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Bill: Education Act: Article 7. Religious Education
Details
Submitted by[?]: We Say So! Party
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: April 2217
Description[?]:
| Whilst accepting that freedom of religious belief is not part of the Government remit, and whilst accepting that a belief in a divine entity through any religious belief is, within itself, not a cause for concern, the Government will, for all future educational needs, no longer allow the setting up or operation of religion based scholastic institutions. Current legislation allows religions to set up scholastic institutions, however they are not regulated in any way to guarantee educational standards or what is being taught to pupils. This can lead to the enforcment of a belief structure on young children who have no say over what they are being taught. The current allowance of religious schools increases the risk of religious intolerance as seperate religious institutions are capable of "hiding" their followers away and teaching them a position against other religions, and other non-religious groups, through the educational structures within those religious institutions. Religious Education will continue to be taught in schools, compulsory until age 14 and through course selection afterward, and religious groups may also still meet to discuss and educate their followers through other means. |
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 allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:48:15, April 17, 2006 CET | From | Hobrazian Peoples Party | To | Debating the Education Act: Article 7. Religious Education |
| Message | Sure thing. The HPP will agree on this matter. |
| Date | 00:25:55, April 18, 2006 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the Education Act: Article 7. Religious Education |
| Message | Perhaps we should just regulate religious schools? Besides, they should be tested so that children are learning as they would in a public school. |
| Date | 00:27:22, April 18, 2006 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the Education Act: Article 7. Religious Education |
| Message | Perhaps we should just regulate religious schools? Besides, they should be tested so that children are learning as they would in a public school. |
| Date | 04:07:15, April 18, 2006 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Education Act: Article 7. Religious Education |
| Message | The Union Party agrees with the CSP on this matter. We need not remove the alternatives all togeather, but standards would be nice. |
| Date | 14:15:01, April 18, 2006 CET | From | Deltarian Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Education Act: Article 7. Religious Education |
| Message | What about a compromise that religious education is compulsory throughout school education? |
| Date | 14:43:31, April 18, 2006 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Education Act: Article 7. Religious Education |
| Message | Religious education is already compulsory until age 14, then the pupils choose what courses they wish to take. Regulating religious schools increases costs but does not remove the problems of increased religious seperation. In a single educational environment everyone is equal and taught the same, it is then up to the pupil to make choices based upon those teachings. |
| Date | 17:13:10, April 18, 2006 CET | From | Deltarian Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Education Act: Article 7. Religious Education |
| Message | When I said 'throughout school education' i was meaning that from when the child starts his education until he leaves he will constantly have religious education. e.g. If a child starts school at 4 and finishes at 18, he would have had religious education courses each year. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 167 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 220 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 13 |
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