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Bill: A bill protecting Rutania's religious minority
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Purity 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: April 3518
Description[?]:
This bill provides for certain protections of Rutania's religious minority. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change State penalties for blasphemy
Old value:: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Current: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Proposed: Public blasphemy is considered a minor offense.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Racial and religious registration of nationals.
Old value:: The government does not require nationals to register their race or religion.
Current: The government does not require nationals to register their race or religion.
Proposed: All nationals are required to register their religion.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Article 5
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, except in religious schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Article 6
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 no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 19:32:49, July 18, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Union | To | Debating the A bill protecting Rutania's religious minority |
Message | Mr. Speaker 1.NO 2.NO 3.NO 4.NO 5.NO 6.NO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, please. Sarah Bender, DU Parlamentary Spokeswoman. |
Date | 21:04:25, July 18, 2013 CET | From | Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the A bill protecting Rutania's religious minority |
Message | Mr. Speaker, (1) NO. We have Separation of Church and State. (2) NO. We have Separation of Church and State. (3) NO. We have Separation of Church and State. (4) NO. We have Separation of Church and State. (5) We support current policy, so we are opposed. (6) NO. We have Separation of Church and State. --Dionne Mosely, Minister of Education and Culture |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||||
yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
no |
Total Seats: 402 | ||||||
abstain | Total Seats: 153 |
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: "The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes." - Winston Churchill |