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Bill: Religious Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Protectorate 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: December 2269
Description[?]:
| The introduction of the Giraja religion as a base to our government and its leaders as salaried government employees. Other religions are permitted to exist and be practiced. However they are not funded by the government. Only religons which have registered and been recongnized by the government shall be permitted to establish schools. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Current: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Proposed: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
Article 3
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, but membership is completely voluntary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:40:20, August 14, 2006 CET | From | Malivia Democratic Party | To | Debating the Religious Reform |
| Message | Here goes Protectorate making his BS laws because he has more seats. |
| Date | 03:09:11, August 15, 2006 CET | From |  Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Religious Reform |
| Message | We understand the People's Party is not among the faithful, however clearly a majority of people in the nation support the Protectorates, and we must listen to our constituents. |
| Date | 05:20:55, August 15, 2006 CET | From | Malivia Democratic Party | To | Debating the Religious Reform |
| Message | Thats only because everyone else quit this game. I've only hung around because I'm waiting for version 2. |
| Date | 13:22:30, August 15, 2006 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Religious Reform |
| Message | We our not responsible for the acts of others only our own party and thus we must vote as we see fit. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 153 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 148 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to prevent confusion by ensuring unofficial or outdated bills labelled as "Cultural Protocols" are removed from their nation page. |
| Random quote: "A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity." - Ralph Nader |