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Bill: Freedom of Religion Act of 2326
Details
Submitted by[?]: Renewal 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: May 2327
Description[?]:
| This bill would free religion from government entanglement. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:50:50, December 09, 2006 CET | From | Progressive Conservatives | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Act of 2326 |
| Message | No, the schools must be regulated to ensure that the students are performing at nationally recognized standards. |
| Date | 14:20:50, December 09, 2006 CET | From | Alliance 44 | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Act of 2326 |
| Message | We can see no raeson to abolish taxation of religious organizations' profits. |
| Date | 14:27:58, December 09, 2006 CET | From | Noel Pierce Coward Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Act of 2326 |
| Message | Abolish the profits, maybe but No to the schools |
| Date | 16:59:38, December 09, 2006 CET | From | Renewal Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Act of 2326 |
| Message | I can live with "Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed." However, I don't understand why anyone would want to tax them at all. We don't tax state agencies that provide education, social services, and community activites. Why should we tax private entities that do the same thing at a lower price and greater effectiveness? |
| Date | 19:21:38, December 09, 2006 CET | From | Progressive Conservatives | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Act of 2326 |
| Message | The schools provision must be removed, these are educational institutions and they must hve the same testing standards as the public school system. |
| Date | 23:04:31, December 09, 2006 CET | From | Progressive Conservatives | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Act of 2326 |
| Message | Our party will vote for this bill only if the section on school regulations is removed. |
| Date | 07:52:29, December 10, 2006 CET | From | Orange Party | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion Act of 2326 |
| Message | We support this. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 352 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 148 |
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