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Bill: Religion and the State
Details
Submitted by[?]: Agramontian League (AL)
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: October 4471
Description[?]:
| Fundamentally, religion and the state have a shared goal: guiding citizens to a better quality of life. Guillermo Berrocal, Leader of the Agramontian League |
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: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religious organizations are not permitted to actively promote themselves or advertise, however evangelism is permitted by individuals.
Current: Religious organizations are not permitted to actively promote themselves or advertise, however evangelism is permitted by individuals.
Proposed: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Article 3
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, except in religious schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are encouraged.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Proposed: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government does not involve itself in marriage or civil unions.
Current: The government does not involve itself in marriage or civil unions.
Proposed: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:48:07, October 17, 2018 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Religion and the State |
| Message | The SP believes that religion is an entirely individual matter that the state should do absolutely nothing to encourage. The wall of separation is a mile high and a hundred feet thick. We will oppose this bill. |
| Date | 04:49:06, October 17, 2018 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Religion and the State |
| Message | We will vote for Article 3, however, if it is introduced in a separate bill. |
| Date | 02:47:07, October 18, 2018 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Religion and the State |
| Message | Article 3 has some how changed... We now mean Article 2. |
| Date | 02:47:28, October 18, 2018 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Religion and the State |
| Message | Scratch that... |
| Date | 02:47:49, October 18, 2018 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Religion and the State |
| Message | Make it article 5. Whatever. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 32 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 97 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 121 |
| 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: "We here thank those in Deltaria who put [Zardic spy Mona Rivet] to justice in the most humane way possible. With bullets." - Sergio Rodriguez, former Egelian journalist |