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Bill: Religious Freedom Act of 2247
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Freedom Party of Jakania
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: March 2254
Description[?]:
| A BILL to restore the right of free religious practise. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Article 2
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: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Current: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Proposed: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:35:00, June 30, 2006 CET | From | Jakania Union Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act of 2247 |
| Message | We can support this legislation. |
| Date | 08:25:11, June 30, 2006 CET | From | Jakania Republican Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act of 2247 |
| Message | We can only support article 4 and so we cannot support this bill. |
| Date | 21:28:57, July 01, 2006 CET | From | Jakania Reform Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act of 2247 |
| Message | The Jakania Reform Party would support this bill. We only wish that the sections that state "only recognized religions" (articles 2 and 3) were changed to "all religions". Otherwise this is a step in the right direction to getting our nation back on track. |
| Date | 21:51:20, July 01, 2006 CET | From | Jakania Union Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act of 2247 |
| Message | We agree with Reform that "all religions" would be better than "recognized religions," but that it is a step in the right direction. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 153 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 47 |
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