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Bill: Overall Secularism Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Radical Union
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: November 2254
Description[?]:
| This act seeks to completely separate, once and for all, religious matters and state matters, and to eliminate religious influence in private life, public life, politics, but mostly education. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: No religions are taxed.
Current: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:33:53, July 10, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Alcoholic Party II | To | Debating the Overall Secularism Act |
| Message | Full support for articles 1, 3 and 6 - vehement disapproval of the others. We'd appreciate if you could split these off into a seperate bill which we will support. |
| Date | 18:37:21, July 10, 2006 CET | From | National Radical Union | To | Debating the Overall Secularism Act |
| Message | We reckon you want something like this: Articles 1, 3, 6: Secularism in Public Institutions Act Articles 2, 4, 5: Public Secularism Bill. Is this correct? |
| Date | 10:58:53, July 13, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Alcoholic Party II | To | Debating the Overall Secularism Act |
| Message | No no, we will never support the current article 1 of this bill, however we will actively support article 2. |
| Date | 16:18:03, July 13, 2006 CET | From | Central Block | To | Debating the Overall Secularism Act |
| Message | Articles 2 and 3 are fine but Article 1 is a breach of freedom to practice religion. |
| Date | 15:22:20, July 14, 2006 CET | From | National Radical Union | To | Debating the Overall Secularism Act |
| Message | Article 1 has been separated. It's now time to vote. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 599 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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