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Bill: Religious Schools (Regulation) Amendment Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Arbeiderpartiet (Labour Party)
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: March 3909
Description[?]:
An Act to provide for the regulation of religious schools |
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 allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
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, except in religious schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 22:25:50, September 16, 2015 CET | From | Arbeiderpartiet (Labour Party) | To | Debating the Religious Schools (Regulation) Amendment Act |
Message | Mr Speaker, Hon. members would be well aware that Labour has a very clear policy with regards to the existence of religious schools: they should not exist. However, we acknowledge that the numbers in the Storting are such that the legalisation of religious schools is unlikely to be reversed in this parliamentary session. What we do believe, however, is possible, is the amendment of the laws on religious schools to ensure that all schools are adequately regulated by the government so that they provide a form and level of education which is acceptable. This is a pragmatic reform which, we believe, can attract support from parties across the political spectrum. Gunnar Bjornstad Labour education spokesperson |
Date | 00:34:22, September 17, 2015 CET | From | Venstre | To | Debating the Religious Schools (Regulation) Amendment Act |
Message | Mr. Speaker, Venstre certainly supports the proposed changes, which are in line with our commitment to laicity. María Sveinsdóttir Minister of Education |
Date | 01:42:00, September 17, 2015 CET | From | Folkepartiet | To | Debating the Religious Schools (Regulation) Amendment Act |
Message | SF would once again like to applaud a policy put before the Storting. We particularly applaud a sensible policy put forward by Arbeiderpartiet, and hope that the other parties of Storting will seek to support such measures as suggested. Henrik Kåsa SF education spokesperson |
Date | 09:20:15, September 17, 2015 CET | From | Høyre (Right Vote!) | To | Debating the Religious Schools (Regulation) Amendment Act |
Message | Mr. Speaker Høyre will support this Bill. Philip Årud Høyre spokesperson |
Date | 10:23:40, September 18, 2015 CET | From | Folkepartiet (People's Party) | To | Debating the Religious Schools (Regulation) Amendment Act |
Message | Mr. Speaker, Though we are unhappy with the restrictions on school prayer, we think the regulation provisions are eminently sensible. Hans-Peder Juel FP Education spokesman |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||||
yes |
Total Seats: 129 | |||||||
no | Total Seats: 10 | |||||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
Random fact: In Culturally Protected nations, special care must be taken to ensure realism is maintained when role-playing a government controlled by an ethnic and/or religious minority. If it is to be supposed that this government is supported by a majority of the population, then this should be plausibly and sufficiently role-played. The burden of proof is on the player or players role-playing such a regime to demonstrate that it is being done realistically |
Random quote: "Anarchy stands for the liberation of the human mind from the domination of religion, the liberation of the human body from the domination of property, liberation from the shackles and restraints of government." - Emma Goldman |