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Bill: Religious Freedom Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian Party
Status[?]: passed
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: January 3998
Description[?]:
| Mr. Speaker, Freedom is very important to our party, so is religious freedom. However we're secular from origin, we don't want to restrict religion. That's why we propose this bill, everyone should be able to believe where they want to believe in, the government should stay out of people's business. Trevor Roberts, Deputy Leader LP, Representative Bozarland |
Proposals
Article 1
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: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
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: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Proposed: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Article 3
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: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Article 4
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: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:39:39, March 13, 2016 CET | From | Green Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | OOC: Someone should propose some socialist legislation and see how the DSPR votes. They're pretty desperate to achieve power! |
| Date | 19:30:27, March 13, 2016 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | OOC: Again something democratic socialists have voted against every chance they got... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 242 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 92 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 166 |
| Random fact: The influence a bill has on elections decreases over time, until it eventually is no longer relevant. This can explain shifts in your party's position to the electorate and your visibility. |
| Random quote: "From my point of view, the killing of another, except in defense of human life, is archistic, authoritarian, and therefore, no anarchist can commit such deeds. It is the very opposite of what anarchism stands for." - Jo Labadie |