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Bill: Education (Religious Schools) Amendment Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Judicial Union 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 2518
Description[?]:
| An act to reduce restrictions on religious schools. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Current: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:23:58, January 16, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Education (Religious Schools) Amendment Act |
| Message | It is not the role of the state to decide whether a particular religion is a real religion. We should treat all beliefs as equal. |
| Date | 13:00:17, January 16, 2008 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Education (Religious Schools) Amendment Act |
| Message | We shall oppose. |
| Date | 18:55:13, January 16, 2008 CET | From | Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Education (Religious Schools) Amendment Act |
| Message | Recognised religions should have the right to set up schools if they like. However we cannot condone sectarian instituted brainwashing at an early age. Therefore we will oppose |
| Date | 22:00:37, January 16, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Education (Religious Schools) Amendment Act |
| Message | Who will decide what religions are recognised? If some people honestly believe something, who are we to decide whether their beliefs are genuine? The state should not involve itself in religious matters. |
| Date | 23:34:51, January 16, 2008 CET | From | JDW Tukarali Greens Party | To | Debating the Education (Religious Schools) Amendment Act |
| Message | support this is clearly a separation of church and state issue safeguards are built in to prevent "brainwashing" since religious schools will be regulated |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 199 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 170 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 105 |
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