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Bill: Religious Freedom and Protection Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Party of Sekowo
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: September 4312
Description[?]:
| This bill will also reflect the wishes of the atheist and agnostic communities. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Only recognised religions may set up religious schools, with no regulations.
Article 2
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 forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:55:30, December 03, 2017 CET | From |  Democratic Party of Sekowo | To | Debating the Religious Freedom and Protection Bill |
| Message | #2 is in order to protect the pool from dangerous cults that perform illegal rites and services. |
| Date | 09:54:22, December 03, 2017 CET | From | 憲法民主党 (Kenpō Minshutō) | To | Debating the Religious Freedom and Protection Bill |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We entirely oppose article II and so cannot vote for this bill. Our country is fundamentally religious and while we believe that cults are evil, we believe in Hosian school prayers. --- The Right Honorable Honda Kiyoshi, Senator and ex-Prime Minister |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 581 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 169 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Information about the population of each country can be found on the Population Information thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8663 |
| Random quote: "Rifles, muskets, long-bows and hand-grenades are inherently democratic weapons. A complex weapon makes the strong stronger, while a simple weapon so long as there is no answer to it gives claws to the weak." - George Orwell |