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Bill: Religious Reform: Minister Salaries and School Prayer
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Liberal Caucus
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: December 3175
Description[?]:
| Students and their families should be able to choice for themselves if they want to pray in school. The government shouldn't be paying the salaries of ministers. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:37:10, September 01, 2011 CET | From |  Federal Republic Progressionist Party | To | Debating the Religious Reform: Minister Salaries and School Prayer |
| Message | This is a fine bill. The FRPP believes that religion shouldn't be intervened by the state. |
| Date | 19:26:33, September 01, 2011 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Religious Reform: Minister Salaries and School Prayer |
| Message | "Absolutelty not. ALL remuneration should be bound by the law, regardless of potential religious or theological content of the work in question." Edward Spicer, Justice Secretary & Leader of the Unionist Party |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 258 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 167 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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