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Bill: Freedom of Religion Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Combination Unto Constitution
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: April 2197
Description[?]:
| To halt the inroads into the personal freedoms that have been made by our repressive government, we wish to create and support a circle of privacy around each individual, where upon no state or societal agent will be seen fit to intervene. Religion is one of the most private of man's concerns. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Current: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state appoints all heads and other ministers of all religions.
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 3
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Current: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:00:03, March 08, 2006 CET | From | Combination Unto Constitution | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Bill |
| Message | This as far as we are willing to go now - to go further would be to interfere into social matters, which is explicitely outside the scope of this bill. We can only see the friendless tyrants opposing this bill - passing this would allow the libertarians what they desire, and the conservatives to worship as they please. |
| Date | 14:44:54, March 08, 2006 CET | From | Fascist Rule Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Bill |
| Message | "to go further would be to interfere into social matters" Doing anything interferes with social matters so the best thing to do, would be to not allow it to be a social matter - hence it should be left as it is! |
| Date | 19:44:23, March 08, 2006 CET | From | Socialistic democrats | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Bill |
| Message | For once I must agree with my fascist colleague |
| Date | 15:45:45, March 09, 2006 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Bill |
| Message | Religion is dangerous. Keep it underground where it belongs |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 43 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 167 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 90 |
| Random fact: When your party holds the foreign affairs department, you can create new treaties. However, before writing anything new, it is a good idea to search for existing treaties which already accomplish what you desire. |
| Random quote: "The true destiny of America is religious, not political: it is spiritual, not physical." - Alvin R. Dyer |