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Bill: Religious regulation
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hobrazian Peoples 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: June 2493
Description[?]:
| Article 1) The HPP want to create a dress code concerning employees in the state and for them who have a public function. They should no longer have the right to wear religous clothing. They represent the state and sould be totally neutral while doing their duty. As political independence is craved, as should religious independence. In all other cases, the choosing of clothes is completely voluntary, respecting other laws on this matter. Article 2) Let us have some control with these religious schools. We need to put up guidelines for the creation of religious schools. They need to at least perform education and proiduce taught kids on the same level as regular schools. We propose that there must be some regulation on religious schools, also to avoid fanatics and radical groups creating schools with other purposes than those intented. Furthermore we should demand of religious schools that they follow the instructions made by the state as these draw the general line of education and also is seen as the best way to educate children and receive the best output. Aricle 3) We must keep a clear line to who enters our nation to practise religion and to establish missions. The government should decide on a individual level who is allowed to enter our nation. We also take into account the possibility of religious fanatics that enters our nation in form of priests etc. Article 4) We also want to avoid commercial religions as we believe religion is a personal matter of belief and not a matter of poster campaigns or other smart money spending PR. We therefore suggest that only individual evangelism is allowed as it in some way requires individuals to seek the information for themselves and not be persuaded by commerciality of religious bank accounts. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Current: The government selectively screens which religions are permitted to send missionaries to the nation. Certain religions are approved and travel is unregulated.
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 permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Current: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Proposed: Religious organizations are not permitted to actively promote themselves or advertise, however evangelism is permitted by individuals.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:54:51, November 29, 2007 CET | From |  Communist Party of Hobrazia | To | Debating the Religious regulation |
| Message | We would have supported this bill as it promotes descrimination. |
| Date | 12:53:48, November 29, 2007 CET | From | Hobrazian Peoples Party | To | Debating the Religious regulation |
| Message | What? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 102 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 252 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 44 |
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