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Bill: Secularisation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Reform 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: October 2581
Description[?]:
| An Act to increase the Secular nature of our great country. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 2
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Current: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:26:07, May 22, 2008 CET | From | United Reform Party | To | Debating the Secularisation Act |
| Message | I'm willing to make compromises on this Act so just propose changes or anything if it makes you more likely to vote for it. |
| Date | 20:19:31, May 22, 2008 CET | From | Party for a Federal Meritocracy | To | Debating the Secularisation Act |
| Message | From our perspective, all four articles amount to interference in religion. We will not support actions that either promote or interfere with religions or religious beliefs. |
| Date | 21:11:08, May 22, 2008 CET | From | United Reform Party | To | Debating the Secularisation Act |
| Message | As I said, I'm willing to compromise. However I believe article 4 to be necessary. It stops religious groups from interfering in an aspect of life that should be secularised. |
| Date | 23:40:39, May 22, 2008 CET | From | Birleşik Demokrat Parti | To | Debating the Secularisation Act |
| Message | I'll support this. |
| Date | 02:00:15, May 23, 2008 CET | From | Scientific Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Secularisation Act |
| Message | We support the right of the people to believe any damnfool thing they please. Hence, 'secularist', instead of 'secular'. The world and the country would undeniably be a better place without religion, but we think it's not the government's place to meddle. |
| Date | 02:02:39, May 23, 2008 CET | From | Scientific Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Secularisation Act |
| Message | However, there is one option under the religious clothing laws that goes something like "Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties." We could vote for a bill that consists solely of that, on the grounds that the government should not be seen to endorse any religion above any other, and public officials are representatives of the government. |
| Date | 03:23:16, May 23, 2008 CET | From | Party for a Federal Meritocracy | To | Debating the Secularisation Act |
| Message | We would support the option noted by the SLP. We consider Article 4 here to be one of the more objectionable provisions that is available. The Government has no business telling people what kind of schools their children will be allowed to attend. |
| Date | 11:22:08, May 23, 2008 CET | From | United Reform Party | To | Debating the Secularisation Act |
| Message | Unfortunately I must disagree on article 4. Sometimes people don't know what's the best thing for their child. I'm changing article 3 to the option that the SLP brought up. |
| Date | 11:48:37, May 24, 2008 CET | From | United Reform Party | To | Debating the Secularisation Act |
| Message | If you'll please note, I've removed the objectional parts of the Act and so hope that everybody can support it. |
| Date | 17:30:55, May 24, 2008 CET | From | Scientific Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Secularisation Act |
| Message | Hrm. Difficult. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 191 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 98 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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