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Bill: D.d.l.: 02/4277: Religious Freedom
Details
Submitted by[?]: Nuova Unione
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: July 4378
Description[?]:
| Adana al-Qhim, Minister of Justice We are a country without a state religion. However, not having a state religion does not mean that the lack of religion is the state religion. It means that everyone, be it someone belonging to the largest religious group in the country, or a person of a niche religion, has the right to pray to whatever god they wish, without the state intervening. They don't even have to be religious at all; our current policy means that we respect people from every religion. And, as I assume, a step in the direction of furthering that thought would be allowing our officials to enjoy those freedoms, too, and to enable foreign missionaries, or even propagators of atheism, to freely promote their beliefs in Istalia. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
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: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:30:03, April 14, 2018 CET | From | PRO - Cittadini Progressisti | To | Debating the D.d.l.: 02/4277: Religious Freedom |
| Message | Maurizio de Fiore, LdC Party Leader: Mr speaker, We believe that the proposed laws are not sufficient enough in protecting the people of Istalia from radical/extremist religious propaganda. We are willing to discuss article 1, but unfortunately article 2 is non-negotiable. Thank you. |
| Date | 08:53:16, April 14, 2018 CET | From | Alleanza Radicale - NCD | To | Debating the D.d.l.: 02/4277: Religious Freedom |
| Message | Maria Donati, Whip of AR: "Mr Speaker, despite we could support the article 1, due to the fact that we believe in the right of every person to spread its belief - until it doesn't promote violence or acts against the Law - we cannot accept the second article. An official of the State should represent the State before the citizens and like the State, which is secular, also the official have the duty to reppresent the secularism of the State. He cannot risk to undermine the confidence of the citizens for the State, he cannot risk to "intimidate" this or that citizen with the exposed religious symbol or transmit the idea that its decisions or functions could be influenced by his religious faith! For this reason we vote against this bill!" |
| Date | 09:00:12, April 14, 2018 CET | From | Nuova Unione | To | Debating the D.d.l.: 02/4277: Religious Freedom |
| Message | Adana al-Qhim But, Ms Donati, the citizens are the state, and they are the only body that politicians represent. |
| Date | 16:16:44, April 14, 2018 CET | From | Alleanza Radicale - NCD | To | Debating the D.d.l.: 02/4277: Religious Freedom |
| Message | Maria Donati: "Mr al-Qhim, We cannot deny the existence of a distinct "apparatus" which we call the State, well distinct from the citizen, from its personal but also, in part, its public life. And it's the same for politicians and public officials. and that entity which is the state, before the public must show its secularity. " |
| Date | 16:20:04, April 14, 2018 CET | From | Nuova Unione | To | Debating the D.d.l.: 02/4277: Religious Freedom |
| Message | OOC; *Ms. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 253 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 198 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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