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Bill: Religious Affairs Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Potensian People's 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: February 4150
Description[?]:
| "Potensi must re-examine the relationship between the state and religion. Currently, religious interests are unfairly prioritised by the state." - Sandeep S. Adarsh, PPP Education and Culture Spokesperson |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change State penalties for blasphemy
Old value:: Public blasphemy is considered a minor offense.
Current: Public blasphemy is considered a minor offense.
Proposed: No state penalties are issued for blasphemy.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Current: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:17:10, January 12, 2017 CET | From |  Potensian People's Party | To | Debating the Religious Affairs Act |
| Message | "It is interesting to see a so called "Communist Party" pandering to religious interests." - Sandeep S. Adarsh, PPP Education and Culture Spokesperson |
| Date | 14:55:49, January 12, 2017 CET | From | Potensian National Congress | To | Debating the Religious Affairs Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We are sympathetic to Article 2, on allowing public officials to wear religious symbols. However, we cannot support the other Articles, since they would undermine the Gerajan character of our nation. President Vijay Tripathi |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 300 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to ensure their "Bills under debate" section is kept in good order. Bills which are irrelevant or have become irrelevant should be deleted. Deletion can be requested for bills proposed by inactive parties on the Bill Clearout Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4363 |
| Random quote: "The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. Whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles." - Ayn Rand |