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Bill: Law Concerning Cults and Religious Activity
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partio de Laboro
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: February 4370
Description[?]:
| 1. The Ministry of Education and Culture shall maintain an office, to be established at its own discretion, concerning controlling and regulation of cults which subvert the unity of the people. 2. The MEC shall forward to the Ministry of Internal Affairs all such enforcement actions as necessary. 3. All religious faiths and cults are FORBIDDEN from establishing, controlling, directing, or otherwise being affiliated with any paramilitary group, or other armed group. List of Recognized Religious Faiths: - Yeudism - Hosianism - Oseism - Ahmadism - Ruhi Faith - Yazdism List of Unrecognized Religious Faiths (Non-Cults) - Gao-Showan faiths - Felinism List of Cults - Seldonism - Orderism |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state has the right to veto the appointment of any ministers of religion.
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: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Proposed: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Article 3
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: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Article 4
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 no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 207 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 198 |
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