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Bill: Religious Protection Act 2133
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive 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: April 2136
Description[?]:
| This simply protects freedom from someone imposing their beliefs on another. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:06:44, October 30, 2005 CET | From | Roman Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Religious Protection Act 2133 |
| Message | This doesn't prevent from turning into a theocracy. If anything, it only hinders the right to religious freedom and expression. No one says you have to participate in prayer. Against. |
| Date | 23:38:49, October 30, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Party | To | Debating the Religious Protection Act 2133 |
| Message | One is allowed to pray during school, but unless it is a religous school, then we should not have teacher led prayers. And in fact, while allowing teachers to lead prayers in each school, the enforcement of actually participating might happen, whether you like it or not. What this does do is influence children in a negative way. If you want prayer; go to a prayer school, or go to church. That is why I have proposed this bill. |
| Date | 01:08:14, October 31, 2005 CET | From | Anti-Particracy and Unionist Party | To | Debating the Religious Protection Act 2133 |
| Message | I think that your bill is shortsighted, because there are certain areas where religion is such a big part of the life of the whole community, that they don't even think about a religious school. In those places, it should be alright for the state teacher to administer the prayers, because that is local democracy at work. Are you anti-democratic? |
| Date | 02:44:43, October 31, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Party | To | Debating the Religious Protection Act 2133 |
| Message | You could say that I am anti-democratic. I favor republics over democracies; because republics have safeguards. While the majjority might think and believe one way; we have to protect the minority. If it is that much a part of their lives; then the children can go and pray on their own during lunch hours, but the teacher doesn't need to lead prayers; if they want teachers to lead prayers then they might as well make a religious school. |
| Date | 03:51:51, October 31, 2005 CET | From | People's Democratic Party | To | Debating the Religious Protection Act 2133 |
| Message | We will support this bill as it will lead us to further secularization: separation of church and state. Unless it is a religious school, ALL schools should not have any type of prayer in order to protect minorities. Besides, this bill still allows religious schools to do it so we don't think it is at all very restrictive. |
| Date | 04:25:50, October 31, 2005 CET | From | Roman Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Religious Protection Act 2133 |
| Message | Again, it hurts the right to religious freedom and expression. No one says the students have to participate in the prayer. The Roman Imperialist Party refuses to support this bill. |
| Date | 08:48:22, October 31, 2005 CET | From | New Daio Party | To | Debating the Religious Protection Act 2133 |
| Message | It's freedom of, not freedom from. Leave it be. |
| Date | 18:53:16, October 31, 2005 CET | From | People's Democratic Party | To | Debating the Religious Protection Act 2133 |
| Message | Students can pray in schools if they so wish, but teachers should NOT be leading it! This will make some students feel out of place and isolated. |
| Date | 01:04:48, November 03, 2005 CET | From | Labor Party | To | Debating the Religious Protection Act 2133 |
| Message | Agreed ! This is worthwhile as doesnt force prayers on children who may have a religious teacher at a public school. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 218 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 183 |
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