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Bill: Religious Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertärer Kommunist Partei
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: August 4619
Description[?]:
| Religion should not be exempt from taxes, and should not be practiced in non religious schools. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Current: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Current: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Current: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:49:56, August 13, 2019 CET | From | Wohlwollende Monarchie-Partei | To | Debating the Religious Reform |
| Message | We support the reform. So long as religion is neither persecuted or persecuting, all is well. |
| Date | 04:11:18, August 13, 2019 CET | From | Libertärer Kommunist Partei | To | Debating the Religious Reform |
| Message | Religion is still practiced, and is not restrained in what practices that can take part. This is merely to create a nice divide between church and state. |
| Date | 15:51:27, August 14, 2019 CET | From | Wohlwollende Monarchie-Partei | To | Debating the Religious Reform |
| Message | Our statement was not against your bill it particular, but rather a general statement of our religious policy. |
| Date | 17:06:02, August 14, 2019 CET | From | Libertärer Kommunist Partei | To | Debating the Religious Reform |
| Message | We know. I was just providing a simplified version of the aforementioned bill to avoid any misinterpretation. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 750 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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