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Bill: God, King and Country Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hulstrian Conservative Monarchist 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: November 2476
Description[?]:
| Restoration of traditional Christian Values and Religious freedoms |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: The remuneration of ministers of religion shall be left up to the local governments.
Article 2
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 3
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 | 07:35:27, October 24, 2007 CET | From |  Hulstrian Nationalist Party | To | Debating the God, King and Country Act |
| Message | We agree |
| Date | 15:52:36, October 24, 2007 CET | From | Civic and Economic Liberty | To | Debating the God, King and Country Act |
| Message | We disagree. Religious parents can choose a school that encourages prayers, and those who are secular can choose a more secular-leaning school. That's true religious freedom in our view. We don't mind the other two articles. |
| Date | 20:46:24, October 24, 2007 CET | From | Ehre und Treue | To | Debating the God, King and Country Act |
| Message | We agree. Eternal life should be valued higher than individual freedom. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 149 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 252 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 99 |
| Random fact: Jelbic = "Group of cultures with an overall Central Asian/Eurasian steppe theme, using a fictional language developed specifically for Particracy". |
| Random quote: "Those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. " - Thomas Paine |