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Bill: Religious Freedom Act
Details
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: June 2178
Description[?]:
| A motion to separate church and state, and to promote the individual's freedom of choice regarding religion. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The legality of divorces (if marriages are recognised).
Old value:: Divorces are prohibited.
Current: Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it.
Proposed: Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the initiation of divorces (if allowed).
Old value:: Local governments decide who can initiate a divorce.
Current: Either partner may initiate a divorce.
Proposed: Either partner may initiate a divorce.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state has the right to veto the appointment of any ministers of religion.
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 4
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: People are required to dress according to religious codes
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Current: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:40:02, January 29, 2006 CET | From | Sect of the Green Moon | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | Like 1 & 2. Hate the rest. |
| Date | 20:52:40, January 29, 2006 CET | From | Order | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | Haven't you heard that state religions are bad for the economy? People going to church should be shopping. :P |
| Date | 03:23:49, January 30, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | I highly disagree. This undoes several key reforms in an already-voting article which should pass. |
| Date | 03:50:26, January 30, 2006 CET | From | Sect of the Green Moon | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | You are right and religious countries have larger crime rates...though the religious vote, well, their more likely to goto the polls. |
| Date | 04:49:32, January 30, 2006 CET | From | Order | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | "This undoes several key reforms in an already-voting article which should pass." We see the Beelzeboob Reforms and we spit at them. |
| Date | 08:50:33, January 30, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | The Beelzebub Reforms are what we should aim for short of the abolition of religion. |
| Date | 07:10:06, February 01, 2006 CET | From | Sect of the Green Moon | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | Hmmm...There are now four politicasl groups in Kafuristan!!! The: Far Left Middle Left Moderate Right Far Right |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 265 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 240 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Anarchy stands for the liberation of the human mind from the domination of religion, the liberation of the human body from the domination of property, liberation from the shackles and restraints of government." - Emma Goldman |