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Bill: Religious Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sue's Corner
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: September 2985
Description[?]:
| By Coleen Power |
Proposals
Article 1
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: People are required to dress according to religious codes
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 are mandatory in schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:56:07, August 16, 2010 CET | From |  Social Justice Party | To | Debating the Religious Bill |
| Message | The SDLP strongly opposes this bill which violates the Solentian peoples right to think for themselves. It will also damage our international reputation as a country of fairness and freedom We live in a diverse society and such legislation could lead to significant civil unrest. If this legislation passes we will seek an electoral mandate to repeal it immediately after the next election. Sandra Baines SDLP Spokesperson for Internal Affairs |
| Date | 14:59:16, August 16, 2010 CET | From | Sue's Corner | To | Debating the Religious Bill |
| Message | Sandra, it is about time we started acting and behaving in a moral fashion. The only way we can behave morally, is to have a religion guide our moral compasses. Abortion, expecting people to pay for the poor rather than earn themselves, gay marriage, the list goes on. We ignore the bible and religious teachings, in order for us to do what we like or to pass it off as 'liberal.' The state is now too liberal and we need to get back to our roots of religion and morality. Coleen Power Religious Spokesperson |
| Date | 15:32:45, August 16, 2010 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Religious Bill |
| Message | "Statist theocratic nonsense." Jens Lindisfarne, Shadow Internal Affairs Secretary. |
| Date | 14:21:06, August 17, 2010 CET | From | Sue's Corner | To | Debating the Religious Bill |
| Message | Says the CMP, laughable. Coleen Power |
| Date | 16:58:14, August 17, 2010 CET | From | Social Justice Party | To | Debating the Religious Bill |
| Message | As the SDLP refuses to force it's large faction of secular members to join the National Mandatory Religion we would like to seek clarity as to whether we will banned as a party for following our convictions. SDLP Grasroots Membership |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 47 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 43 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 10 |
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