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Bill: Religious Positions Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK)
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: November 4533
Description[?]:
| Designed to Deny the PL a Unique position on religious issues. Stipulation A: With regard to the "Official State Religion", the Official State Religion shall be the Society of The Brethren of the Truth, of Brethrenism. Stipulation B: With regard to remuneration of all ministers, as Brethrenism has no ministers, the remuneration for ministers will be set at 0 KRB a year. |
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: Both private and public blasphemy are considered grave offenses, and are heavily prosecuted.
Article 2
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: Religious organizations are not permitted to actively promote themselves or advertise, however evangelism is permitted by individuals.
Proposed: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state appoints all heads and other ministers of all religions.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Current: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Article 5
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: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Proposed: People are required to dress according to religious codes
Article 6
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: All schools are required to be religious in nature.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
Article 8
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: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 36
Current: 72
Proposed: 24
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 0
Current: 1
Proposed: 92
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Current: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Current: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Proposed: Trade unions may exist and all workers must have membership in one.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Current: The government enforces a salary cap.
Proposed: The government enforces a salary cap.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Current: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:42:35, February 18, 2019 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) | To | Debating the Religious Positions Act |
| Message | Umm what ? |
| Date | 23:54:46, February 18, 2019 CET | From | National Conservative Party | To | Debating the Religious Positions Act |
| Message | "Designed to Deny the PL a Unique position on religious issues." OOC These aren't the official policies of the NCP, we just want to take the PL down a peg. |
| Date | 02:26:58, February 19, 2019 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Religious Positions Act |
| Message | If PL votes for this, we will have Brethrenism as the Official State religion and workers rights, and they will be viewed as extreme Religious. If they vote against it, they will lose their precious religious rating, and will have to join the rest of the Parties on the secular side. If they abstain, they will lose visibility in religion. OOC: The bill is aimed specifically at cutting PL's constituency up into shreds. The SP will take the hit and will still get to RP as a far left Party with zero cost due to inconsistency in voting positions and RPing. If one Party gets to exploit the screwed up mechanism, then everyone else does too. |
| Date | 13:46:32, February 19, 2019 CET | From | National Conservative Party | To | Debating the Religious Positions Act |
| Message | OOC I can't let this pass, SPoK and the UKWF will have to be the ones who pander to this demographic. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 94 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 105 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 76 |
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