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Bill: Religion revisited
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hobrazian Peoples Party
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: April 2323
Description[?]:
| We must keep a clear line to who enters our nation to practise religion and to establish missions. We believe that only missionaries preaching the hobrazian state religion should be allowed in the nation and therefore there is no need to have foreign missionairies. We have in our laws a rule saying that religions cant advertise, but foreign priest should be seen as such and therefore should be denied acces. We also take into account the possibility of religious fanatics that enters our nation in form of priests etc. Furthermore we believe that religious clothing is advertising religion. Therefore all such should be banned to make a coherent legislation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Current: The government selectively screens which religions are permitted to send missionaries to the nation. Certain religions are approved and travel is unregulated.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: It is not permitted to wear religious clothing or religious symbols in public buildings.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:22:46, November 30, 2006 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the Religion revisited |
| Message | We will not stand for this intolerance towards the Christian faith! |
| Date | 23:54:30, November 30, 2006 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the Religion revisited |
| Message | This is intolerance, plain and simple. |
| Date | 00:06:46, December 01, 2006 CET | From | Hobrazian Peoples Party | To | Debating the Religion revisited |
| Message | Not intolerance, just cultural teaching. |
| Date | 01:45:50, December 01, 2006 CET | From | Marxist-Socialist Party of Hobrazia | To | Debating the Religion revisited |
| Message | The marxist-socialist party of Hobrazia accepts the bill's founders position and believes that this should not only be directed at the Christian faith but also at all religions. |
| Date | 00:37:55, December 02, 2006 CET | From | HSP (Hobrazian Socialist Party) | To | Debating the Religion revisited |
| Message | There is no reason for the change, and it would be difficult and dangerous to police. The HSP is a part of atheism, but believes that better educating people will lead them to reject religion - not, as this bill does, driving it underground. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 199 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 201 | |||
| 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: "How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?" Charles De Gaulle, "Les Mots du General |