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Bill: Religious Schools Act of 3040
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Aloria Party (NAP)
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: February 3041
Description[?]:
| "I have looked at reports over and over again and do not see a reason why we can not allow religious schools to be part of the Alorian education system. However religious schools must be strictly regulated to make sure they are teaching the young citizens of Aloria what they need to be taught. I advise that the People's Committee pass this bill as I Secretary of Education Dolores Madison endorse this bill"-Dolores Madison, letter to People's Committee. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are not allowed.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
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 | 10:23:36, December 05, 2010 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Religious Schools Act of 3040 |
| Message | I said before, It creates a bias, the government run schools provide an outstanding education which educates everyone equally, not according to their religion. If the kids want to learn religion, they can go to Sunday School or Youth Groups after Church Services. |
| Date | 14:17:18, December 05, 2010 CET | From | Alorian Workers Party | To | Debating the Religious Schools Act of 3040 |
| Message | While we see no reason for student groups to form before or after class in schools to teach the gospel (on their own time), we see no reason to have entire schools dedicated to non-educational mythos. Education should follow a strict guideline, whether it be public, private, or home-schooled, and that is to follow an advanced curriculum of science, mathematics, the arts, literature, and the social sciences. Religion should only come in the form of exploratory study, from a secular standpoint, of vast cultures. For example, going over religious text in a literature class, going over religious art in an art history class, or going over religious groups/movements in a social science class. We strongly support article 2, however, if the PP would like to resubmit. |
| Date | 14:20:21, December 05, 2010 CET | From | Alorian Workers Party | To | Debating the Religious Schools Act of 3040 |
| Message | (OOC note: I just realized the "except in religious schools" part of article 2, obviously my party would support the "Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden" stance without the religious schools option) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 431 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 170 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 149 |
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