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Bill: Religion Policy
Details
Submitted by[?]: Labor Party of Baltusia (LPB)
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: May 4474
Description[?]:
| Moderate Democrats Policy on Religion |
Proposals
Article 1
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: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:12:55, October 22, 2018 CET | From | National Democratic Party (NDP) | To | Debating the Religion Policy |
| Message | While we support religious freedom, we do however agree that the laws on religious symbols are too ambiguous, and thus would result in a government official wearing them, blurring the lines between church and state, which we are ardently against. Dave Rockwell (UDP-R) Senate Minority Leader |
| Date | 00:12:19, October 23, 2018 CET | From | Government of Tropica | To | Debating the Religion Policy |
| Message | Madame Speaker Our party has nothing to say here, We agree. We were just worried that us proposing these reforms would anger the other factions of the UDP. Sabrina Forest PLCA religious affairs Speaker |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 207 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 84 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 180 |
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