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Bill: Secular Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republic People Party
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: October 2426
Description[?]:
| This bill offers a more secular country. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:05:07, July 09, 2007 CET | From | Industrialist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Secular Act |
| Message | Why make just foreign missionaries register? If you make one person register you should make them all register. Article one is discrimination. People in public office have just as much right to a religion and voicing it as you do, and as long as he doesn't infringe on other's rights who does it hurt? Article Two is infringing on a politician's rights due to his occupation. Article 3 would give the government authority on what a religion teaches. We oppose all articles on the grounds that they promoted fascism and discrimination towards religious people. |
| Date | 18:17:33, July 09, 2007 CET | From | Republic People Party | To | Debating the Secular Act |
| Message | CP, we defend secularism and this bill is compeletly secular. |
| Date | 18:42:30, July 09, 2007 CET | From | Industrialist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Secular Act |
| Message | It's also infringing on people's rights to not be secular. When will you understand that everybody is equal no matter what religion they have? |
| Date | 18:56:52, July 09, 2007 CET | From | One Nation Party | To | Debating the Secular Act |
| Message | One Nation will only support article two!!! |
| Date | 18:59:15, July 09, 2007 CET | From | Industrialist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Secular Act |
| Message | Why? They have just as much right to promote and voice their religion as anybody. |
| Date | 19:06:01, July 09, 2007 CET | From | One Nation Party | To | Debating the Secular Act |
| Message | the concern One Nation has is any clothing that may create security risks - ie Covering of face - We need to identify individuals - by creating a blanket rule is to avoid any discrimination against a particular group. |
| Date | 19:32:52, July 09, 2007 CET | From | Industrialist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Secular Act |
| Message | It's your business if you want to cover your face because it's your face. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 188 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 193 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 55 |
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