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Bill: Church and Nation Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Movimiento Nacional
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: July 2258
Description[?]:
| The athiests who run the country and ruined the Catholic Church in Sekowo, its time we set about reversing this official athiesm. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Current: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are welcomed and encouraged by the government.
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 state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Current: It is not permitted to wear religious clothing or religious symbols in public buildings.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: All schools are required to be religious in nature.
Article 5
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: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:45:31, July 22, 2006 CET | From |  People's Liberation Army | To | Debating the Church and Nation Bill |
| Message | Absolutely not. Sekowo is not atheist, but we are also not a theocracy. |
| Date | 17:40:01, July 22, 2006 CET | From | Cruzada Tradicionalista Sekowana | To | Debating the Church and Nation Bill |
| Message | Jesus Holy Christ this thing is awful. No freaking WAY! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 27 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 263 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 260 |
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