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Bill: Secular Government and Education Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ľavicová Strana – Komunisti (LSK)
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: February 5031
Description[?]:
| The state and church should be seperated and religious schools should be forbidden. Children of religious parents will already have their religious influences from home and we believe that it is important that the education system broadens the worldview of students and teach about a variety of religious faiths, worldviews and philosophies. We are strong supporters of the right to religios freedom and therefore we also seek to lift the total ban on foreign missionaries and replace it with person for person screening. We oppose implementing taxes on religious organizations as that risks undermining their important work in the communitiy, but we support implementing regulations on how much money religios leaders can make as a way to prevent corruption and make sure cult leaders can't exploit followers for wealth. - Zaida Akina, LSK Spokesperson of Education and Culture - Dragoslav Moldovanu, LSK Spokesperson of Social Issues |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Article 4
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 selectively screens which religions are permitted to send missionaries to the nation. Certain religions are approved and travel is unregulated.
Proposed: The government determines which missionaries are permitted to visit on a person by person basis.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religions shall be regulated by the law, but shall be borne by the religious communities themselves.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:33:34, November 18, 2021 CET | From |  Progresivisti | To | Debating the Secular Government and Education Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We understand and support, the ideas of LSK, but we don’t think fully forbiding religious schools and prayers are a good point. Banning religious schools is a complete opposite to religious freedom. We support the bill, but would like to make some amendments to these laws after the vote. Ivona Grigorescu, SPO Party and Chamber Leader. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 206 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 414 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Politics is all about compromises and negotiations, nothing more, nothing less." - Augusto Amadeo, former Istalian politician |