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Bill: The Restoration of the Holy Faith Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Enlightenment 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: July 4459
Description[?]:
| My Hutori Friends, Over the long and proud history of our Commonwealth, and indeed of our empire, we have endured many hardships and many triumphs, and through all of these, our religion has managed to unite our people together. We have a population diverse in culture and ethnicity, but our one Faith and our one God acts as the thread that holds the fabric of our nation together. However, as time has gone by, the power of the one true faith over all of our citizens has been unfortunately waning, and with the decline of our nation will undoubtedly come the decline of our Commonwealth. These articles I have put forward here will renew this binding thread of faith, and help to further unify our proud Commonwealth. Though I am confident that all among our ranks are Luthori Faithful, take careful notice that this bill does not *require* anything from anybody, rather it simply makes our most holy religion easier to grow and prosper in our nation. The faithless will need to pray not, and for the faithful, prayer is encouraged and recommended in order to strengthen our bonds of Hutori fellowship. |
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 requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: The government selectively screens which religions are permitted to send missionaries to the nation. Certain religions are approved and travel is unregulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Current: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Proposed: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
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: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Article 4
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: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:31:50, September 23, 2018 CET | From | The Enlightenment Party | To | Debating the The Restoration of the Holy Faith Act |
| Message | I see no reason why anybody is voting against the bill. Could it be that the Liberal National Party and the Free Democrats do not support liberalism and rights but rather the implementation of state-sponsored atheism? I would once more make it clear that there is nothing in this bill that requires any sort of action on the part of the people, it simply makes worship for our faithful easier. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 150 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 25 |
| Random fact: Once approved, players should copy Cultural Protocols into a bill in the debate section of their nation page, under the title of "OOC: Cultural Protocols". This bill should include links to the passed Cultural Protocol bill and the Moderation approval. |
| Random quote: "What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?" - Mahatma Gandhi. |