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Bill: Pdl 03/4840 - Religious reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partito Popolare Osiano
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: June 4841
Description[?]:
| The state must keep its stance for secularity and for this reason we cannot allow the devolution of religious matters to local governments. We cannot risk that in some regions there is a greater influence of religions and in other too strict rules. The world currently is already too interested by religious conflict and we must keep istalia out from such conflicts. Harun Ben Massuab |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change State penalties for blasphemy
Old value:: Local governments decide on penalties for blasphemy.
Current: Public blasphemy is considered a minor offense.
Proposed: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Religious taxation policy is left to the local governments.
Current: No religions are taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Article 3
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.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Current: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Proposed: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
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: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The remuneration of ministers of religion shall be left up to the local governments.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 309 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 291 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 81 |
| Random fact: In Culturally Protected nations, it is the responsibility of players to ensure the candidate boxes on their Party Overview screens are filled in with appropriate names. If a player is allotted seats in a Cabinet bill and has not filled in names for the relevant candidate position, then the program will automatically fill in the positions with names which might not necessarily be appropriate for the Cultural Protocols. |
| Random quote: "Civil disobedience. . . is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that numbers of people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of the leaders of their government and have gone to war, and millions have been killed because of this obedience. . Our problem is that people are obedient all over the world in the face of poverty and starvation and stupidity, and war, and cruelty. Our problem is that people are obedient while the jails are full of petty thieves, and all the while the grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem." - Howard Zinn |