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Bill: Secular State Act, 2195
Details
Submitted by[?]: Aldurian Libertarian Socialist Party
Status[?]: passed
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: July 2196
Description[?]:
| This law recognised that Alduria is a secular state and make no moral enforcement of any religious or non-religious belief. It supersedes previous status and voids any mesure not respecting the secular aspect of the state. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state has the right to veto the appointment of any ministers of religion.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Current: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: People are required to dress according to religious codes
Current: People are required to dress according to religious codes
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Current: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religions shall be regulated by the law, but shall be borne by the religious communities themselves.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Current: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Article 7
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, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:45:30, March 06, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Alduria | To | Debating the Secular State Act, 2195 |
| Message | We'd agree! |
| Date | 20:08:05, March 06, 2006 CET | From | Aldurian Libertarian Socialist Party | To | Debating the Secular State Act, 2195 |
| Message | Great, we'll let some deliberation time and we will put to vote. |
| Date | 20:52:25, March 06, 2006 CET | From | Bendiri Bandidos | To | Debating the Secular State Act, 2195 |
| Message | We would support this if articles 2, 6 and 7 were removed. |
| Date | 21:24:58, March 06, 2006 CET | From | Aldurian Libertarian Socialist Party | To | Debating the Secular State Act, 2195 |
| Message | These mesures, especially 7 are essential to a Secular State. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 266 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 135 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Real-life religions should not be referenced in Particracy. Terra has its own religions, many of which mirror real-life ones. See: http://particracy.wikia.com/wiki/Illustrated_Catalogue_of_Religion |
| Random quote: "The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all the people." - Noam Chomsky |