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Bill: Secular Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Militant Labour 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: May 2124
Description[?]:
| This legislation confirms the role that the state plays in educating Hutori children in a secular environment, allowing for discussion of all religions within the framework of a normal RE lesson. The secular nature of our schools would help to smash religious and ethnic sectarianism by allowing children from different cultural backgrounds to have access to any school, free from considerations over religious preference. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:53:29, September 26, 2005 CET | From |  First Socialist Party | To | Debating the Secular Act |
| Message | We are more than happy with the status quo. |
| Date | 03:39:08, September 27, 2005 CET | From | Wilshire Party | To | Debating the Secular Act |
| Message | Well kids do not have to attend religious schools. So why must we outlaw them all together. |
| Date | 02:27:26, September 28, 2005 CET | From | United Military Party | To | Debating the Secular Act |
| Message | Religious schools can be considered private institutions, not state controlled, and, as such, are heavily regulated due to our "Education Act" Therefor, seeing as they teach more than adequate skills and information, why outlaw them? |
| Date | 14:49:02, September 30, 2005 CET | From | Militant Labour Party | To | Debating the Secular Act |
| Message | Unless there is a massive increase in school-building, there will be cases in which children living in geographically isolated areas will have no option but to attend the nearest school. This is also the case with children who cannot afford the transport to a school further afield. If this school happens to be religious, they are not doing so out of choice, but because they need an education. Furthermore, we do not think that religious schools assist in the destruction of sectarian and religious tensions and prejudices, but serve to divide the future generations of Hutori. Furthermore, not all religions will have the financial resources to set up religious schools. Because the current legislation allows any religion to set up a school, either there will be the case in which some religions are favoured over others due to financial strength, or the state will be forced to subsidise a financially weaker religion, thus destroying the separation between church and state. |
| Date | 21:25:43, September 30, 2005 CET | From | United Military Party | To | Debating the Secular Act |
| Message | Just because a religion can't open a school, doesn't say that they can't afford a house of worship, allowing religious teaching sessions to be held inside the place of worship, during the service. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 77 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 172 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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