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Bill: The Religious Freedom Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: اراده مردم (People's Will)
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 2319
Description[?]:
| Recognizing that; 1) All people are free to worship or not worship as they choose 2) The primary mission of any church is not to turn a profit but to provide for the spiritual needs of their community 3) Money raised by religious organizations primarily goes toward charitable causes and maintaining churches so that communitees may worship as they choose 4) Government Policy of recognizing certain religions promotes the devolpment of some religions over others 5) Forbiding teacher lead prayer in Religious Schools, especially in seminaries and situations where teachers are clergymen or ordered religious, runs contrary to common scence. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Current: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Article 3
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 forbidden, except in religious schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:34:13, November 24, 2006 CET | From | Aldegar Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the The Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | Articles 2 and 3 we feel make a bit of sense; on the other hand, if no religions were taxed we'd be letting them have undue influence, since they would be rolling in money. So we vote no. |
| Date | 22:54:43, November 24, 2006 CET | From | اراده مردم (People's Will) | To | Debating the The Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | Wouldn't taxing religions give favoritism to the ones that fundraise agressively, since they would be the only ones that could afford to operate? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 375 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Did you know you can change the official name of your nation? All you need to do is draw up a new name that is in accordance with the Nation Renaming Guide, pass a bill proposing the name change with a two-thirds majority and then post a request to Moderation on the "Renaming Requests" thread. You can change city and region names in this way too. |
| Random quote: "A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar." H. L. Mencken |