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Bill: Secular Society Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Rutania
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: May 3933
Description[?]:
| Religion is not special in any way and should be treated as all other organisations. It holds sway over this country for no valid reason. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: No religions are taxed.
Current: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Proposed: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Current: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Proposed: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:08:11, November 04, 2015 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Secular Society Bill |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, However our party is not from origin religious, we do believe everyone should have the freedom to believe. Ronald Paul Chairman LP |
| Date | 19:24:31, November 04, 2015 CET | From | Communist Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Secular Society Bill |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The CPR are not preventing people from holding their own beliefs and are not restricting the freedom we have prior to this bill. This bill merely seeks to remove the privileged status that religion holds due to historical reasons. Cleopatra Ogilvey Shadow Minister for Internal Affairs |
| Date | 23:42:52, November 04, 2015 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Secular Society Bill |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Religion is important to many people and let them find peace in their lives. Let the religious people in this country do their thing and let the government out of people's lives. Nicklaus Romero MP Leader LP |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 61 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 289 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Treaties will be eligible for deletion if they are more than 50 in-game years old and have no currently ratified members. |
| Random quote: "Men's natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart." - Confucius |