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Bill: Secularisation Bill 3
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republican Coalition
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: August 2541
Description[?]:
| The third bill leading to the end of religious influences in our nation. As the third state, this is harsher then earlier stages, cracking down on commercial-style advertising and brainwashing. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Current: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Proposed: Religious organizations are not permitted to actively promote themselves or advertise, however evangelism is permitted by individuals.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, 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.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:43:50, March 03, 2008 CET | From |  Royal Socialist Party of Hulstria | To | Debating the Secularisation Bill 3 |
| Message | I oppose Church mixing with state, but this is pretty much anti-Religion. Supporting this would be supporting the limitation of the freedom of the people. If a religion wants to start up a school, why shouldn't they be allowed to? If parents are willing to send there children to these schools, why shouldn't they be allowed to? |
| Date | 21:50:36, March 03, 2008 CET | From | Republican Coalition | To | Debating the Secularisation Bill 3 |
| Message | Because that is indoctrinating children, they are restraining the rights of individuals to free thought. Children should be able to make their own minds in terms of religion without the brainwashing of religious schools. |
| Date | 23:38:19, March 03, 2008 CET | From | Royal Socialist Party of Hulstria | To | Debating the Secularisation Bill 3 |
| Message | And you are restraining an individuals right to choose. They can go to religious schools to see what the religion has to offer, and if they don't like it, they can leave |
| Date | 11:16:40, March 04, 2008 CET | From | Republican Coalition | To | Debating the Secularisation Bill 3 |
| Message | Actually no they can't, as they are being controlled by their parents in this matter. We should not permit parents to force their children into a religion, their should be freedom of choice for the youth. |
| Date | 14:28:19, March 04, 2008 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Front | To | Debating the Secularisation Bill 3 |
| Message | Oppose Article 3 |
| Date | 21:18:11, March 04, 2008 CET | From | Royal Socialist Party of Hulstria | To | Debating the Secularisation Bill 3 |
| Message | If the children do not like the religion, they do not have to follow it. It is there choice of how to worship. As an OOC example, I myself attend a Catholic School, but I do not really consider myself Catholic |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 141 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 557 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 52 |
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