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Bill: Religion Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partido Unionista
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: June 2825
Description[?]:
| To ensure that religion does not take a dominant role in society. Article 1 - Prevents religious indoctrination of children Article 2 - To ensure impartiality among public officials. Article 3 - This will hopefully ensure that only credible religions will be available to advertise themselves and not the extremist kind, |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Current: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Proposed: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Current: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Proposed: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:35:20, September 29, 2009 CET | From | Gaduridos National Party | To | Debating the Religion Act |
| Message | Anything that steers us further towards a practical, religion-free future is a positive step in our opinion. |
| Date | 14:05:18, September 29, 2009 CET | From | Cult of Death | To | Debating the Religion Act |
| Message | We cannot agree to the 2nd article |
| Date | 01:27:01, September 30, 2009 CET | From | Partido Democratico Social | To | Debating the Religion Act |
| Message | We agree with the CoD on number 2 (Agreeing with the CoD again? Anyone have a sword suitable for Seppuku?) |
| Date | 01:28:49, September 30, 2009 CET | From | Partido Democratico Social | To | Debating the Religion Act |
| Message | Ecept from a freedom of speech perspective |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 156 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 340 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 109 |
| Random fact: All role-play must respect the established cultural background in Culturally Protected nations. |
| Random quote: "I think you should defend to the death their right to march, and then go down and meet them with baseball bats." - Woody Allen, on the Ku Klux Klan |