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Bill: Missionary Freedom Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic-Republican 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: September 2201
Description[?]:
| Allow Foreign Missionaries free reign the same way we would allow any foreign visitor. All have the right to freedom of religion. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:43:37, March 16, 2006 CET | From | Hutori Freedom Party | To | Debating the Missionary Freedom Act |
| Message | We could accept this. |
| Date | 23:03:58, March 16, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Missionary Freedom Act |
| Message | Our tendency is against this as we do not like religion. However, we could easily switch on this one depending on the debate. |
| Date | 23:45:51, March 16, 2006 CET | From | Democratic-Republican Party | To | Debating the Missionary Freedom Act |
| Message | You may not like religion, and you have every right to that. However, these missionaries from other nations have every right to come to Hutori and speak to those willing to hear. This is part of religious freedom. These missionaries have the right to practice their religion, and some religions include a responsibility to spread it, most notably Christianity. While many, including yourselves, dislike religion and do not like missionaries proselytizing, then you have the right to not listen to the missionaries. However, you do not have the right to restrict others' right to listen to the missionaries and possibly convert to their religion. While I myself am agnostic (OOC: Chairwoman Inglessa is, I am not.), I respect anyone and everyone's rights to free practice of religion, including others from outside Hutori to do such within the nation. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 105 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 225 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "It is better to abolish serfdom from above than wait for it to abolish itself from below." - Alexander II of Russia |