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Bill: Prayer Act

Details

Submitted by^[?]: Partiya Rizgarî ya Bamenistan

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: October 2181

Description^[?]:

No state involvement required. Schools should be free to choose teachers led prayers or not.

Proposal^[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.

Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.

Current: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.

Proposed: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.

These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:

Date	16:19:24, February 03, 2006 CET
From	Modern Intellectual Party
To	Debating the Prayer Act
Message	Are going back to some kind of non-secular, church driven insanity. By allowing some schools to allow prayer then the principles of education are abandoned. The idea of secular government is abandoned. The principles of reason and rationality are gone. In a place where people are taught facts teachers would also tell them that God created the universe, that the world was created in days, that gay people are wrong, that abortion is wrong. Obviously, some schools could have a very sensible prayer policy where these things would not be mentioned, but that would still be a non-secular education system, we think this is inherently wrong. Also there is state involvement here; if it is banned or allowed the state has become involved because the schools are ran by the state. I assume the BLP is suggesting this because of its strong beliefs on choice and not religion, as it has always seemed a secular party but we are strongly opposed to this.

Date	11:26:48, February 04, 2006 CET
From	Partiya Rizgarî ya Bamenistan
To	Debating the Prayer Act
Message	Indeed, the BLP favours seperation of state and religion. However, to the BLP freedom of religion also means freedom to choose a school where they practise prayers. This is not in contradiction with our liberal principles.

Date	12:11:04, February 04, 2006 CET
From	Bastiat Party
To	Debating the Prayer Act
Message	If the schools are run by the state then this proposal violates seperation of church and state. If state involvement then "Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden" promotes seperation of church and state. If all schools are private then "Teacher-led prayers in schools" should be allowed.

Date	17:10:50, February 04, 2006 CET
From	Partiya Rizgarî ya Bamenistan
To	Debating the Prayer Act
Message	If people are allowed to set up religious schools teacher-led prayers should be allowed. This proposal is allowing the above mentioned situation.

Date	17:42:32, February 04, 2006 CET
From	Bastiat Party
To	Debating the Prayer Act
Message	These religious schools are private, right? It would be absurd to have private religious schools that can't have teacher led prayers.

Date	18:39:52, February 04, 2006 CET
From	Partiya Rizgarî ya Bamenistan
To	Debating the Prayer Act
Message	We agree with the BP. However, the current law permits religious school but forbids teacher-led prayers. Therefore we proposed this bill. May we expect your support ?

Date	22:28:06, February 05, 2006 CET
From	Modern Intellectual Party
To	Debating the Prayer Act
Message	If this bill is passed it will be a sad day for this country, it will mean the end of impartial knowledge in schools, it will be influenced by religion and some of the, frankly, insane ideas that come with religion.

Date	23:28:49, February 05, 2006 CET
From	Partiya Rizgarî ya Bamenistan
To	Debating the Prayer Act
Message	Fear is a bad counsellor, MIP. In these modern times people are well aware of all dangers. They do not needless protection of an almighty state. We give people more freedom of choice. There will be more distinction between schools. This can only be done within the law. We get the impression you are bit oversensitive on matters concerning religion. Let people believe what they want as long as they stay within the law.

Vote

Seats

yes

Total Seats: 188

Total Seats: 119

abstain

Total Seats: 94

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