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Bill: The Faith Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Holy Ecumenical Patriarchate of Luthori
Status[?]: passed
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: January 4462
Description[?]:
| My Faithful Friends, With the recent instability coming with the death of his Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Antonios XXVIII, and the trying times that our nation is currently going through, we must move forward and restore strong faith to our people. As we all know, the one unifying aspect among all of us and indeed our people is our strong and unshakable faith. We must therefore encourage the people to worship, and therefore strengthen the bonds which unite us as a people. Blessings of the Prophets upon you all, Grand Vizier Tarion of the Holy Ecumenical Patriarchate of Luthori |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change State penalties for blasphemy
Old value:: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Current: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Proposed: Public blasphemy is considered a criminal offense.
Article 2
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: Foreign missionaries are welcomed and encouraged by the government.
Proposed: The government selectively screens which religions are permitted to send missionaries to the nation. Certain religions are approved and travel is unregulated.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religious organizations are not permitted to actively promote themselves or advertise, however evangelism is permitted by individuals.
Current: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Proposed: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: It is not permitted to wear religious clothing or religious symbols in public buildings.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Proposed: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:56:43, September 28, 2018 CET | From |  Zentral Revolutzionär Komitzät | To | Debating the The Faith Act |
| Message | Just the usual turning of Luthori into Iran in a bid to gain votes |
| Date | 16:37:04, September 28, 2018 CET | From | Holy Ecumenical Patriarchate of Luthori | To | Debating the The Faith Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Pardon me, but what is the political party from another one party state doing telling me about turning a nation into a dictatorship. These faithless heathens no nothing of our faith, our struggles. Blessings of the Prophets upon all but these "Agitators" -Grand Vizier Tarion of the Holy Ecumenical Patriarchate of Luthori |
| Date | 18:13:44, September 28, 2018 CET | From | Hosian Democratic Union | To | Debating the The Faith Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Ironically a one party state is one to complain about religious dictatorships. -Sir Jacob Wilbur, HFU chairman. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 273 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 101 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 71 |
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