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Bill: Secularization of the State Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Communist Party of Pontesi
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 4320
Description[?]:
| In order to have a nation of equality it is necessary to ensure that there is no religiously influenced federal laws, policies or symbols. This includes the flag, national anthem and motto. No religion, culture or nationality must be favoured above others. |
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: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Proposed: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
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 official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Proposed: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The national flag (URL).
Old value:: https://imgur.com/zRAJRkK.png
Current: https://i.imgur.com/myY5MRQ.png
Proposed: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/particracy/images/2/22/Pn1.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/155?cb=20160201180630
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Art subsidies
Old value:: The government only subisdises art that is religious in nature.
Current: The government subsidises artistic institutions and some artists on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government subsidises artistic institutions and some artists on a case by case basis.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:24:39, December 17, 2017 CET | From |  United Communist Party of Pontesi | To | Debating the Secularization of the State Act |
| Message | This bill is hereby open for discussion |
| Date | 08:59:53, December 17, 2017 CET | From | Ahmadi Front | To | Debating the Secularization of the State Act |
| Message | Greetings! If Article 1 was a subsidize of all art, we would agree, but we would not agree on the prevention of government support, because people are paying us taxes, so we should support them. For Article 2, we would prefer to welcome a certain number of refugees and help them financially until they integrate than receiving a big number of them with no support We will never support changing Article 3/4/5/6.. these are civil liberties and the Pontesi way of life, and we do not support making any regulation concerning religion. The state is religious, but it doesn't make other people convert to the religion of the state. everybody is free to practice his own religion |
| Date | 11:52:35, December 17, 2017 CET | From | Popular Progressive Party of Pontesi | To | Debating the Secularization of the State Act |
| Message | The Minister of Culture and Education, representing Europa Party in this debate, would support article 1 if will be subsidize all arts. We doesn't support art. 2/3/5/6. We're ready to support art. 4 to increase student liberty to practicise a religion at school. |
| Date | 18:13:22, December 17, 2017 CET | From | United Communist Party of Pontesi | To | Debating the Secularization of the State Act |
| Message | This act allows people to continue there Pontesi way of life while our religious minorities feel non-oppressed and welcome. |
| Date | 18:17:18, December 17, 2017 CET | From | United Communist Party of Pontesi | To | Debating the Secularization of the State Act |
| Message | Theocracy has halted the technological and social progress of nations before and the UCPP will not allow it to happen to Pontesi |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 17 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 263 |
| Random fact: Cultural Protocols should generally be reflective of RP conducted within the nation and should not significantly alter or modify the ethnic, religious or linguistic composition without considerable and reasonable role-play or other justification. |
| Random quote: "It is better to abolish serfdom from above than wait for it to abolish itself from below." - Alexander II of Russia |