21:41, August 29, 2015 CET | From | Liberal League | To | Debating the Established Church Bill |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, As Liberals we firmly support the right to believe or not believe in any religion. That said, we believe that religion is a deeply personal matter and church and state should be entirely separate of one another. We will always vote against any established church for this reason. Karley Power Liberal League Leader |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 182 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 233 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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