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Bill: Stamping Out Religion
Details
Submitted by[?]: Fascism Now! 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: December 2197
Description[?]:
| Religion is dangerous, one day it will get too powerful and crazy fanatics will take over our goverment! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Current: The government selectively screens which religions are permitted to send missionaries to the nation. Certain religions are approved and travel is unregulated.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Article 2
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 has the right to veto the appointment of any ministers of religion.
Proposed: The state appoints all heads and other ministers of all religions.
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: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
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: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
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: Ministers of religion shall receive no remuneration whatsoever.
Article 6
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 in schools are encouraged.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: Any form of religion is banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:28:13, March 07, 2006 CET | From |  United Blobs | To | Debating the Stamping Out Religion |
| Message | No. We call on all sensible and tolerant parties to vote down this bill. "Religion is dangerous, one day it will get too powerful and crazy fanatics will take over our goverment!" - In 161 years we have never had a threat of religion taking over the government. Our one religious party (CSP) does not try to force religion onto our nation so why the fear? From this bill and your party's name I view you as a "crazy fanatics" and hope you don't "get too powerful and ... take over our goverment". |
| Date | 21:55:50, March 07, 2006 CET | From | Fascism Now! Party | To | Debating the Stamping Out Religion |
| Message | In 161 years no threats? So that stops all threats in the future, does it? |
| Date | 22:25:07, March 07, 2006 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the Stamping Out Religion |
| Message | Vehement opposition. Religious fanaticism is not a danger in our secular nation. Never has been, never will be. We're an openly Christian party, yet we have never tried to impose our faith on others. This is not a very nice way start your political career in Hobrazia. "Religion is dangerous, one day it will get too powerful and crazy fanatics will take over our goverment!" Over our dead bodies. Our loyalties lie with Republic. A theocracy threatens both Hobrazia and religion itself. "In 161 years no threats? So that stops all threats in the future, does it?" Banning religion won't stop future parties from joining and changing this legislation. We could've had a bill named "Stamping out Fascism" but that wouldn't have stopped you guys from imposing your ideas on government, right? |
| Date | 11:05:36, March 08, 2006 CET | From | Deltarian Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Stamping Out Religion |
| Message | Bit extreme, but it would mess up my ideology a bit if i voted no. |
| Date | 17:21:18, March 08, 2006 CET | From | Nazi Party | To | Debating the Stamping Out Religion |
| Message | i support |
| Date | 14:49:38, March 09, 2006 CET | From | Deltarian Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Stamping Out Religion |
| Message | Axtually, no. I didn't notice article 7 when i first read the bill and even for me that's too extreme. |
| Date | 14:49:59, March 09, 2006 CET | From | Deltarian Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Stamping Out Religion |
| Message | *actually |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 400 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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