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Bill: Religious Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Unternehmenspartei
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: March 4184
Description[?]:
| Faith is a vital part of life in Narikaton and we would in no way seek to undermine it...but the question must be asked, is our society being damaged by the extremely strict religious laws currently in place? We are concerned that the well-being of individuals is being harmed by these laws, and that this is leading to a decline in commercial profitability. Small and medium business owners have told me again and again that one of the worst things that can happen to them is when a key employee suddenly falls foul of the religious laws. It can end up causing chaos across the whole company when employees go missing because of those problems, or their work performance is affected by the stress of a prosecution. We believe there is a case for reform and we we hope it will be considered. Helmut Wolfensohn Chairman of the Enterprise Party |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change State penalties for blasphemy
Old value:: Public blasphemy is considered a criminal offense.
Current: Both private and public blasphemy are considered grave offenses, and are heavily prosecuted.
Proposed: Public blasphemy is considered a minor offense.
Article 2
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 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 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 4
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, and membership is mandatory.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
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| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 51 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 226 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 122 |
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