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Bill: Secularization of State Institutions
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperial Worker's Front
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: February 2694
Description[?]:
| Asserts: That the religious actions of missionaries are not concerns of the government. That choice of faith should be left to the individual. That government should not favour one religion over another. Religion's should be able to run schools but should regulated by the state to ensure a standard education and that persecution does not occur. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: Foreign missionaries are welcomed and encouraged by the government.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
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: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Article 3
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 in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:21:57, January 08, 2009 CET | From |  Alliance of Pontesi Federalists | To | Debating the Secularization of State Institutions |
| Message | As a union of three religious parties, we must object. the free practice of religion is what is in question here, not the ideals of faith itself. We therefore think this bill is actually prejudicial against religions rather than a step towards religious freedom. |
| Date | 06:27:28, January 08, 2009 CET | From | Imperial Worker's Front | To | Debating the Secularization of State Institutions |
| Message | OOC: Sorry, I was prevented from adding the other two proposals by an unrelated RL activity. |
| Date | 11:25:49, January 08, 2009 CET | From | Nrzi Prta (Democratic Party) | To | Debating the Secularization of State Institutions |
| Message | We are in favour of article 2, but oppose article 1 and 3. |
| Date | 20:06:09, January 08, 2009 CET | From | Democratic Marxist Party (BIC) | To | Debating the Secularization of State Institutions |
| Message | We support all three articles as this nation is in dire need of Separation of Church and State on a massive scale. |
| Date | 07:31:53, January 09, 2009 CET | From | Orange Party | To | Debating the Secularization of State Institutions |
| Message | We do not support article 2, nor necessarily 3, but we will vote for it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 111 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 118 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 71 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
| Random quote: Henceforth, the current system of first and second class stamps, where the rich can pay to have their mail delivered faster than the poor, shall be BANNED. There shall be only one class of mail delivery, and ALL mail shall travel at the SAME speed for EVERYBODY. There can be no class discrimination in the People's Post Office! There must be the SAME class of mail service FOR ALL! ~ Friedrich Pfeiffer General Secretary of the Dorvish Communist Party |