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Bill: Secularization Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: 立憲維新党 (Rikken Ishin-tō)
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: April 4476
Description[?]:
| An act to reduce state interference and favoring in religion, allowing increased freedom of religion for citizens. |
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: It is not permitted to wear religious clothing or religious symbols in public buildings.
Proposed: Public officials are not allowed to wear religious symbols while exercising their duties.
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.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:51:12, October 26, 2018 CET | From | 国民同盟党 (Kokumin Dōmeitō) | To | Debating the Secularization Act |
| Message | While the KMDM wholeheartedly supports Article 3, our party firmly believes that essential religious symbols of Kamism are essential to the core of this nation's identity and civil servants should be able to wear them with pride and national esteem, and the right to step in the name of national unity would be for Sekouo to encourage, rather than discourage, teacher-led prayers in all public schools. Notwithstanding our support for Article 3, the KMDM has no choice but to oppose. - 桜井 美智雄、国民同盟党（KMDM)の総裁 |
| Date | 21:54:20, October 26, 2018 CET | From | Jiyū Party of Sekouo (自由党) | To | Debating the Secularization Act |
| Message | We vote no, because although those public officials work within the confines of the government they have the freedom to follow their religions and religious symbols. We don't think government should involve itself in prohibiting or supporting prayer in schools allowing schools to decide for themselves is best and more secular. And the problem with article 3 which is one we use to support until we remembered the time of Theocracy in this country that used that law to justify persecution of all religions different from there and the time of Communism when all religions faced persecution. Therefor we will oppose this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 201 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 176 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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