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Bill: Freedom of Religious Expression Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ecotopian Party of Kalistan
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: June 2134
Description[?]:
| The current legislation may oblige students to participate in the religious observances of the majority. Majoritarian rule, when it comes to issues of human rights, cannot be sustained. We will continue to endorse freedom of choice in education, but we won't allow students in government funded schools to be subjected to religious persecution by the Christian majority. |
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: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:57:44, October 31, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Patriots' League | To | Debating the Freedom of Religious Expression Act |
| Message | No; current legislation specifically states the school must provide prior information if prayers will be compelled. If you don't like Christian prayer go to a school without. |
| Date | 16:17:18, October 31, 2005 CET | From | Pansexual Peace Party -- FNORD | To | Debating the Freedom of Religious Expression Act |
| Message | But, for many lower class students, going to another school would be impossible. We like this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 108 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 105 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "We need a new environmental consciousness on a global basis. To do this, we need to educate people." - Mikhail Gorbachev |