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Bill: Religious education reform act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Lodamun National 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: April 3914
Description[?]:
| To ensure an equal status in all schools. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:11:04, September 26, 2015 CET | From | Lodamun National Party | To | Debating the Religious education reform act |
| Message | Thank you Parliament. I feel all schools should be equal. Having religious schools is similar to having separate schools for black and white children in the United states back in the 60s. Schools are places of learning. Churches and other religious structures are places for prayer and religious teachings. I commend this bill to Parliament. |
| Date | 01:59:13, September 27, 2015 CET | From | Liberal Progressive Alliance | To | Debating the Religious education reform act |
| Message | M. Speaker, This is an excellent bill, and will be supported by the ECA. Deborah Adams, Minister of Education and Culture |
| Date | 06:08:09, September 27, 2015 CET | From | Court of Shades | To | Debating the Religious education reform act |
| Message | M. Speaker, This bill is an assault on all of religion. If this bill passes Shadowist teachers will leave their post, and their will be a mass shortage of teachers. Religious schools are not about segregation, they are about choice. If parent's wish their kids to go to a religious school, that is their choice and the state should keep their noses out of it. Furthermore, if the ECA support this bill, they will be in clear breach of our coalition agreement: http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=448341 The ECA has agreed to support religious schools, and if they renege on their agreement we will see it as an act of betrayal against The Court. We suggest that the ECA reconsider their position on both ideological and political grounds. Nor Argle, Court of Shade's Education Spokesperson |
| Date | 06:20:47, September 27, 2015 CET | From | Court of Shades | To | Debating the Religious education reform act |
| Message | OCC: Also you shouldn't be bringing in references to RL in the debate. 1960s America doesn't exist in Terra. If you want to reference history you should reference Lodamun's or Terra's history. |
| Date | 00:11:52, September 28, 2015 CET | From | Liberal Progressive Alliance | To | Debating the Religious education reform act |
| Message | M. Speaker, Nor Argle is mistaken. The coalition agreement stated that the ECA would have to support THAT bill. It did not state that we would have to support any subsequent bills. Robyn Bruce Leader of the ECA |
| Date | 01:21:56, September 28, 2015 CET | From | Court of Shades | To | Debating the Religious education reform act |
| Message | M. Speaker, This bill in effect repeals part of the bill that our agreement was based on. But rather than argue technicalities, I'll make this very clear to Mr Bruce: Vote yes on this bill and The Court will consider that the ECA has withdrawn from the agreement. We will not support an ECA president or cabinet that will ruin the education system, for a petty war on religion. I would highly suggest the ECA abstain or vote No on this bill. Sophia Bird Queen of Shades |
| Date | 01:30:27, September 28, 2015 CET | From | Liberal Progressive Alliance | To | Debating the Religious education reform act |
| Message | M. Speaker, I accept Ms. Bird's proposal. Also, for future reference to all parties, I am a woman. Robyn Bruce Leader of the ECA |
| Date | 01:42:50, September 28, 2015 CET | From | Court of Shades | To | Debating the Religious education reform act |
| Message | M. Speaker I'm very pleased to hear Mrs Bruce's well thought out decision. Sophia Bird Queen of Shades. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 599 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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