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Bill: ...
Details
Submitted by[?]: Voter Apathy Party
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 2216
Description[?]:
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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: No religions are taxed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
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 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:14:02, April 16, 2006 CET | From |  Liberty Party | To | Debating the ... |
| Message | We will vote for this only if you remove Article 4. We oppose state-sponsored religion of any sort. |
| Date | 02:57:58, April 17, 2006 CET | From | Christian Left Party | To | Debating the ... |
| Message | Acceptable. |
| Date | 09:25:57, April 17, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Saridan | To | Debating the ... |
| Message | Never. Religions are businesses too. Corporate tax is not that high, they can chip in a little bit for the community. Article 2 is all right, but we'd rather not change it. Schools are not churches. State religion violates essential separation of church and state; man should discover his spirituality without government influence. This principle also applies to article 3. |
| Date | 16:46:50, April 17, 2006 CET | From | Social Democratic Centrists | To | Debating the ... |
| Message | Nope. We don't support |
| Date | 11:20:05, April 18, 2006 CET | From | Peasants League | To | Debating the ... |
| Message | LSA, you sya you wish to protect peoples fundamental rights, yet freedom of expression in schools aren't fundamental rights? Why should a child, teacher or school be punished for praying? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 487 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 132 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 131 |
| Random fact: "OOC", "IC" and "IG" are commonly-used acronyms in Particracy. "OOC" refers to comments, discussions and actions which are out-of-character, meaning they are done player-to-player rather than party-to-party. "IC" refers to in-character interactions (ie. party-to-party). Similarly, "IG" means in-game, although this term may also simply refer to what happens in the actual game interface, as opposed to on the forum or elsewhere. "RP" just means "role-play". |
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