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Bill: Separation of Church & State Act of 3185
Details
Submitted by[?]: Chann National Party (CNP)
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: June 3187
Description[?]:
| An act to reform the governments stance on religion in order to protect both government and religion. Why is it important to build a wall of separation between Church and State? It is important that we provide the protection of both the State and the Church by building this wall because history is ripe with events and incidences where either the State has taken over religion for its own tyrannical purposes, or religion has dominated the State and wrought the most awful atrocities known to mankind. When you mix politics and religions, you end up hurting both the principles of freedom of religions and the State as a whole because politics has an innate tendency to corrupt whomever is involved. Therefore, in order to protect the free practice of religion, it is vital that religion is separated from the State so that no religion can gain control of the State and impose itself upon the people and persecute them. Also, the State must stay out of the affairs of religions so that it cannot gain the possibility of wielding the power of religion for tyrannical purposes. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Current: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Current: Teacher-led prayers are mandatory in schools.
Proposed: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
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 no government policy concerning a state religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:07:41, September 21, 2011 CET | From |  United Liberal Caucus | To | Debating the Separation of Church & State Act of 3185 |
| Message | This has the support of the Caucus. -Grace S. Lough Speaker of the United Liberal Caucus |
| Date | 22:47:58, September 21, 2011 CET | From | Federal Republic Progressionist Party | To | Debating the Separation of Church & State Act of 3185 |
| Message | This is fine. It is best if the government isn't involved with religion. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 95 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 330 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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