Proposal - Protection of Faith act

[Erika Wallker]

My dear Lords and Ladies,

I humbly present my counter proposal to Lord Vaari’s Purity of Faith act. I will not discuss the reasons why; this can be read in Lord Vaari’s Purity of Faith post on Galnet.

My Proposal is born out of need for Providence to stand together, and what better suited for this as the rules we all live and die by, called NRDS. I can imagine you are confused now, what does this have to do with Religion. Simple, the premise is the same, as long as someone has done nothing wrong, we should allow him to practice his/her religion and they see fit. Open discussion and openly practicing of religion is and should be allowed. However, It also means others are to be treated with respect and no ceremony or gathering should be interrupted by members of other religions.

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Protection of Faith Act
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§1
(1) The Amarrian religion is the only official religion in Providence
(2) Other religions are tolerated as described in §2 and §3
(3) Enemies of the Amarrian empire are per definition excluded (See §5).

§2
(1)Free non-Amarr are may practise foreign religious traditions individually or collectively in private places.
(2)Local authorities may deny permission to establish permanent places of worship,if deemed harmful to other residents of Providence (See §4).
(3)Such gatherings and institutions are under the supervision/protection of the authorities.
(4)The Magistrate retains the right to ban individual preachers or cults from Providence, if deemed harmful to other residents of Providence (See §4).

§3
(1) It is illegal to slander or attack followers of tolerated beliefs. Violators are subject to fines or in worst case persecution.
(2) Enlightenment in academic debate or sermon is excluded.

§4
(1) Harmful conduct includes:
- Attacks on people, religions or religious entities (Both Amarrian and others).
- Slander of the Amarrian Empire or God.

§5
(1) Enemies of the Amarrian empire include:
- Pilots involved in Warfare against the Amarrian Empire (both Factional and KOS Pilots)
- Sani Sabik / Blood Raiders
- Sansha
- Equilibrium of Man
- Sixth Empire
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This proposal can ofcourse be extended if need be (especially harmful behaviour and/or enemies).

Amarr Victor
Erika Wallker

[edited: 14th of June, complete Re-write after discussing with Mr. Korvush]
[edited: 15th of June, Renamed to Protection of Faith act]
[edited: 15th of June, added Sixth Empire to enemies of the amarr empire]

[Vaari]

When practicing false religion or heresies sprout from Imperial Faith like Sani Sabik, the act is alone wrong and harmful. We should not allow this kind of freedom to pollute Providence.

[Erika Wallker]

[Reconqu1sta]

This is a wise and well-considered approach in the right direction. It directly continues Providence's path to glory and prosperity through diversity, without letting go of its roots.

It also covers extreme eventualities as shown by the reaction to Councilmember Vaari's objection. Definitely a good foundation to build on.

[Vaari]

Allowing this kind of rot to fester and spread will wither the roots of Providence. It will bring doom to us all when heathens and witches spread their foul poison, corrupting peasants. This conclave has duties to safeguard Providence. One of those duties is NOT to allow freedom of all stupid and dangerous thoughts and ideas to spread.

[Erika Wallker]

[W Sherman Elric]

of worthy note, that which does not grow, change or adapt will be crushed by the wheel of time. We have been shown the path to the future will we follow it or will we stay in the dark and let the erosion of time turn us into a footnote in history?

[Vaari]

Without true faith everything is meaningless. Im rather crushed faithful than victorious heathen.

[W Sherman Elric]

[Laurentian Korvush]

Any other than the true faith is hurtful by denying God's glory and directly opposing the goals of Operation Deliverance.
Spreading heresy in providence is the same as taking sovereignty as it directly hinders the region's reclamation.

All who joined us from wherever they originated knew we are Amarr and we aim to reclaim Providence for God.
While we do not expect them to cnvert on the spot, which i also consider impossible, and tolerate their private practice of the traditions they were raised with, we demand they do not
challenge the superiority of amarr.
To now say: "Look at all the non-amarrians residing in providence, let them spread their heresy or fear an uprising." is extortion and an argument to restrict recruitment to amarr pilots again.

As I said in Lord Vaari's proposal:
I support any motion to fight the spread of false fatih yet oppose the persecution of infidels coming to Providence as friends and practicing their ancestral traditions in private.
What cannot be tolerated is a public parading around of false idols. Providence is opend to welcome other cultures but itself only follows the one of Holy Amarr and her God and hour guests are expected to respect this.