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Bill: School Prayers Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Dranish Conservative 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: September 3476
Description[?]:
| Every school should be encouraged to meet the spiritual needs of its pupils. A little time should be set aside in the school day for prayer, meditation and reflection. Rafael Duvalle MP Chairman of the Dranish Conservative Party |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:59:49, April 26, 2013 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party of Dranland | To | Debating the School Prayers Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker Why would we force children to pray. Their families will coerce them into religion and prayer even if the child is skeptic about religions and reluctant to tell. Shame on you, Duvalle the Murderer! Birgitte Fjerstad Independent |
| Date | 14:22:10, April 26, 2013 CET | From | Dranish Conservative Party | To | Debating the School Prayers Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I do not believe in forcing anybody to pray and nor do the vast majority of religious people in this country. This legislation is about ensuring provision is made for the spiritual needs of children. Rafael Duvalle MP Chairman of the Dranish Conservative Party |
| Date | 08:09:06, April 27, 2013 CET | From | Popular Action Party 인기있는 행동 | To | Debating the School Prayers Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The spiritual needs of children can be wholly ensured in their churches. Let's focus on learning in schools. Eurwyn Rhys MP SJP Chairman |
| Date | 14:16:10, April 27, 2013 CET | From | Dranish Conservative Party | To | Debating the School Prayers Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, there is no more valuable thing to learn than learning how to pray. Every Dranish child should be offered the opportunity. Rafael Duvalle MP Former Chairman of the Dranish Conservative Party |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 135 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 256 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 8 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
| Random quote: "Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime." - Aristotle |