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Bill: FF Religion Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Fundamentalists First
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: June 2330
Description[?]:
| One nation, under One God... or you all burn in hell! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: Foreign missionaries are welcomed and encouraged by the government.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: The government selectively screens which religions are permitted to send missionaries to the nation. Certain religions are approved and travel is unregulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state appoints all heads and other ministers of all religions.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: People are required to dress according to religious codes
Article 4
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: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: All schools are required to be religious in nature.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:43:44, December 16, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Party of Telamon | To | Debating the FF Religion Act |
| Message | aricles 3,4 and 7 are too extreme |
| Date | 01:43:54, December 16, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Party of Telamon | To | Debating the FF Religion Act |
| Message | articles* |
| Date | 01:49:04, December 16, 2006 CET | From | Fundamentalists First | To | Debating the FF Religion Act |
| Message | Extreme, my foot! In this time of godlessness, we need not only extreme, but radical, to save this country from certain demise... |
| Date | 08:01:59, December 16, 2006 CET | From | Antepec Independence Movement | To | Debating the FF Religion Act |
| Message | Hey! someone stole pages out of our party policy document.. what the ? |
| Date | 22:22:05, December 16, 2006 CET | From | Páirtí Sóisialach | To | Debating the FF Religion Act |
| Message | Where's the TPB when you need them? :P |
| Date | 00:12:08, December 17, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Party of Telamon | To | Debating the FF Religion Act |
| Message | TPB? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 61 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 161 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 79 |
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