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Bill: Exorcism of Religion Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freedom 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: July 2152
Description[?]:
| We need religion out of Aloria! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
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: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
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:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:21:15, December 07, 2005 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Exorcism of Religion Act |
| Message | Uh... We'll vote this down, and then we'll all look religious. Evil scheme to take our seats... |
| Date | 02:44:13, December 07, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Exorcism of Religion Act |
| Message | Absolutely no way no how what the hell kind of crack are you on? |
| Date | 02:59:58, December 07, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Exorcism of Religion Act |
| Message | Fundamentalists! The lot of you! We demand that you end your attempts to break down the seperation betwixt church and state! |
| Date | 03:04:19, December 07, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Exorcism of Religion Act |
| Message | By the way, this is against the Alorian Bill of Rights - which has been ratified. "The Alorian legislature shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" Covers all three, don't you think? |
| Date | 03:26:15, December 07, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Exorcism of Religion Act |
| Message | None of this prohibits the free exercise of religion. It does, however, prohibit the foisting of religion upon others and the integration of church and state.. |
| Date | 13:11:46, December 07, 2005 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Exorcism of Religion Act |
| Message | Separation of church and state? This bill is more like separation of church and nation... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 98 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 470 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 32 |
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