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Bill: Prevention of Fundamentalism Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: RSDP - Democratic Front
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 2090
Description[?]:
| An Act to prevent religious extremism and fundamentalism by allowing the State to veto the appointment of ministers of religion. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 nominates ministers of religion, but the appointment is left up to the religious communities themselves.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:57:55, August 02, 2005 CET | From |  RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Prevention of Fundamentalism Act |
| Message | Surely we don't want priests calling for a Holy War or a Crusade against, for instance, homosexuals leading religious ceremonies, do we? |
| Date | 16:58:29, August 02, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Prevention of Fundamentalism Act |
| Message | Note that the "leading religious ceremonies" refers to the priests. ;-) |
| Date | 17:00:13, August 02, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Prevention of Fundamentalism Act |
| Message | Nice debate again *rolls eyes* We do not need this. If they commit a crime, hate speech or calling on people to kill others, then we can arrest them. No need to make this draconian law. |
| Date | 17:04:28, August 02, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Prevention of Fundamentalism Act |
| Message | Hate speech is not illegal, you know that. |
| Date | 17:29:12, August 02, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Prevention of Fundamentalism Act |
| Message | This is necessary to protect the right of the minorities. |
| Date | 18:35:27, August 02, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Prevention of Fundamentalism Act |
| Message | Bullshit. "The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities." -Ayn Rand- |
| Date | 19:54:51, August 02, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Prevention of Fundamentalism Act |
| Message | Yes, this bill would defend the rights of the individuals who belong to a minority. |
| Date | 22:02:04, August 02, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Prevention of Fundamentalism Act |
| Message | Nay. The state doesnt want or need to have any say in religion. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 63 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 460 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 76 |
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