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Bill: Freedom of Religion
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative 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: February 2450
Description[?]:
| This is a democracy, yet people are not allowed to decide what they want to believe. This bill will simply allow people to make their own decisions, not the government - The government has no right to regulate the way people think. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Current: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Proposed: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are not allowed.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: Any form of religion is banned.
Current: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:52:55, September 02, 2007 CET | From | Secular Humanist party | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion |
| Message | Religion enslaves the mind. People cannot make rational decisions iunder such influence. Wanting peopole to make their own decisions, and allowing this corruption of the mind to exist, are complete opposites. Religion crushes freedom of thought. And we will not allow the people of telamon to be enslaved if we can possibly help it. |
| Date | 09:08:11, September 02, 2007 CET | From | Telamonese Cultural Alliance | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion |
| Message | I'm afraid we're allergic to article 6. But if pushed to a vote, we'll hold our noses and vote for it anyways. |
| Date | 09:20:39, September 02, 2007 CET | From | United Labour Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion |
| Message | We completely support this bill. |
| Date | 00:30:39, September 03, 2007 CET | From | Telamonese Cultural Alliance | To | Debating the Freedom of Religion |
| Message | Well, Article 2 under the new numbering system. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 318 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 241 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 191 |
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