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Bill: First Religious and Morality Restoration Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Patriotic Party of Baltusia
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: July 4098
Description[?]:
| To ensure Hosian values are at the heart of our great nation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change State penalties for blasphemy
Old value:: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Current: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Proposed: Public blasphemy is considered a minor offense.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state appoints the head and ministers of the state religion, but does not intervene otherwise.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:56:11, September 30, 2016 CET | From | Patriotic Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the First Religious and Morality Restoration Bill |
| Message | Mr Speaker, If the radical left gets its way this nation will soon be morally bankrupt. Furthermore, religion is being stripped out of our society by the red devils. Therefore it is up to our party to provide the counter-balance for the many millions of god-fearing people who demand that Hosian values are at the heart of society. Here is the first of such bills that will define our policy in terms of putting religion, justice and morality at the heart of our government. And I say to those in Congress who dislike our position: 'Judge not where we now stand but instead those who hath brought us to this place!' Patriotic Party Leader Reverend Bartholomew Crisp |
| Date | 15:08:02, September 30, 2016 CET | From | Revolutionary Anarchist Black Army(RABA) | To | Debating the First Religious and Morality Restoration Bill |
| Message | "The radical left" don't have the majority of the seats. We are not stripping your precious religion and we do not want to. We stand for a secular goverment that respects and holds all religions in the same regards. the one who "stripps away religion" is the one who want's to "There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory". We will for all time fight authoritarian ideals like this, this shows the true face of the right wing, fascists. |
| Date | 17:59:17, September 30, 2016 CET | From | Baltusian International Democratic Party | To | Debating the First Religious and Morality Restoration Bill |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Whilst we are one of the Patriotic Party's closest allies, our party stands to respect all, no matter of their religious belief. We believe in a state religion as over half of our nation are Hosian, however it isn't right to make it mandatory to be a member for the other half who may be other religions or aethiests. Whilst I condemn blasphemy, it is not up to our state to enforce punishment for it as it is freedom of speech. I apologies for not voting with you Reverend, but we are supporting a centre-right viewpoint here and believe that everyone has their opinion to chose their religion and what you or I may see as blasphemy, may not be seen as blasphemy to others. Ryan Gray Leader of The Conservatives |
| Date | 18:02:01, September 30, 2016 CET | From | Baltusian International Democratic Party | To | Debating the First Religious and Morality Restoration Bill |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Whilst we are one of the Patriotic Party's closest allies, our party stands to respect all, no matter of their religious belief. We believe in a state religion as over half of our nation are Hosian, however it isn't right to make it mandatory to be a member for the other half who may be other religions or aethiests. Whilst I condemn blasphemy, it is not up to our state to enforce punishment for it as it is freedom of speech. I apologies for not voting with you Reverend, but we are supporting a centre-right viewpoint here and believe that everyone has their opinion to chose their religion and what you or I may see as blasphemy, may not be seen as blasphemy to others. Ryan Gray Leader of The Conservatives |
| Date | 18:59:29, September 30, 2016 CET | From | Patriotic Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the First Religious and Morality Restoration Bill |
| Message | Mr Gray, Our old alliance is not based on 100 per cent agreement and I would not expect you to vote the same way as our party on every issue. You believe in state religion, so do I - but I feel this action to entwine religion closer with politics is required to stop the radical left unravelling it altogether and turning Baltusia into a completely secular state. Rev. Crisp |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 221 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 479 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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