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Bill: Socialist Religious Program
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK)
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: March 4021
Description[?]:
| We are unsure of how we have become affiliated with organized religion, but it is time for us to alter that position. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Current: Religious organizations are not permitted to actively promote themselves or advertise, however evangelism is permitted by individuals.
Proposed: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Article 3
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: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Proposed: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:06:42, April 28, 2016 CET | From | Cathartic Crisis Coalition | To | Debating the Socialist Religious Program |
| Message | This law is so unbelievably detrimental to the spirit of freedom that cries out in Kalistan, it is no wonder our people voted so overwhelmingly for our party over one party rule! The SPoK has forgotten how to respect the people of this great nation. This is no doubt due to it's indulgence in all of the sweet rewards of power it has reaped from the hard working people of this country as it reigned without opposition for so many years. Long live the CCC! The only party that supports full democracy and religious freedom!! |
| Date | 22:19:52, April 28, 2016 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Socialist Religious Program |
| Message | Ahem, Comrades, We would like to point out that the voters actually gave us the majority in the most recent election. Furthermore, these are very modest proposals with regard to religion- erecting a strict barrier between religion and the public space. We would also like to point out that a majority of the SP's voters are deeply religious people, of the Society of the Brethren of the Truth. And the Brethren support this bill because it protects religion from State manipulation or favor. It is the secularist attitude of the Government which ensures that religion thrives in Kalistan, not the promotion of one religion over another. |
| Date | 17:39:25, April 29, 2016 CET | From | Cathartic Crisis Coalition | To | Debating the Socialist Religious Program |
| Message | Article 2, in our view, does not seperate the government from religion but instead simply hampers the religious freedom of religions to seek new members. We cannot support this. Article 4 is an extreme governmental attack on religious freedom, and again does nothing to seperate church from state. Overall, this bill is far too extreme in its attack on religious people. We cannot support it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 402 | |
| no | Total Seats: 348 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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