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Bill: OGP: 1.1 Voluntary State Religion & Church Tax Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Old Guard Party (CГП)
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: June 4406
Description[?]:
| Section 1: The State Church of Trigunia shall hereby be the Тригунианская патриаршая церковь or "Trigunianskaya Patriarshaya Tserkov'" (Patriarchical Church of Trigunia). Article I: The Church is independent of State control but serves as a symbol of Trigunian stating in its motto: "Trigunia is and shall remain a Hosian Nation under the auspice of God." Article II: All Patriarchal churches found throughout the defined borders of Trigunia, or found under the control of ethnic Trigunians outside of the Nation, have the opportunity and ability to enter the organization if it meets the following criteria: - It must be Patriarchal. - It must revere the Testaments of the Holy Scripture, witness them as the sole word of God, and view their words as the ultimate authority of Hosianism. Article III: The Church is intended to act primarily as a symbol of the nation, and a statement of Hosian faith. It must not act nor be perceived as a restrictive body determining a rigid and proper religious doctrine; only the Word of God found within the Testaments of the Holy Scriptures can create such a doctrine. Therefore, each individual Patriarchal denomination found within the Church hereby possess a certain degree of autonomy to determine their own right and proper doctrine. As such, it allows the differing sects to exist within it, making their own doctrinal decisions regarding issues, which include but are not limited to, the true Nature of Eliyahu, the Holy Trinity, Original Sin, Marriage, Divorce, and women ministers. Article IV: The Church is hereby run by the "Svyatyeĭshiĭ Sinod Upravlyayushchih" (Most Holy Governing Synod) with the "Patriarh" (Patriarch) at its head. The Sinod, which shall meet annually and be made up of all the local ministers of the Church, shall hereby elect the Council and the Patriarch; who shall hereby be appointed formally by the legislature of Trigunia upon the recommendation of the Sinod. Article V: The work and purpose of the Patriarh and the Sinod shall be chosen by the Boyar Duma when in session, as it may vary depending on the climate and situations of the country at large. Article VI: The collection of funds for the remuneration of religious ministers and officials by the State is hereby regulated and enforced by "Gosudarstvennoĭ religii Komiteta po Regulirovaniyu" (State Religion Regulatory Committee). The Committee is hereby chosen from members of the Synod as well as "Natsionalʹnaya organizatsiya Prihozhane" (National Organization of Parishioners). The Committee members are hereby chosen and appointed with recommendation and cooperation of Patriarh. Amendment VII: The remuneration of religious ministers and officials by the State applies only to the Church and none other. These remunerations are gained through the registration of the religion of individuals or families into the Church as required by law. Article VIII: Membership and participation of the individual in the Church, is COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY and the rights of all the people of Trigunia to worship their own religion, within the confines of national and regional laws, shall not be infringed. Section 2: Article I: All citizens will be official registered as a member of the "Trigunianskaya Patriarshaya Tserkov'", unless they register with a different faith or unregister themselves. Article II: The registered members of the Church, the recognized and sole State Religion and Church of Trigunia, shall pay a church tax of no more than 1.5% taxable income. Article III: These funds will collected from EXISTING income tax of the State and deposited to the State Church. If a citizen wishes their 1.5% of income to be deposited in another recognized religion in Trigunia, they may specify on their registration form. Article IV: Those who are not registered to the Church will see their funds deposited in State coffers for state purposes. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: Any form of religion is banned.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Current: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Proposed: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 259 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 335 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 156 |
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