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Bill: Religious Freedom and State Secularity Act 3107
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Acţiune
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: March 3108
Description[?]:
| A legislative proposal to ensure the secularity of public institutions whilst ensuring religious freedom. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
Current: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Proposed: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Article 3
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 | 20:08:08, April 17, 2011 CET | From | Moderately-Moderate Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom and State Secularity Act 3107 |
| Message | I'm fine with this, you have my vote. |
| Date | 01:08:37, April 18, 2011 CET | From | Partidul Uniunii Capitaliste | To | Debating the Religious Freedom and State Secularity Act 3107 |
| Message | The PUC will not vote for this proposal. This is not religous freedom this is oppression. |
| Date | 14:13:14, April 18, 2011 CET | From | Moderately-Moderate Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom and State Secularity Act 3107 |
| Message | How is it oppression? Article 1 allows parents to send their children to a religious school if they want daily prayers conducted by a teacher, nowhere does that say a student couldn't pray by him or herself. Article 2 makes sure that every "missionary" is actually coming here for that purpose, as opposed to selling drugs, radicalizing our children, or seeking a hiding place after committing a crime. Article 3 will protect against any radicalization, indoctrination, sexual abuse, or any other crime related to or often committed by clergy while still giving parents the option to send their children to a religious school. This bill attacks no particular group and still allows religious behavior, if anything it protects the irreligious by allowing them to know their children won't be forced to pray at school, or stick out like a sore thumb to be persecuted at recess after a teacher led prayer as long as their child isn't at a religious school. |
| Date | 20:59:33, April 18, 2011 CET | From | Partidul Uniunii Capitaliste | To | Debating the Religious Freedom and State Secularity Act 3107 |
| Message | Yes, that is all great to know, but religious regulation does not equate to religious freedom. Teachers should be permitted to lead prayers if they so choose, and in the case of missionaries, the government has a fundamental responsibility to arrest lawbreakers. Supposed missionaries participating in the actions listed above, should be prepared to suffer the consequences of their actions. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 556 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 194 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Real life-life nationalities, cultures or ethnicities should not be referenced in Particracy (eg. "German"). |
| Random quote: "The Holy Roman Empire was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire" - Voltaire |