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Bill: Keep the government out of religion!
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cildanian Nationalist Party
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: January 2191
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
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: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Proposed: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:23:04, February 22, 2006 CET | From |  Cildanian Communist Party | To | Debating the Keep the government out of religion! |
| Message | no we need to tax religions why should they be given preferential treatent. |
| Date | 15:12:07, February 22, 2006 CET | From | Conservative Party of Cildania | To | Debating the Keep the government out of religion! |
| Message | We aren't taxing hardly anyone by the way, zero percent corporate tax and luxury tax and an income tax cut coming up, and why should we tax religion? What did they do to deserve taxing? It's not like they're a corporation, driven by profit or anything. |
| Date | 17:40:41, February 22, 2006 CET | From | Cildanian Communist Party | To | Debating the Keep the government out of religion! |
| Message | Quiet you |
| Date | 20:17:08, February 22, 2006 CET | From | One Cildania Party | To | Debating the Keep the government out of religion! |
| Message | Does this bill have any relevance seeing as corporate tax is 0%? |
| Date | 23:18:04, February 22, 2006 CET | From | Cildanian Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Keep the government out of religion! |
| Message | Yes, because if the Fascists or Communists get their way, then it will be revelant. But my point lies with the Conservative Party. They aren't a company, they aren't part of the government, so why should they be taxed? So long as it's not some cult a real charismatic and popular guy made up for a pyramid scheme, then what right does the government have? |
| Date | 22:36:20, February 23, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Party | To | Debating the Keep the government out of religion! |
| Message | A religous organization collects donations through congregations at places of worship or through standard donations. All of these donations and collections are classified as charitable donations. Present law states that charitable donations aren't taxed, but all donations and collections made to the church are charitable donations, as churches are charities, albeit faith based ones, unto themselves. Therefore, I see no reason to change current law. Religions don't make profit, and if they do, they aren't religions, they're businesses. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 197 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 228 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: In cases where players have failed to clearly and accurately reference their nation's RP laws in the "Bills under debate" section, Moderation will rule them invalid if a challenge is made to their validity. |
| Random quote: "The Lord is a man of war" - Exodus 15:3 |