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Bill: CP.0021.2527 Recognized Religions Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative 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: July 2528
Description[?]:
| The CP wants to protect the interests of legitimate religions. Sekowo has to be careful of allowing religions that stand against Sekowo to roam freely in our great nation with the intent of destroying it. The government has a duty to protect its people from hazards caused by troubled people. Upon acceptation of this bill, a list of recognized religions (religions that do not intent harm on Sekowo and are represented by a noticeable percentage of the population based on census results) will be created. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Proposed: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:26:34, February 06, 2008 CET | From |  帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the CP.0021.2527 Recognized Religions Bill |
| Message | We are opposed. We demand an either or situation with religious schools, since we dislike their existence in the first place. Secondly the government has no place interfering with religions, cults or not. Now this should not be construed to mean that things that call themselves religions, but really are'nt, such as Scientology, should'nt be banned or have legal action taken against them. |
| Date | 06:39:53, February 06, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the CP.0021.2527 Recognized Religions Bill |
| Message | I think the people of Sekowo deserve to know what the DSP intends to do about these non-religions if not go after them. |
| Date | 07:43:08, February 06, 2008 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the CP.0021.2527 Recognized Religions Bill |
| Message | If they are not directly and non-consensually interfering with peoples rights, and are not brainwashing people (all religions do really), than we don't really care what they do, so long as it is within the scope of the law. |
| Date | 09:04:44, February 06, 2008 CET | From | Normand Pluralist Party | To | Debating the CP.0021.2527 Recognized Religions Bill |
| Message | We oppose. |
| Date | 21:05:39, February 06, 2008 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the CP.0021.2527 Recognized Religions Bill |
| Message | We find the DSP's statements to be contradictory with their actions. If the government has no place interfering with religions, how can they dislike/oppose the existence of religious schools. If they do not want to interfere with religion, why do they legislate against religious freedom? |
| Date | 07:38:46, February 07, 2008 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the CP.0021.2527 Recognized Religions Bill |
| Message | Religion as in people being able to believe what they like and have churches, that is what we mean, nothing beyond that. |
| Date | 21:30:54, February 07, 2008 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the CP.0021.2527 Recognized Religions Bill |
| Message | You said the government has no place interfering with religion. It is obvious that is not actually your belief. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 76 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 646 | |||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 28 |
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