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Bill: The Freedom of Religion Act of 2738
Details
Submitted by[?]: Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition)
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: April 2378
Description[?]:
| Whereas the state has no business in subsidizing or promoting religion in a democratic society: Article 1: Under national law, compulsory prayer/worship in state-run, public schools is forever prohibited; Article 2: Under national law, the teaching or promotion of religious doctrine during a normal school day is forever prohibited; Article 3: Under national law, state funds for religious-based schools/religious-based institutions in ALL forms is forever prohibited; Article 4: Under national law, the state shall never promote or show preference to any religious/spiritual denomination or faith; Article 5: Under national law, the state will not pay, in any form whatsoever, for the private or public training of religious ministers, imans, rabbis, reverends, yogis, et al; Article 6: Under national law, the state will never pay for any individual's religious/spiritual schooling, including vouchers for private religious schools; Article 7: Under national law, posting of all religious/faith-based doctrines, texts, prayers, images, etc. in ALL public buildings is forever prohibited; Article 8: Again, this bill will take place immediately upon passage. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:38:14, March 22, 2007 CET | From | Militant Libertarian Front | To | Debating the The Freedom of Religion Act of 2738 |
| Message | The government has no business meddling in privately owned schools. |
| Date | 14:57:28, March 22, 2007 CET | From |  Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition) | To | Debating the The Freedom of Religion Act of 2738 |
| Message | I concur, which is why this bill opposes subsidies for religion in public education. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 319 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 281 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The voters enjoy active parties who take upon themselves the initiative to create laws. |
| Random quote: "I swear to the Lord I still can't see Why Democracy means Everybody but me." - Langston Hughes, The Black Man Speaks |