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Bill: Declaration of the Ulama
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union of Progressive Ulama
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: September 2185
Description[?]:
| In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful: Too long has the Muslim majority been ground down by Baathist atheistic tyranny. The council of the ulama, meeting in Bad al Mira, hereby demands that the rights of the Muslim people be restored and the efforts of the godless state to control religion be ended. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Current: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
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 governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Article 4
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: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Proposed: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:41:26, February 13, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Party | To | Debating the Declaration of the Ulama |
| Message | We agree only with the taxing (article 2). |
| Date | 01:00:14, February 14, 2006 CET | From | Ishtirakiya Party | To | Debating the Declaration of the Ulama |
| Message | We cry for equality and freedom of religion, but that dose not mean we must have religious supremacy and have the religion be a guize for corruption and deregulation. |
| Date | 01:08:06, February 14, 2006 CET | From | Union of Progressive Ulama | To | Debating the Declaration of the Ulama |
| Message | Just please vote against executing religious people. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 112 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 638 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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