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Bill: Continuing Separation of Church and State
Details
Submitted by[?]: Secular Progressive Party (SPP)
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: January 4781
Description[?]:
| RECOGNIZING that significant existing legislation separates church from state, and DESIRING to complete that separation, and EMBRACING the secular values that unite our PEOPLE and our GOVERNMENT, WE PROPOSE the following changes to the RULE OF LAW: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Racial and religious registration of nationals.
Old value:: All nationals are required to register their religion.
Current: The government does not require nationals to register their race or religion.
Proposed: The government does not require nationals to register their race or religion.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
Current: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Proposed: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: Religion is allowed but the state promotes atheism.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:12:13, July 06, 2020 CET | From | National Democratic Front [NDF] | To | Debating the Continuing Separation of Church and State |
| Message | Communism is unacceptable |
| Date | 13:33:28, July 06, 2020 CET | From | Secular Progressive Party (SPP) | To | Debating the Continuing Separation of Church and State |
| Message | Would you care to explain how you feel this Bill relates to Communism? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 42 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 343 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 365 |
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| Random quote: "I like to pay taxes. With them I buy civilization." - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. |