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Bill: Religious Freedoms Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Front for State Prosperity
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 2223
Description[?]:
| Religious freedoms are insufficiently protected by the current legal state. This bill aims to correct that. Religion gives motivation, purpose, and happiness to people and is thus worthwhile. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Current: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are welcomed and encouraged by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Current: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Proposed: It is not permitted to wear religious clothing or religious symbols in public buildings.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are not allowed.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: Any form of religion is banned.
Current: There is no official state religion, but the government only allows recognized religions. 'Cults' are persecuted.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:49:36, May 04, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Religious Freedoms Act |
| Message | An interesting piece of legislation. Was the FSP not aware that they were basically duplicating legislation that was already tabled? The Axis Mundi Revolution! has to assume this comes as a surprise to the FSP, since they failed to even comment on the already existant legislation... From an AM Revolution! point of view, of course - it could be argued that this legislation contains insufficient protections FROM religion. Also - that while religion MIGHT bring 'motivation, purpose, and happiness' to SOME people, it can just as much be a source of negative motivation, excessive external control, and distress to others. |
| Date | 15:12:55, May 04, 2006 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Religious Freedoms Act |
| Message | While we welcome FSP's intent, we feel that it does not go far enough to support religious freedoms. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 34 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 262 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 205 |
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| Random quote: "Politics is all about compromises and negotiations, nothing more, nothing less." - Augusto Amadeo, former Istalian politician |