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Bill: Secular State
Details
Submitted by[?]: Mordusian Democratic Union
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: September 3311
Description[?]:
| Members of the State-General, On behalf of my party, I would like to discuss some changes concerning religious inspired matters. Art 1. The MDU believe that the State should not get itself involved in whether missionaries are to be welcomed or not. As long as these people abide our law we see no reason why Mordusia should welcome missionaries at all. Art 2. To the public, civil servants have to be completely neutral in exercising their daily duties. The current legislation contradict that principle. Art 3. We should give all parents and students a choice: religious or public schools. The current situation might create to many religious schools which will unbalance that right to choose. Lesly Downson MDU Spokesman for Civil Liberties and Home Affairs |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: Foreign missionaries are welcomed and encouraged by the government.
Current: Foreign missionaries are welcomed and encouraged by the government.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Proposed: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
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: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:15:02, May 23, 2012 CET | From | Agrarian Party of Mordusia | To | Debating the Secular State |
| Message | We kindly ask the MDU to propose the first article in a separate bill so we can support it. |
| Date | 15:26:35, May 23, 2012 CET | From | Social Progressive Party of Mordusia | To | Debating the Secular State |
| Message | We support the MDU's proposals. |
| Date | 15:28:30, May 23, 2012 CET | From | Realists Party | To | Debating the Secular State |
| Message | I think Article 3 should remain as it is |
| Date | 17:48:54, May 23, 2012 CET | From | Inquisition | To | Debating the Secular State |
| Message | I would support these. |
| Date | 07:01:56, May 24, 2012 CET | From | Mordusian Democratic Union | To | Debating the Secular State |
| Message | Realists: would you consider your view as a veto or are you willing to support this package ? CP: we will separate this bill. |
| Date | 18:26:39, May 25, 2012 CET | From | Realists Party | To | Debating the Secular State |
| Message | We will support this bill |
| Date | 08:42:03, May 29, 2012 CET | From | Agrarian Party of Mordusia | To | Debating the Secular State |
| Message | We deplore the bill has not been separated as promised earlier . |
| Date | 15:18:07, May 29, 2012 CET | From | Social Progressive Party of Mordusia | To | Debating the Secular State |
| Message | Such a strong objection! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 201 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 456 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 93 |
| Random fact: Real-life places should not be referenced in Particracy. |
| Random quote: "The liberal state is a mask behind which there is no face; it is a scaffolding behind which there is no building." - Benito Mussolini |