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]