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Bill: Secular Society
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic 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: December 3977
Description[?]:
| The ANU wants a complete secular society. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: Any form of religion is banned.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: It is not permitted to wear religious clothing or religious symbols in public buildings.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Current: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Proposed: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Current: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religions shall be regulated by the law, but shall be borne by the religious communities themselves.
Proposed: Ministers of religion shall receive no remuneration whatsoever.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:08:25, February 02, 2016 CET | From | Union der Dundorfer Alorias | To | Debating the Secular Society |
| Message | The NAP surely isn't a great fan of organized religions, but these proposals are anti-liberal to the core. If someone is religious no one should be denigrated for his or her beliefs. To actually propose to ban all religions is the worst kind of paternalism I've ever heard of. Oppose all four articles. |
| Date | 18:33:30, February 02, 2016 CET | From | Ecology and Labour Party (ELP) | To | Debating the Secular Society |
| Message | The ELP will oppose. Quashing religion does not a secular government make. This advocates an atheist government which rejects religion. We are better recognising religion but not having an official religion in government. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 226 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 319 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Real life-life nationalities, cultures or ethnicities should not be referenced in Particracy (eg. "German"). |
| Random quote: "How we can possibly be giving £1bn a month, when we're in this sort of debt, to Bongo Bongo Land is completely beyond me." - Godfrey Bloom |