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Bill: Extreme Religion Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Phalangists
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: March 2347
Description[?]:
| We in the 'Block of the Faithful' (name subject to review) realize that there are various religions of differing multitudes in this divided nation. So we propose this with no particular religion in mind (cough: catholicism?), but more as a spread-the-word campaign to all those potential followers out there. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Current: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
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 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: All schools are required to be religious in nature.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Current: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
Proposed: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:44:53, January 18, 2007 CET | From |  Ma'avak | To | Debating the Extreme Religion Bill |
| Message | "We find it absurd that there could be a mandatory state religion with no actual religion in mind however even if is Judaism was intended we would vote this down. Such religious fascism can only be working towards the gas chamber politics of your homeland." -- Tuvya Menachem |
| Date | 17:15:57, January 19, 2007 CET | From | Red Anarchy Faction | To | Debating the Extreme Religion Bill |
| Message | "If you don't want to be a part of it, you should f<bleep>ing well be in it." |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 102 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 169 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 119 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
| Random quote: "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people and neither do we." - George W. Bush |