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Bill: Religious Education Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Mordusian Worker's 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 3570
Description[?]:
| We must recognise the fact that many Mordusians do not adhere to their traditional faith and that this nation is now secular. Religious schools must abide by proper regulation, as to provide future generations with proper, secular, education alongside any religious education they may receive. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Article 2
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 forbidden, except in religious schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:18:33, November 02, 2013 CET | From | Confederation of Democratic Councils | To | Debating the Religious Education Act |
| Message | If parents want to bring up their children in schools that are strictly religious, or adhere to any other ideology, then that is their right. Parents should be encouraged to set up their own schools with properly trained teachers. |
| Date | 17:55:59, November 02, 2013 CET | From | Black Mordusia | To | Debating the Religious Education Act |
| Message | ^agreed |
| Date | 22:28:27, November 02, 2013 CET | From | Mordusian Worker's Party | To | Debating the Religious Education Act |
| Message | This act only seeks to ensure religious schools have a proper standard of education, not to discriminate against religion or a parent's choice |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 25 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 59 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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