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Bill: Secularization bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Est Pars Humanitatis et Socialismus
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: November 4380
Description[?]:
| We need to seperate the church and state, religion is something for the private life and not the political. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change State penalties for blasphemy
Old value:: Public blasphemy is considered a minor offense.
Current: Public blasphemy is considered a minor offense.
Proposed: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Current: All schools are required to be religious in nature.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Article 3
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.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Current: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: No religions are taxed.
Current: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:24:24, April 18, 2018 CET | From | Factio Republicana Socialistica | To | Debating the Secularization bill |
| Message | Senators, The distinction between public and private is an absurd capitalist invention that has no bearing on actual human affairs. The personal is political, as the old slogan says. So we cannot possibly agree with this idea of pushing religion out of the public space as if it were something to be ashamed of, nor do we condone this capitalist idea of "separation of church and state". Decimus Nasennius Valens Senator |
| Date | 06:54:39, April 19, 2018 CET | From | Est Pars Humanitatis et Socialismus | To | Debating the Secularization bill |
| Message | In what way is this idea capitalist? in no way does this bill help the free market. |
| Date | 09:27:13, April 19, 2018 CET | From | Factio Republicana Socialistica | To | Debating the Secularization bill |
| Message | Maybe not, but it does reinforce an arbitrary distinction that is capitalist in origin. Decimus Nasennius Valens Senato |
| Date | 11:22:35, April 19, 2018 CET | From | Est Pars Humanitatis et Socialismus | To | Debating the Secularization bill |
| Message | What do you even mean by that? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 121 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 433 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 196 |
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