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Bill: Freer Society Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Pnték Prsakij Prta (Phalangists)
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: June 2209
Description[?]:
| A Bill to free society from the shackles of secularism. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Current: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Proposed: Contraceptives are banned for religious reasons.
Article 2
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 has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
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
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Religious taxation policy is left to the local governments.
Current: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Article 4
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 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:24:30, April 01, 2006 CET | From | Fight For Your Right To Party | To | Debating the Freer Society Bill |
| Message | An additional no, on many counts. |
| Date | 18:21:33, April 01, 2006 CET | From | Pnték Prsakij Prta (Phalangists) | To | Debating the Freer Society Bill |
| Message | Which one tipped it? |
| Date | 00:04:03, April 02, 2006 CET | From |  Pnték Znkak Prta 'Bastardry' | To | Debating the Freer Society Bill |
| Message | I think, judging from the previous suggestions made by the FFYRTP, that anything banning the contraceptives they tried to subsidise they will attempt to repulse. As for the Bastards, we just disagree with what we view as spurious unitarism herein. No political rhetoric will sway us from opposing forced religion either because we feel people should be allowed to choose their own. We'll just have to agree to disagree on this. |
| Date | 18:57:46, April 02, 2006 CET | From | Pnték Prsakij Prta (Phalangists) | To | Debating the Freer Society Bill |
| Message | They should never be free, adherance to God is the only way their souls will be saved. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 57 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 190 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 46 |
| Random fact: Periodically, it is a good idea to go through your nation's Treaties and arrange to withdraw from any that are unwanted. |
| Random quote: "In any country there must be people who have to die. They are the sacrifices any nation has to make to achieve law and order." - Idi Amin |