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Bill: Religious Equality Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Secular Democratic Party
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: January 2226
Description[?]:
| Currently, two laws stand in the way of true religious and irreligious freedom in the Republic. Firstly, the governement selectively controls which religious organisations are allowed to send missionaries to the region. If we are to be truly free, this wall must be removed, and we must allow all religious to enter and preach, no matter how offended we are by their teachings. Secondly, religions must be taxed as corporations. As it stands, religions are easily turned from the path of attempting to discover universal truth to the path of profit. Also, this tax window unfairly burdens the atheistic and irregious of society who are unable to take advantage of such a position. In order for true religious freedom we need to allow all religions, and the absence of religion, to exist in a fair playing field. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government selectively screens which religions are permitted to send missionaries to the nation. Certain religions are approved and travel is unregulated.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: No religions are taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:25:31, May 09, 2006 CET | From | Al'Badaransk Arisk Folkeparti | To | Debating the Religious Equality Bill |
| Message | The government should welcome and encourage missionaries to travel to our republic. |
| Date | 08:07:19, May 11, 2006 CET | From | Al'Badaran Conservative Party | To | Debating the Religious Equality Bill |
| Message | It has been seen in history that some nations use missionaries as tools to influence other nations, althoough w should welcome those who look after the spiritual needs of their herd, we should be weary of those who have an agenda in mind. |
| Date | 22:18:02, May 11, 2006 CET | From | Order of Light | To | Debating the Religious Equality Bill |
| Message | The Order does not wish to have to disclose it's finances. Nor do we wish to allow groups like the Church of Scientology to enter freely into Al'Badara to promote their "religion". God Bless, Claudia Wolf, High Priestess of the Order, Leader of the Party, Guardian of the Bloodline of God |
| Date | 04:43:45, May 12, 2006 CET | From | Secular Democratic Party | To | Debating the Religious Equality Bill |
| Message | For the record, the taxation of religion was suggested because it will act as a deterent for religions such as the aformentioned Scientology, as it would make it more difficult to convert religion into a money making enterprise. That, and simply making an appeal to a being which probably does not exist is a pretty poor reason for avoiding the taxation other groups must pay. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 277 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 338 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 135 |
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