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Bill: Disentanglement Act of 2424
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat
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: April 2425
Description[?]:
| This Bill is introduced to strengthen the benefits that a seperate Church and State can bring, Solentians should be free to practice what religion they choose, and in turn, matters of spirituality and faith must reasonably considered deeply personal matters, and not the realm of the State to involve itself in. These measures seek to strengthen both entities, by seeing that they both become less involved in the operations of each other. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Current: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Proposed: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Current: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Article 3
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 no government policy concerning a state religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:38:20, July 05, 2007 CET | From |  Conservative Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Disentanglement Act of 2424 |
| Message | Opposed. The Solentian tradition of religious unity is a strong one, and we will not sit idly by as it's traditional values are stripped away. Julia Taylor, Inner-Party Leader |
| Date | 19:35:53, July 05, 2007 CET | From | Federal Independent Party | To | Debating the Disentanglement Act of 2424 |
| Message | We oppose. The national religion of Xzarin Catholicism is accepted by most and is predominant in its values. It has been the official religion of Solentia since 2400. FIP Ranking Senator Campbell Brown |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 19 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 49 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 32 |
| Random fact: It is possible for a player to transfer ownership of a character or a royal house to another player. This should be done in a public way, such as on the Character Transfers thread, so that if a dispute arises in the future, Moderation can be pointed towards evidence of the transfer. |
| Random quote: "Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites." - William Ruckelshaus |