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Bill: Religious Freedom Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Socialist 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: November 2176
Description[?]:
| A few proposals to increase freedom of religion. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:21:01, January 25, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Democrat Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | Can only agree with article II Article I makes no real sense, all visiotrs should make some contact with the Foreign Affairs Department for security reasons, not just for our security but also for there own. Article III is just asking for trouble. Many terrorist training camps have been setup under the guise of religious schools, teaching there followers to hate democracy and freedom, and to band together to kill people who believe in it.. which is us, Vanuku citizens. There is a reason these laws were enacted in teh first place and it is for protection of our citizens and foreigners. We cannot allow acts I and III to pass. |
| Date | 04:52:08, January 25, 2006 CET | From | Free Socialist Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | Visitors to our nation already have to go through security checks to enter. We feel that making missionaries go through further trouble is unnecessary. As for Article III, as the proposal states all religious schools would be strictly regulated, so the teaching of extreme ideologies would be impossible. |
| Date | 05:33:30, January 25, 2006 CET | From | Vanuku Progressive Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedom Act |
| Message | The VPP does not suppor any of these. Everyone should register when they enter, would make it harder for any extremist from entering the country under the guise of a "Foreign Missionary". Religious symbols have no place in the work place, especially at any government job. And last is any religion can register for recognition so do not see a reason to change this law. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 475 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 85 |
| Random fact: In order for a Cabinet bill to pass, more than half of the legislature must vote for it and all of the parties included in the proposed Cabinet must support it. If your nation has a Head of State who is also the Head of Government, then the party controlling this character must also vote for the bill, since the Head of Government is also a member of the Cabinet. If any of these requirements are not met, the bill will not pass. |
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