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Bill: Bill NP-14: Secular education act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Progress Party
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: November 4130
Description[?]:
| (This bill was proposed by the senator Lydia Shaw) Religion is a complicated debate with a lot of existential questioning that are way too complicated to be understood by a child. Young students should not be expose to the complicated issue of religion. Only adult are mature enough to take the decision to chose a religion. If this bill passed, Religious schools will become illegal and every ancient religious schools will be transformed into normal 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: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:44:40, December 04, 2016 CET | From | Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Bill NP-14: Secular education act |
| Message | I think both articles are somewhat radical they can be moderated Justin Steven |
| Date | 10:47:43, December 04, 2016 CET | From | National Liberation Movement | To | Debating the Bill NP-14: Secular education act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, What is radical about ending indoctrination in schools? Would we allow cults to teach our children? Why should any religion be treated differently in this regard? Religion and Schools ought to be as separate as Church and State. Jill "Red Jenny" Jennings Revolutionary Comrade of the Socialist Party |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 255 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 191 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 154 |
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