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Bill: Prayer in Schools Reforms 3866
Details
Status[?]: passed
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: May 3867
Description[?]:
| Currently, the government leaves the matter of prayer in schools up to the schools themselves. However we believe we should outlaw all forced prayers in schools, school is a place of education, not forcing beliefs onto young minds. Some pupils may not believe in god, they should not be made to pray in schools, especially if they wish not too. |
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 encouraged.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:14:52, June 25, 2015 CET | From | Conservative Liberals | To | Debating the Prayer in Schools Reforms 3866 |
| Message | The Conservative Liberals will support this bill, as long as it doesn't affect Private Religious Schools |
| Date | 14:21:07, June 25, 2015 CET | From | Choice | To | Debating the Prayer in Schools Reforms 3866 |
| Message | We believe private religious schools however should also be outlawed. |
| Date | 14:39:39, June 25, 2015 CET | From | Conservative Liberals | To | Debating the Prayer in Schools Reforms 3866 |
| Message | But Private Religious Schools allow the choice a different education and as being private, taxpayers money are not going towards them and the student is paying to going to the school they want to go to |
| Date | 16:53:14, June 25, 2015 CET | From | Choice | To | Debating the Prayer in Schools Reforms 3866 |
| Message | Every child should be given identical chances during their youth, plus children should not be made to pray in schools, for reasons already pointed out. |
| Date | 17:33:37, June 25, 2015 CET | From | Progress Party | To | Debating the Prayer in Schools Reforms 3866 |
| Message | We will vote for this bill. However if a bill was proposed to outlaw private religious schools we would vote against, despite our secular values. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 201 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 88 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 112 |
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