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Bill: Religious Freedom Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Party of Sekowo
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 2248
Description[?]:
| To restore religion to it's rightfull place in the nation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Current: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Proposed: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
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: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Article 3
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: 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 | 03:17:26, July 01, 2006 CET | From | People's Liberation Army | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Bill |
| Message | We completely disagree and are apalled that the Communist Party has voted FOR such a religious bill! Since when has Communism advocated religion? It seems there are snakes in our midsts... We have established these safeguards to ensure the Majatran Mercenaries do not gain a hold on our people through false claims such as their religious beliefs. This ensures our freedom rather than the transformation of Sekowo into a fanatical Theocracy. |
| Date | 19:27:53, July 01, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Party of Sekowo | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Bill |
| Message | What, pray tell, is so bad about religion? It has served as a moral foundation for people since the beginning of time. To stigmatize it is to promote immorality and to spread moral decay. |
| Date | 03:01:36, July 02, 2006 CET | From | People's Liberation Army | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Bill |
| Message | Religion is okay in moderation and in free association. However, if you force religion upon people in addition to professing radical religious beliefs, religion can very well be bad. Due to these circumstances, these measures do just that and we fear that the violence in our nation will only get worse as religion becomes a defining characteristic after the issue has rested in peace for so long. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 367 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 358 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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