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Bill: Religion Reform Act of 2548
Details
Submitted by[?]: Solentian Populist 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: January 2549
Description[?]:
| The United Democratic Party believes that current religious policies are in need of some amount of reform. Firstly, we believe that teacher-led prayer should prohibited in non-religious schools. Just as students have the right not to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, they should also have the right not to be forced into prayer by teachers. Second, the government should take no official stance on religion; there should be no official state religion, regardless of whether membership is voluntary. Signed, Director of Education and Culture, Roberta Burke |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Current: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:18:30, March 20, 2008 CET | From |  Meritocratic Alliance | To | Debating the Religion Reform Act of 2548 |
| Message | Nonsense |
| Date | 18:30:26, March 20, 2008 CET | From | Solentian Populist Party | To | Debating the Religion Reform Act of 2548 |
| Message | With all due respect, would the Solentian Radical Nationalist Party please explain to us how protection from forced religious views and practices is nonsensical? Signed, Director of Education and Culture, Roberta Burke |
| Date | 23:04:11, March 20, 2008 CET | From | Meritocratic Alliance | To | Debating the Religion Reform Act of 2548 |
| Message | Religion is good. It uplifts us, makes us better. Solentia has a long tradition of church involvement. Do not tear our culture apart. |
| Date | 00:14:19, March 21, 2008 CET | From | Solentian Populist Party | To | Debating the Religion Reform Act of 2548 |
| Message | Again, respectfully, I do not deny that religion is good and uplifting. Religion has had a wonderful and important presence in Solentia, and the United Democratic Party in no way wishes to diminish or harm that presence. We believe that every single person in Solentia has the right to worship as they please; however, religion is not something that can be forced on people by the federal government. Our government should not advocate any one religion over all others. Furthermore, individuals have a right to practice no religion whatsoever and the U.D.P. does not believe in forcing those individuals to engage in practices that they are clearly uncomfortable with. Again, for clarity, this legislation does not harm those who wish to engage in religious activities; it merely offers protection for those citizens of equal important who do not wish to be involved in religion. Signed, Director of Education and Culture, Roberta Burke |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 108 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 104 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 97 |
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