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Bill: Freedom of Religion
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberty 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: November 2318
Description[?]:
| We appreciate that some of you may support the idea of a forced religion, but please remember that the religion being forced is not your religion but TUP's (unless you are the TUP, in which case the religion currently being forced is, in fact, your religion). This is why religious freedom is important, so that your faith is safe even when the TUP is in power. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government selectively screens which religions are permitted to send missionaries to the nation. Certain religions are approved and travel is unregulated.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state appoints all heads and other ministers of all religions.
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 required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Current: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Proposed: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:14:21, November 23, 2006 CET | From |   TSDRP | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion |
| Message | The Gods will be angered by this. If this Bill succeeds, our country will be struck down by them. |
| Date | 15:52:36, November 23, 2006 CET | From | Fascist Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion |
| Message | You are affraid of an invisible man, you stupid. |
| Date | 18:19:38, November 23, 2006 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion |
| Message | How about this then? If the 'Gods' strike us down, then as the last sole survivor, you can change the law back. If the Gods don't strike us down, then you can accept that you are either delusional or dishonest (or both). |
| Date | 19:35:37, November 23, 2006 CET | From | TSDRP | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion |
| Message | We shall see, but your plans put my Classical reforms in jeopardy. If we are to retain a truly perfect state, we must aspire to be as the Romans were |
| Date | 22:37:45, November 27, 2006 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion |
| Message | Yes, well observed, our plans put YOUR 'classical reforms' in jeopardy. Not God's classical reforms, but YOUR reforms. The product of one twisted, human mind, not of some omniscient, omnipotent deity. I'm not sure how you can think the Roman state was perfect (or indeed, at what point and what location the Roman state was perfect since the Roman Republic of 510 BC was significantly different to the Imperium Romanum in AD 116). In any event, WE need not aspire to be as any particular Romans were. You may wish to pursue your insane policies, but please do not represent that we all need to share your peculiar delusions. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 345 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 210 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Cultural Protocol bills must provide a real-life equivalent or short description for the ethnic groups, languages and religions contained in them, such that it would be easy for an unfamiliar player to understand (e.g. "Dundorfian = German"). Where appropriate, they should also provide guidance to players on where to find help with translations and character names. This might include, for example, links to Google Translate, Behind the Name's Random Name Generator and Fantasy Name Generators. |
| Random quote: "It is the absolute right of the State to supervise the formation of public opinion." - Joseph Goebbels |