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Bill: Secular State Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical Communist Labour 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 3844
Description[?]:
| Church and state must be separated for the benefit of all. No religion should be endorsed over the other. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
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 encouraged.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:41:55, May 10, 2015 CET | From | Hosian Socialist Party | To | Debating the Secular State Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Unfortunately both of these articles are unacceptable to our party since both bills could be perceived as anti-religious. I yield |
| Date | 22:54:58, May 10, 2015 CET | From | Progress Party | To | Debating the Secular State Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We would happily back these bills as it allows us to build a society where people are free to be a member of any religion when no religion is seen as being 'above' the rest. I yield |
| Date | 23:56:46, May 10, 2015 CET | From | Choice | To | Debating the Secular State Act |
| Message | We are strongly in favour of these bills and would vote yes. |
| Date | 08:05:30, May 11, 2015 CET | From | Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Secular State Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker This seem to us as liberal reforms. I yield. |
| Date | 01:50:23, May 12, 2015 CET | From | Royalist Party (Carlist) | To | Debating the Secular State Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Both of these articles violate concepts at the very core of the Holy Luthori Empire's identity. |
| Date | 02:13:02, May 12, 2015 CET | From | Radical Communist Labour Party | To | Debating the Secular State Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, It does not violate Luthori's identity, only the portion of the population that feels it has the need to force Hosianism on those of different religions. It is completely unacceptable to favor certain citizens over others in this manner. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 132 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 139 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 25 |
| Random fact: Periodically, it is a good idea to go through your nation's Treaties and arrange to withdraw from any that are unwanted. |
| Random quote: "He who turns his back on the left, looks at the right." - Johan Vande Lanotte |