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Bill: Religion Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Party of Freedom
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: March 2535
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
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 has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Article 2
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 3
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 not allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:30:58, February 19, 2008 CET | From |  We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Religion Bill |
| Message | So where is the increased freedom in this bill? It would be easier to understand the thinking of the PoF if there was a bill description. |
| Date | 23:31:53, February 19, 2008 CET | From | Party of Freedom | To | Debating the Religion Bill |
| Message | Well I should have thought the increased freedom in article 1 was obvious. Article 2 keeps the public sector secular thus preventing religions imposing their ideology on people or one religion dominating other in the public sphere. Article 3 allows children to be taught according to enlightenment values and reason and not have a irrational beliefs forced forced upon them as if they were fact. |
| Date | 14:28:21, February 20, 2008 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Religion Bill |
| Message | Whilst we accept the reasoning behind article 1 we would point out the flaws in articles 2 and 3. Article 2 reduces freedom of expression. Whilst we can accept that the government is a secular organisation we cannot accept that a person wishing to wear a crucifix or stylised B is now banned from doing so if they work for the government. They are not forcing their religion on anyone by doing so and this bill removes their freedom of expression. Article 3 removes the rights of parents from choosing the way in which their children are educated. Had this bill introduced regulations on religious schools, and those regulation were laid out within the bill description, then we could accept the change was for freedom. As it stands, this bill removes the freedom of choice from the individual to choose how they are taught. For a society to be truly free they must accept that some people do things differently and all this bill does is remove that freedom. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 137 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 263 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Whilst the use of non-English languages can be appropriate for nation names, party names, constitutional titles and other variables, English is the official language of communication in the game. All descriptive texts and public communications should be in English or at least appear alongside a full English translation. |
| Random quote: "I'm the motherfucking Premier of Kalistan. It don't get more full time than that!" - Omar Al-Khali, former Kalistani politician |