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Bill: Right to Religion Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Traxian Imperial 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: June 2151
Description[?]:
| The people deserve the democractic right to decide if they want religion in their lives or not. It is not up to the government to decide such things. And a state religion should be implemented to allow people, if they wish, to actively follow a religion which is connected to the state allowing them to contribute. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
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 forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious 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 no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:16:43, December 05, 2005 CET | From | National Democratic Party | To | Debating the Right to Religion Act |
| Message | we agree with article 1 but not two or three |
| Date | 15:13:29, December 05, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Imperial Party | To | Debating the Right to Religion Act |
| Message | We disagree with articles 2 and 3 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 61 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 380 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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