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Bill: To secularise the nation
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical Liberal Party
Status[?]: defeated
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 3150
Description[?]:
| We here at the Radical Liberal Party wholly believe that this nation, founded by the great men of the past, should support a secular government. Secular government is the greatest form of government, and the most tolerant. This is not to say we anti-religion, it is that we support the rights of all religion. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 no government policy concerning a state religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:23:04, July 11, 2011 CET | From |  Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the To secularise the nation |
| Message | "Might the NUR inquire as to the status of the Holy Traditionalist Church and the wider Orthodox Catholic Church in this set-up?" Ryain Moon (U-Or), NUR Senatorial Lead |
| Date | 01:30:24, July 11, 2011 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party | To | Debating the To secularise the nation |
| Message | Both Organisations will be left to regulate themselves, they will be free from governmental interference. They will no longer recieve state support, but they will be free to organise and raise capital and supporters as they see fit I hope this pleases the honorable gentleman |
| Date | 01:35:55, July 11, 2011 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the To secularise the nation |
| Message | "It is not me who you need to please, but the thousands of true Catholics in our country. I shall refer our official policy on this matter to the Faith and Spirituality Committee." Ryain Moon (U-Or), NUR Senatorial Lead |
| Date | 01:40:59, July 11, 2011 CET | From | The Social Liberal Spiderplant Party | To | Debating the To secularise the nation |
| Message | "We here at the Radical Liberal Party wholly believe that this nation, founded by the great men of the past, should support a secular government. Secular government is the greatest form of government, and the most tolerant. This is not to say we anti-religion, it is that we support the rights of all religion." What of the great women who contributed to the founding of this great nation? Perhaps if the radical liberal party reconsidered its potentially sexist wording, the Social Liberal Spiderplant party could consider it more effectively? |
| Date | 01:57:18, July 11, 2011 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party | To | Debating the To secularise the nation |
| Message | The Radical Liberal Party is currently unable to change the description, however, recognises it's mistake within the wording of the bill. Please take the use of the word men, to refer to as men and GREAT women in this case, and the party shall endeavour to recognise the contribution of the women to the nation in proposing future bills. |
| Date | 02:02:37, July 11, 2011 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party | To | Debating the To secularise the nation |
| Message | The Radical Liberal Party is currently unable to change the description, however, recognises it's mistake within the wording of the bill. Please take the use of the word men, to refer to as men and GREAT women in this case, and the party shall endeavour to recognise the contribution of the women to the nation in proposing future bills. |
| Date | 02:05:59, July 11, 2011 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party | To | Debating the To secularise the nation |
| Message | The Radical Liberal Party is currently unable to change the description, however, recognises it's mistake within the wording of the bill. Please take the use of the word men, to refer to as men and GREAT women in this case, and the party shall endeavour to recognise the contribution of the women to the nation in proposing future bills. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 53 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 179 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 193 |
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