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Bill: Religious Tolerance Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Parti de Travailleurs Republicaine
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 3202
Description[?]:
| The Ultra-royalists plans for a single state church is completely oppressive against those who do not want to believe in that particular faith. To restore the peoples ability to worship freely, we propose the following. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government selectively screens which religions are permitted to send missionaries to the nation. Certain religions are approved and travel is unregulated.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Current: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The legality of divorces (if marriages are recognised).
Old value:: Divorces are only legal with grounded cause (such as adultery, or violence).
Current: Divorces are prohibited.
Proposed: Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The legality of slavery.
Old value:: The slave trade is illegal, but slavery is legal as a punishment.
Current: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Proposed: Slavery and the slave trade are illegal.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: All abortions are illegal.
Current: All abortions are illegal.
Proposed: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The right to euthanasia.
Old value:: Euthanasia is illegal and considered murder.
Current: Euthanasia is illegal and considered murder.
Proposed: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: Contraceptives are banned for religious reasons.
Current: Contraceptives are banned for religious reasons.
Proposed: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
Old value:: The medicinal use of cannabis is illegal.
Current: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Proposed: The legality of medicinal cannabis is established by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:14:01, October 25, 2011 CET | From | Les Ultraroyalistes d'Alduria (IA) | To | Debating the Religious Tolerance Act |
| Message | We find it odd that his bill does not even include the aforesaid proposal dissolving the State Church, |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 428 | |
| no | Total Seats: 322 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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