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Bill: Education (Prayer) Amendment Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Judicial Union 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: August 2588
Description[?]:
| An act to eliminate prayer in non-religious schools. |
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:11:01, June 05, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Education (Prayer) Amendment Act |
| Message | Why should a school which says it is secular (that is, not religious) still be allowed to have prayer in the classrooms? That is contrary to a number of laws, such as breach of contract and false advertising, we should condense all these into a single breach of the Education Act. This is nothing against religious schools per se, which some parents may prefer. Indeed, religious schools are not affected by this. This bill just seeks to prevent secular schools encouraging prayer. Not doing this prevents non-religious parents choosing the education they want for their children. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 277 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 139 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 84 |
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| Random quote: "Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered." - Aristotle |