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Bill: Religious Freedom Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Plaid Gomiwnyddol Gatholig Celtaidd
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 4036
Description[?]:
| This establishes more freedom for people to choose how they worship, if they choose to do so. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: Any form of religion is banned.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are not allowed.
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, but they are strictly regulated.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state appoints all heads and other ministers of all religions.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Current: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Proposed: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Current: No religions are taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:57:46, May 29, 2016 CET | From | Plaid Gomiwnyddol Gatholig Celtaidd | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | The current laws are an unnecessary intrusion upon personal freedoms by the state. |
| Date | 16:00:22, May 29, 2016 CET | From | Liberal Party (Plaid Ryddfrydol) | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | We disagree with articles 3 (Schools) and 6 (Taxes), but it is still an improvement on current law. |
| Date | 21:14:20, May 29, 2016 CET | From | Plaid Gomiwnyddol Gatholig Celtaidd | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | Support for this law is directly opposed to personal freedoms. This is not an endorsement of religion by the state, but instead is just a rescinding of the condemnation of religion. |
| Date | 09:01:51, May 30, 2016 CET | From | Aurelian Workers Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | We support this law as it will allow for the withering away of government powers and reach the full autonomy of the community! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 114 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 401 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The people in your nation don't like inactive parties. When you often abstain from voting for a bill, they will dislike your party and your visibility to the electorate will decrease significantly. Low visibility will means you are likely to lose seats. So keep in mind: voting Yes or No is always better than Abstaining. |
| Random quote: "Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions." - Niccolo Machiavelli |