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Bill: Freedom of Thought Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Centrist 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: December 2721
Description[?]:
| Why should religion be forced upon children? Isn't faith something that everyone should care about themselves? There is no reason for public schools to encourage religion; education should be about learning, not being forced into believing something. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: All schools are required to be religious in nature.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:55:54, March 05, 2009 CET | From | New Aloria Party (NAP) | To | Debating the Freedom of Thought Act |
| Message | Seriously the people who vote agasint this don't even say you're for freedom. Cause if it's not the religion I am I don't want to do follow it and also I don't want to pray in a school. Each religion has a different way of praying/worshiping. Face it! |
| Date | 13:11:25, March 06, 2009 CET | From | Industrialist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Freedom of Thought Act |
| Message | This is better than the current, so we vote yes. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 377 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 373 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Education: the inculcation of the incomprehensible into the indifferent by the incompetent." - John Maynard Keynes |