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Bill: Regulation of Religious Orginizations Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Humanic Republicanist 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: June 2578
Description[?]:
| While an individuals right to freedom of religion is absolute, a religious organization is still an organization. Organizations must at least register with the government if they are to operate. Foreign representatives of other religious organizations should do the same as well. This bill shall be put to vote in three months unless there is sufficient need for a postponement so that debate already in progress may continue until finished. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article 2
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 not allowed.
Proposed: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:14:28, May 17, 2008 CET | From | Telamon National Party | To | Debating the Regulation of Religious Orginizations Act |
| Message | Can agree with Article 1, however I dont like the 'any religion' bit in both sets of article 2. |
| Date | 01:18:40, May 17, 2008 CET | From | Humanic Republicanist Party | To | Debating the Regulation of Religious Orginizations Act |
| Message | The HRP has reviewed the second article of the proposal and decided that it should be changed. Please note that the second article now forbids non-recognized religions from forming religious schools. These schools will still be regulated. |
| Date | 10:54:38, May 17, 2008 CET | From | Rightful Radical Party | To | Debating the Regulation of Religious Orginizations Act |
| Message | We support this bill. Vojislav Krkljus Chairman of the RRP |
| Date | 11:19:03, May 17, 2008 CET | From | Telamon National Party | To | Debating the Regulation of Religious Orginizations Act |
| Message | We feel that we can now vote in favour of this bill. |
| Date | 16:18:16, May 17, 2008 CET | From | Humanic Republicanist Party | To | Debating the Regulation of Religious Orginizations Act |
| Message | The bill shall now be put to vote. |
| Date | 21:41:11, May 17, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Regulation of Religious Orginizations Act |
| Message | We do not favor legislation which infringes on religious freedom. James Lott Chairman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
| Date | 01:32:52, May 18, 2008 CET | From | Humanic Republicanist Party | To | Debating the Regulation of Religious Orginizations Act |
| Message | Look at the facts. The public is behind us here. In a recent poll 35.59% of those polled voted against pray in school period. Even religious schools. The people of Telamon are tired of crackpot ideas coming in as more important than applicable education. |
| Date | 22:49:10, May 18, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Regulation of Religious Orginizations Act |
| Message | Actually, the fact that roughly 46% of citizens think teacher lead prayers should be forbidden in some form to only 32% who believe they should be encouraged or mandatory is arguably more an indication that citizens are interested in protecting religious freedom than they are in outlawing religions. James Lott Chairman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 169 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 236 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 96 |
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| Random quote: "Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err." - Mahatma Gandhi |