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Bill: Religious Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Monarchist 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: August 2194
Description[?]:
| The Monarchist Party, recognizing their own Christian values and alignment; acknowledging the majority religious affiliation within Aloria to be Christian; and recognizing the beneficial effect of Christianity on the guidance of laws dealing with human mercy; hereby propose to make the following changes to Alorian legislation. FIRST, that the State will recognize Christianity as the one and only State religion; comprising the vast majority of its people and inhabitants; SECOND, that the State will encourage the visits of foreign missionaries, emissaries or other religiously-affiliated delegates; THIRD, that the State will require and enforce the education of children in the matters of religion and theology, so that they might be properly shaped to live as good Christians; FOURTH, that the State will not interfere with the operations of the Church; comprising no taxation on religious institutions, no naming to or creation of religious offices, and removing any restrictions on advertisement of religion. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are welcomed and encouraged by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Religious taxation policy is left to the local governments.
Current: No religions are taxed.
Proposed: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: All schools are required to be religious in nature.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The remuneration of ministers of religion shall be left up to the local governments.
Current: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religions shall be regulated by the law, but shall be borne by the religious communities themselves.
Proposed: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
Article 5
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 encouraged.
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 an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:34:53, March 02, 2006 CET | From |  Social Reform Party | To | Debating the Religious Reform Act |
| Message | Absolutely not. A secular Aloria is a strong Aloria. |
| Date | 03:45:27, March 02, 2006 CET | From | Monarchist Party | To | Debating the Religious Reform Act |
| Message | A secular Aloria has no good moral or spiritual guidance. Religion stays mainly the same way it always has for a reason- it is the best code for people to live by. |
| Date | 04:07:54, March 02, 2006 CET | From | Social Reform Party | To | Debating the Religious Reform Act |
| Message | Morals are not definate for a group of people. You cannot force your christian morality onto non-christians -- not while the Social Reform Party is around. |
| Date | 05:45:41, March 02, 2006 CET | From | Capitalism Now! Party | To | Debating the Religious Reform Act |
| Message | The Capitalism Now! Party refuses to have Christianity forced upon them. We just refuse religion all together, we must keep Aloria a secular nation. |
| Date | 14:14:23, March 02, 2006 CET | From |  Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Religious Reform Act |
| Message | It is not the government's place to involve itself in religious issues. |
| Date | 14:19:01, March 02, 2006 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Religious Reform Act |
| Message | Not a chance in hell. |
| Date | 18:27:34, March 02, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Religious Reform Act |
| Message | Forced religion is as bad as forced secularism. The ICP will fight to keep the libertarian options in place. |
| Date | 02:02:59, March 03, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Religious Reform Act |
| Message | You will find that the MP stands alone. Just like the old MP (Memorare Party). |
| Date | 15:29:32, March 03, 2006 CET | From | Capitalism Now! Party | To | Debating the Religious Reform Act |
| Message | Ah yes, because everyone likes the ICP, don't they? |
| Date | 19:21:13, March 03, 2006 CET | From | Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Religious Reform Act |
| Message | This is terrible, we are completely opposed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 600 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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