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Bill: Ministers salary Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Christian People's Party (IA)
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: August 2315
Description[?]:
| A steep for freedom of religion. Stop the government interfering in religion |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
Current: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
Proposed: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:38:43, November 16, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Ministers salary Act |
| Message | Expecting churches to pay for their ministers' salaries out of the collection money intended for good causes is not freedom of religion: it is the end of it! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 39 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 61 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "The only way I can lose this election is if I'm caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy." - Edwin W. Edwards |