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Bill: God is dead
Details
Submitted by[?]: Syndicalists
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: August 2442
Description[?]:
| Let's face it: religion is a lie, a fantasy, a means of keeping the people stupid and in line so the government can more easily repress them. It is time we do away with this stupid idea that an invisible man controls our lives. God is dead! Men have to save themselves instead of praying to a false idol to do it for them! |
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 not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Current: All schools are required to be religious in nature.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Article 4
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, and membership is mandatory.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:38:50, August 13, 2007 CET | From | Green Street Elite | To | Debating the God is dead |
| Message | This is insane to start ridding the nation of any religion. That is completely taking people's rights away which is the opposite of what I thought we were about. I am completely for disconnecting church and state, but i think this is a little extreme. It is very important for people to have faith and it is helpful for kids to grow up believing in something like religion. |
| Date | 19:04:18, August 13, 2007 CET | From | United Selucian Party | To | Debating the God is dead |
| Message | The United Selucian Party agrees with articles 2 and 4, but not with articles 1 and 3. We are unsure how we will vote in this manner. |
| Date | 08:25:53, August 14, 2007 CET | From | Syndicalists | To | Debating the God is dead |
| Message | Note that religion is not actually banned, as such. It is merely stripped of all its wordly power, they are no longer allowed to indoctrinate children or advertise themselves in any way. People are not banned from performing rituals in their homes or belonging to a religion, but this will make religion nothing more than a personal matter, as it should be. |
| Date | 14:49:55, August 15, 2007 CET | From | Valhalla Democratic Freedom Party | To | Debating the God is dead |
| Message | We applaud any move to rid society of outdated superstitions and irrationality. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 199 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 197 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 104 |
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