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Bill: Power To Religion!
Details
Submitted by[?]: Capitalist Party of Sekowo
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: October 2293
Description[?]:
| More power to religion! We must spread the word of God! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Current: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Proposed: The government selectively screens which religions are permitted to send missionaries to the nation. Certain religions are approved and travel is unregulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state nominates ministers of religion, but the appointment is left up to the religious communities themselves.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
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 4
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Current: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Proposed: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Current: It is not permitted to wear religious clothing or religious symbols in public buildings.
Proposed: People are required to dress according to religious codes
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are not allowed.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: All schools are required to be religious in nature.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: Ministers of religion shall receive no remuneration whatsoever.
Current: Ministers of religion shall receive no remuneration whatsoever.
Proposed: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religions shall be regulated by the law, but shall be borne by the religious communities themselves.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: Any form of religion is banned.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:56:03, October 02, 2006 CET | From |  National Party of the Sekowo People | To | Debating the Power To Religion! |
| Message | Religion and the State should remain as distant from eachother as possible. Mixing Religion and the State always results in discriminating against other religions or races. |
| Date | 14:57:36, October 03, 2006 CET | From | Capitalist Party of Sekowo | To | Debating the Power To Religion! |
| Message | How is it discrimanative? |
| Date | 19:34:10, October 03, 2006 CET | From | Cruzada Tradicionalista Sekowana | To | Debating the Power To Religion! |
| Message | How? * The government selectively screens which religions are permitted to send missionaries to the nation. Certain religions are approved and travel is unregulated. * --Recognized-- religions are not taxed. * People are required to dress according to religious codes. * All schools are required to be religious in nature. * The salaries and pensions of ministers of religions shall be --regulated by the law--, but shall be borne by the religious communities themselves. * Teacher-led prayers in schools are --encouraged--. * There is an --official state religion--, and --membership is mandatory-- Duh.... We can support a relaxation of the previous regime's totalitarian restrictions on religion, but we can not support this. The people of Sekowo retain a desire for secular government, therefore the Unión de Sekowo shall remain secular. Or, NO... |
| Date | 19:35:35, October 03, 2006 CET | From | Cruzada Tradicionalista Sekowana | To | Debating the Power To Religion! |
| Message | The GOOD thing about this bill is I think I can put forward a bill relaxing governmental restriction of religion without losing my secular visibility. |
| Date | 07:07:00, October 04, 2006 CET | From | Cruzada Tradicionalista Sekowana | To | Debating the Power To Religion! |
| Message | This bill will lose. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 48 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 28 |
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