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Bill: Religious Freedom Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Green 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: May 5264
Description[?]:
| A reform to free the people from religious oversight by the state. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change State penalties for blasphemy
Old value:: Public blasphemy is considered a minor offense.
Current: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Proposed: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Current: Religious taxation policy is left to the local governments.
Proposed: Religious taxation policy is left to the local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Article 4
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: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Current: Religion is allowed but the state promotes atheism.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:38:26, February 26, 2023 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Reform |
| Message | We strongly agree with most of these reforms, and thank the Greens for leading the agenda on this pressing issue |
| Date | 18:42:55, February 26, 2023 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Reform |
| Message | We support only Articles 1 and 5. The others are quite unnecessary hence we shall oppose the Bill. |
| Date | 20:18:09, February 26, 2023 CET | From | Green Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Reform |
| Message | Why do the Progressive Conservatives oppose those articles? Preference for particular religions, or religion at all, has no place in our government. |
| Date | 00:10:56, February 27, 2023 CET | From | Green Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Reform |
| Message | Why do the Progressive Conservatives oppose those articles? Preference for particular religions, or religion at all, has no place in our government. |
| Date | 01:24:49, February 27, 2023 CET | From | Parti voisainois | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Reform |
| Message | We also think that the state should be secular and so it should not help religions in any way. We support this bill. |
| Date | 19:08:12, February 28, 2023 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Reform |
| Message | M. Speaker, We are opposed to Articles 2 and 4 because they add nothing in substance except division. As for Article 3, we believe that there is no need to disestablish the national church as membership is only voluntary. It feels a bit arsonist to us. Brian Gore PCP Leader |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 341 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 96 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 163 |
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