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Bill: Secularization Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Secular Humanist 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: May 4422
Description[?]:
| Mr. Speaker Although we live in a secular nation, we have not yet fully removed ourselves from our religious past; we have not yet fully implemented a full secular system. We therefore propose several legal changes to be enacted. 1. We currently do not regulate the admission of foreign missionaries into our country. This is dangerous because these missionaries can influence the thought processes and ideas of our population and be used to change their opinions for nefarious ends. It can also turn them away from reason, enlightenment, and progress. We therefore propose to change this law to the government determining which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis. 2. To ensure the state retains its secular appearance we propose that public officials will no longer be allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties. Alexander Prince, Leader of the Secular Humanist Party |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:22:41, July 07, 2018 CET | From | Liberal Progressives | To | Debating the Secularization Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, These articles are symptomatic of the regulation-lust currently found in most parties in our beautiful country. We do not need to regulate these things, so why should we? George Windsor, Shadow Minister of Education and Culture for the Liberal Progressives |
| Date | 12:22:43, July 08, 2018 CET | From | Lodamun Labour Party | To | Debating the Secularization Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The LLP has always been a promoter of such regulations as we want to limit religious extremism and government neutrality on religion. We will support this bill. Firouzeh Khoroushi LLP MP on Education and Culture |
| Date | 16:33:27, July 08, 2018 CET | From | Progressive Socialist Party | To | Debating the Secularization Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, While the PSP promotes religious freedom, we agree with the Secular Humanists on the issue of missionaries. However, we do take issue with the second article, as we believe in freedom of expression as well. This includes the right of public officials to wear religious symbols. Therefore, in its current form, we will not support this bill. If the second article is removed (which can still be brought to the floor seperately), we will support this bill. |
| Date | 22:43:42, July 09, 2018 CET | From | Lodamese Democratic Progressive Party | To | Debating the Secularization Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We share the Progressive Socialist Party's views about this proposal. Dravel Casel, NGPoL Chairman |
| Date | 16:52:38, July 10, 2018 CET | From | Secular Humanist Party | To | Debating the Secularization Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I have removed the provision regarding the expression of religion for public officials and will bring the first article to the floor. Alexander Prince Leader of the Secular Humanist Party |
| Date | 18:37:06, July 10, 2018 CET | From | Liberal Progressives | To | Debating the Secularization Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The Liberal Progressives consider this to still be infringement on the rights of our citizens to practice their beliefs the way they want and an unnecessary power-grab by our government. We vote against. George Windsor, Shadow Minister of Education and Culture for the Liberal Progressives |
| Date | 23:41:33, July 10, 2018 CET | From | National-Socialist Lodamun Workers Party | To | Debating the Secularization Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Religion is there to develop the moral character of our nation, it would be unwise to wish for the secularization of our people. As long as all the different believes in our beautiful Lodamun know their place below the National Government, I see no problem with their presence. The National-Socialist Lodamun Workers Party votes against. John Miller, Leader of The Nationalist-Socialist Lodamun Workers Party |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 406 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 193 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Periodically, it is a good idea to go through your nation's Treaties and arrange to withdraw from any that are unwanted. |
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