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Bill: Religion Act of 2450
Details
Submitted by[?]: 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō)
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: September 2451
Description[?]:
| The DSP, being both a vehement supporter of separation of Church and State and of religious freedom feels that certain current laws need to be changed. Therefore we propose the following; 1. The government determines which foreign missionaries may enter the country on a person by person basis. (To prevent fundamentalism/terrorism.) 2. Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner. (To prevent discriminatory advertising, and from advertising to children.) 3. The wearing of religious symbols within public facilities is forbidden. 4. Prayer in school of any kind is forbidden. |
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: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Proposed: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
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 not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Proposed: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
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: It is not permitted to wear religious clothing or religious symbols in public buildings.
Proposed: It is not permitted to wear religious clothing or religious symbols in public buildings.
Article 4
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.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:54:29, September 05, 2007 CET | From |  Chattes en Chaleur | To | Debating the Religion Act of 2450 |
| Message | Although many of the proposals are better than the ones we have currently, we must vote no in good conscious because they do not go far enough. CeC will propose its own religious reform and freedom act in the coming months. |
| Date | 20:03:51, September 05, 2007 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Religion Act of 2450 |
| Message | Baby steps mon frre, baby steps. Drastic changes tend to not be very good, which is why you must do things in steps eventually leading to the desired result. Of course the DSP does'nt particularly think that anything beyond the proposals is required, but shikatta ga nai. |
| Date | 09:44:15, September 06, 2007 CET | From | Pan-Sekowan Fascist Front | To | Debating the Religion Act of 2450 |
| Message | Our strong nation needs a strong centralized religion! We are Pan-Sekowans! We are superior race! Hail Religion |
| Date | 17:22:36, September 06, 2007 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Religion Act of 2450 |
| Message | No race or religion is superior, we are all equal. Th PSFF would do well to learn that, should the DSP be have to rectify the situation. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 159 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 84 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 356 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
| Random quote: "[The people] may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel." - Carl W. Buechner |