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Bill: Lex Nasennia de Pietate Defendenda
Details
Submitted by[?]: Factio Republicana Socialistica
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: April 4374
Description[?]:
| Nasennian Law on the Defense of Piety Senators, In recent years Pietas has been perverted and subverted into an instrument of conspiracy against the Republic. Instead of serving as the social glue it originated as, it has become a weapon against Republican values and Selucian traditions. Instead of encouraging charity and humanity, piety has become the battle cry of tyrants and monarchists, leading to a backlash from well-meaning Selucians who have come to wrongly believe that religion is a force of evil that must be restrained. The Republican Party believes it is time to return piety to its central role in Selucian society and to put an end to interreligious conflicts that have torn our body politic apart. It is time for religion to be a force for good once again, one that joins rather than divides, and one that cultivates virtuous and altruistic citizens. For that reason we call on the Senate to put an end to religious strife and to prohibit verbal and written violence between religions, in order to allow all Selucian citizens to live free from the fear of religious defamation and hate speech. We also call on this sacred body to put an end to its policy of discrimination against religions, allowing them to thrive once again and commit their efforts to the establishment of peace, stability, and tolerance. Decimus Nasennius Valens Senator |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change State penalties for blasphemy
Old value:: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Current: Public blasphemy is considered a minor offense.
Proposed: Public blasphemy is considered a minor offense.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
Current: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are welcomed and encouraged by the government.
Article 3
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: No religions are taxed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:37:38, April 04, 2018 CET | From | Legio Nationalis | To | Debating the Lex Nasennia de Pietate Defendenda |
| Message | Senators, We would like to espouse our full support for this bill and commend the Factio Republicana for such meaningful measures that should have been in place decades ago. Martinus Varro Coetus Dux |
| Date | 19:03:43, April 05, 2018 CET | From | Factio Renatus Seluciana | To | Debating the Lex Nasennia de Pietate Defendenda |
| Message | The right to believe in whatever religion comes hand in hand with the right to criticize any religion. |
| Date | 10:27:29, April 06, 2018 CET | From | Factio Republicana Socialistica | To | Debating the Lex Nasennia de Pietate Defendenda |
| Message | Senators, Criticism is one thing, if done respectfully and peacefully. Blasphemy, or rather religious hate-speech and incitement to religious violence is quite another. This law permits and even encourages civil dialogue between religions while restricting intolerant and offensive speech. Decimus Nasennius Valens Senator |
| Date | 15:32:53, April 06, 2018 CET | From | Clara Aurora - COSIRA | To | Debating the Lex Nasennia de Pietate Defendenda |
| Message | Blasphemy is just talking against religion, whether it is respectfully of not, which means this law will penalize anyone speaking against religion. Marcus Peitor Senator |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 440 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 310 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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