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Bill: LNP.20.11.2804 Religious Neutrality Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Noocratic 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: July 2805
Description[?]:
| To maintain religious neutrality but allow the free exercise of religion. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Article 2
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, except in religious schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:04:00, August 20, 2009 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the LNP.20.11.2804 Religious Neutrality Act |
| Message | We have a lot of conflict with both Articles presented in this bill. While we do support Article 1, we strongly oppose Article 2. We will vote in favor of this bill for the moment while we deliberate this issue. |
| Date | 07:04:19, August 20, 2009 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the LNP.20.11.2804 Religious Neutrality Act |
| Message | *correction: on this issue. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 161 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 39 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Real-life religions should not be referenced in Particracy. Terra has its own religions, many of which mirror real-life ones. See: http://particracy.wikia.com/wiki/Illustrated_Catalogue_of_Religion |
| Random quote: "In our age, there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia." - George Orwell |