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Bill: Secular Freedom Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social 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: August 4091
Description[?]:
The SDP proposes this bill in order to clarify the government's position on freedoms and rights of religions in Hobrazia. It is the SDP's opinion that each and every citizen should be free to pursue any religion they wish, but the government should not endorse, facilitate nor fund any religious activity, especially during the formative years of a child.This a personal choice seperate from governance. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Current: The government selectively screens which religions are permitted to send missionaries to the nation. Certain religions are approved and travel is unregulated.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religious organizations are not permitted to actively promote themselves or advertise, however evangelism is permitted by individuals.
Current: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Proposed: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Article 3
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.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 19:19:10, September 16, 2016 CET | From | Progresywny Niezalezny Partia | To | Debating the Secular Freedom Bill |
Message | I agree with 3 and 4, I don't necessarily disagree with 1, but I definitely disagree with 2. Religion is a man made absurdity to make excuses for doing bad things. They should not be promoted in any way as all religion does is make the world a bad place. |
Date | 21:40:03, September 16, 2016 CET | From | Kapitalistyczna Partia Hobrazia | To | Debating the Secular Freedom Bill |
Message | We are interested in religion if we can privatise it. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
no | Total Seats: 69 | |||||
abstain |
Total Seats: 61 |
Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
Random quote: "Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred." - Martin Luther King Jr. |