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Bill: BDP Secular Ideals Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beluzian 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: February 4217
Description[?]:
| A law to protect our secular ideals. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: It is not permitted to wear religious clothing or religious symbols in public buildings.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:28:36, May 26, 2017 CET | From | United Party | To | Debating the BDP Secular Ideals Act |
| Message | "This is not protecting secular ideas, this is eliminating free speech, and I won't stand for it." -Jess Young, MC, UPB Congressional Leader |
| Date | 11:32:03, May 26, 2017 CET | From | Unsubmissive Beluzian Workers Party | To | Debating the BDP Secular Ideals Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We have to agree with the Honourable member from the UPB congressional delegation. Although we are in support of secular ideas, this is a blatantly outrageous crackdown on religious liberties. Secularism is separating country from religion, not eliminating it. Dr Cecilia Rasmussen A.P.S, B.A., B.S Minister of Education and Culture Party Secretary Bailon BRRP Party Chief |
| Date | 17:15:57, May 26, 2017 CET | From | Beluzian Democratic Party | To | Debating the BDP Secular Ideals Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, This is not stopping the showing of religious symbols in public but government-owned buildings where religion has no place. Elizabeth Grant BDP Congressional Leader |
| Date | 17:32:21, May 26, 2017 CET | From | Unsubmissive Beluzian Workers Party | To | Debating the BDP Secular Ideals Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We have some problems with what the Honourable member has said. Say that a woman that is Muslim works in the Department of Justice everyday and because of Islamic law, she has to wear the niqab. Say that a Jewish man has to wear a cap on his head going to work at the Department of Education and Culture because of religious. Say that an Islamic man has to wear a thawb to work in the Department of Foreign Affairs. What is the problem with that? Their religion requires them to wear these types of clothing and we should allow them to do that, as their is no interference into government related work whatsoever. By banning these items, it seems as if we view these religions as 'native' and 'uneducated' and that we should assimilate them into Western culture and religion. This is not what Beluzia is. We are not a nation full of racist bigots. We are a multicultural nation that embraces all religions. Removing these religious items will not do Beluzia any good, instead it will start a race war between us and them. Do we want that to happen? No. So we suggest that the Honourable member and her colleagues rethink the BDP's policy on secularism and on their ideology in general. You say you are a centrist party, but what you are proposing is something similar to far-right ideology. Secularism does not mean banning everything religious. I question your degree of education as Minister of Education and Culture. Check the dictionary and search up the word secularism. It means 'the principle of separation of the state from religious institutions' and we believe that secularism means no discrimination against anybody in the name of religion. We ask the BDP to issue an official apology to all minority communities for having offended them and to withdraw this bill. Dr Cecilia Rasmussen A.P.S, B.A., B.S Minister of Education and Culture Party Secretary Bailon BRRP Party Chief |
| Date | 20:20:27, May 26, 2017 CET | From | Unionist Party | To | Debating the BDP Secular Ideals Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The Right Honorable Lady's (Cecilia Rasmussen) comments over this bill are misguided. This bill does not specifically target any religious groups, it treats them all the same. This bill does not eliminate religious rights, it only enforces a further separation between church and state. People can still practice their religion and wear religious clothing outside of government buildings. Robert Marshall, MC Former Minister of Defense |
| Date | 07:50:54, May 27, 2017 CET | From | Unsubmissive Beluzian Workers Party | To | Debating the BDP Secular Ideals Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We were talking about inside government buildings. Not outside government buildings. Dr Cecilia Rasmussen A.P.S, B.A., B.S Minister of Education and Culture Party Secretary Bailon BRRP Party Chief |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 248 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 502 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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