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Bill: Religious Protection Bill 4097
Details
Submitted by[?]: Native Likatonian Party (F)
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes the withdrawal from a treaty. It will require half of the legislature to vote in favor[?]. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: April 4098
Description[?]:
| The proud nation of Likatonia was founded upon the principle that we were a united people, a united culture, and a united faith. Now, however, we are under attack not from enemies without, but from enemies within. Distortions of the Hosian faith, and false religions brought about by foreign hordes, threaten our unity. Likewise, we are plagued by a notion that religion has no meaning for a people, and that all beliefs - even erroneous or non-Likatonian creeds - should be permitted. The NLP proposes to the House, and our good people, that this be changed, so that our true and national faith would be protected. |
Proposals
Article 1
Withdraw from the Terran Religious Freedom.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Current: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Proposed: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: No religions are taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Article 4
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 not allowed.
Proposed: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:49:55, September 29, 2016 CET | From | Native Likatonian Party (F) | To | Debating the Religious Protection Bill 4097 |
| Message | We are now presenting this before the House for debate. |
| Date | 07:05:31, September 29, 2016 CET | From | The Holy Hosian State | To | Debating the Religious Protection Bill 4097 |
| Message | We must disagree with the NLP on this occasion, religion causes unrest. |
| Date | 16:11:05, September 29, 2016 CET | From | Progressive Populist Party | To | Debating the Religious Protection Bill 4097 |
| Message | We agree with some of the sentiment, but the notion of a state-sponsored religion is antithetical to our beliefs. |
| Date | 18:17:32, September 29, 2016 CET | From | Anarchist Socialist Party | To | Debating the Religious Protection Bill 4097 |
| Message | Religion is a purely private matter. No one, the state or private people, should intervene other than making sure, no one is discriminated by religious beliefs some people have. And education should never be unregulated, especially religous schools. This would only lead to zealots and more struggle between the working class. |
| Date | 02:58:27, September 30, 2016 CET | From | Native Likatonian Party (F) | To | Debating the Religious Protection Bill 4097 |
| Message | We are quite shocked by the view of the LKIP on this matter. Surely they can see, just as permitting unwanted hordes to enter this nation can bring disunity and confusion, the influx of erroneous doctrine can likewise bring disunity and confusion - if not more. Religion does not bring unrest - rather, multiculturalism brings unrest, for it forces opposing ideas to dwell together. How can we permit our great Hosian faith to dwell together with heresies and blasphemies which state Hosianity is itself a blasphemy? Was it by anything other than Hosian thought upon which our founding countrymen based their beliefs? Was it from no other source upon which this nation was founded? Can we truly expect Likatonian values to be seen in the unbelieving hordes within our ranks? The NLP is not supporting a state-sponsored religion in the sense that clergymen will run the country - but we must protect our citizens from those who would threaten the very foundation of our nation. Upon this belief, we move this to a vote, to show the Likatonian people which politician truly cares for their citizenry, and who does not. |
| Date | 07:04:46, September 30, 2016 CET | From | The Holy Hosian State | To | Debating the Religious Protection Bill 4097 |
| Message | Likatonia was founded on religious tolerance, our true people can practice whichever religion they want, it is no business of the state. |
| Date | 03:23:39, October 01, 2016 CET | From | Native Likatonian Party (F) | To | Debating the Religious Protection Bill 4097 |
| Message | The LKIP have revealed themselves to be incoherent in how they wish to preserve our foundations. The NLP will gladly take up the mantle of state protector. |
| Date | 15:16:34, October 01, 2016 CET | From | Anarchist Socialist Party | To | Debating the Religious Protection Bill 4097 |
| Message | Accept it, no one will support your monstrous ways. Your will is not the will of the people, otherwise your party would have more members and more voters. There are even more voters for me than for you. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 37 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 713 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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