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Bill: Return to God Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Konservativ Monarkistpartiet
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 2184
Description[?]:
| The Church has always provided for the multitudes. Up until the creation of Kazulia there was no welfare state in our nation, the Church provided schools and health facilities, it is crazy to now attack the church despite its past benefits to our community. So we support an implementation of more liberal policies with regards to the Church. It shouldn't be attacked by the athiest state in the manner it has been. We should strive to reduce the role of the state in peoples lives, not increase its role. This bill goes someway to giving people a choice in their own affairs. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religious organizations are not permitted to actively promote themselves or advertise, however evangelism is permitted by individuals.
Current: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Proposed: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Article 2
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: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Current: It is not permitted to wear religious clothing or religious symbols in public buildings.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
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, with no regulations.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Article 6
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 | 15:00:31, February 09, 2006 CET | From | Northern Light | To | Debating the Return to God Bill |
| Message | Churc has been always a nuisance in the path of enlghtnment. In the past years the church have brainwashed a lot of people of our nation...we cannot afford this to happen again. |
| Date | 15:22:15, February 09, 2006 CET | From | Konservativ Monarkistpartiet | To | Debating the Return to God Bill |
| Message | But you are brainwashing people now? Why can't erveryone be allowed to brainwash someone, after all, equal rights for all. |
| Date | 18:14:58, February 09, 2006 CET | From | KSP - Kazulia Socialdemokratisk Parti | To | Debating the Return to God Bill |
| Message | You want to change only who rule the citizens: from a non ideologized state to a church that can become fundamentalists. This is not our way. |
| Date | 18:15:55, February 09, 2006 CET | From | KSP - Kazulia Socialdemokratisk Parti | To | Debating the Return to God Bill |
| Message | OOC: that you have started to introduce bill it is very good: in this way we can balance better all our parties. Thank you! |
| Date | 15:05:41, February 10, 2006 CET | From | Konservativ Monarkistpartiet | To | Debating the Return to God Bill |
| Message | ooc: was there any need for that? nope. |
| Date | 15:07:31, February 10, 2006 CET | From | Konservativ Monarkistpartiet | To | Debating the Return to God Bill |
| Message | A non-ideologized state? A government that only includes two parties that have exactly the same views? A government that seeks to impose regulations on anything and everything, a government that has clearly put across its own agenda, regardless of whether or not it is a good thing, how is that non-ideologized? On the other hand, no political party controls any religion, so the citizens are ruled by more liberal people. |
| Date | 15:54:45, February 10, 2006 CET | From | KSP - Kazulia Socialdemokratisk Parti | To | Debating the Return to God Bill |
| Message | It seems that people vote for us, in order to change how precedent state was. Then, we had the right to do it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 49 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 152 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: "OOC", "IC" and "IG" are commonly-used acronyms in Particracy. "OOC" refers to comments, discussions and actions which are out-of-character, meaning they are done player-to-player rather than party-to-party. "IC" refers to in-character interactions (ie. party-to-party). Similarly, "IG" means in-game, although this term may also simply refer to what happens in the actual game interface, as opposed to on the forum or elsewhere. "RP" just means "role-play". |
| Random quote: "Cruel leaders are replaced only to have new leaders turn cruel." - Ernesto "Che" Guevara |