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Bill: State Religion Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Gao-Showa Imperial Party
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: July 2449
Description[?]:
| To recognise their special place with the monarchies of the Hulstria & Gao-Soto and with the people of this nation we propose that Lutheranism be made the official State Religion of Hulstria and Shinto the official State Religion of Gao-Soto and that they both together be recognised as state religions of Hulstria & Gao-Soto. Furthermore to encourage religious and proper values, prayer and other religious observances will be encouraged in schools. |
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, except in religious schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:35:48, September 02, 2007 CET | From |  Socialist Party of Greater Hulstria | To | Debating the State Religion Bill |
| Message | Absolutely no. |
| Date | 14:16:00, September 02, 2007 CET | From | Progressive Liberal Party of Hulstria | To | Debating the State Religion Bill |
| Message | Let us keep state en religion separated! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 250 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 174 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 76 |
| Random fact: Particracy does not allow role-play that seems to belong to the world of fantasy, science fiction and futuristic speculation. |
| Random quote: "Prejudices subsist in people's imagination long after they have been destroyed by their experience." - Ernest Dimnet |