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Bill: Religion and Private Educational Institutions
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kundrati Revolutionary Movement
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: January 2072
Description[?]:
| The law in the Kundrati Union currently contains a glaring contradiction. The True Religious Freedom Act, passed into law back in 2041, makes a specific exemption on the outlawing of teacher-led prayer for schools outside of the state education system. However, other laws of the Union currently forbid the existence of religious schools entirely. This bill seeks to fix this problem. The Kundrati Union will therefore allow religious schools to be created and run. These schools will be subject to the same level of regulation as any other private educational institution, as currently madated by the Education Regulation Act. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are not allowed.
Current: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:33:55, June 23, 2005 CET | From | Unio enim si quis Motus Populi | To | Debating the Religion and Private Educational Institutions |
| Message | We would like to see the proposal where only recognized religions may set up schools, as this would prevent cults (since some see them as religions and not cults) from setting up mind controling "schools". |
| Date | 20:43:16, June 23, 2005 CET | From | Universal Humanists | To | Debating the Religion and Private Educational Institutions |
| Message | The potential for abusive cults would seem to be captured by the term "strictly regulated" in our opinion. As in, the regulations will proscribe coercive religious schools. Generally, it could easily be argued that not allowing religious institutions to operate schools is in contravention of the Kundrati Human Rights Code (no discrimination on the basis of religious belief or practice in the area of education). |
| Date | 21:43:34, June 23, 2005 CET | From | Unio enim si quis Motus Populi | To | Debating the Religion and Private Educational Institutions |
| Message | That does not mean they still could not start them, regardless of if they would be regulated. However, you are correct, the KHRC does deem that these be permitted. Based on this, we will support this. |
| Date | 02:51:59, June 24, 2005 CET | From | Free Market Party | To | Debating the Religion and Private Educational Institutions |
| Message | We support this. |
| Date | 17:43:40, June 24, 2005 CET | From | Kundrati Revolutionary Movement | To | Debating the Religion and Private Educational Institutions |
| Message | Ok, it looks like this isn't too controversial. Onwards to the vote. |
| Date | 19:43:53, June 24, 2005 CET | From | Party of National Kundrati Solidarity | To | Debating the Religion and Private Educational Institutions |
| Message | The Party of National Kundrati Solidarity will not back this bill. Religion is aspect of the soul, not the mind. |
| Date | 20:39:12, June 24, 2005 CET | From | Union of Work-Shy Elements | To | Debating the Religion and Private Educational Institutions |
| Message | As long as the proposal states "Any religion may set up a school", we will not support it. |
| Date | 21:13:27, June 24, 2005 CET | From | Christian Democrats | To | Debating the Religion and Private Educational Institutions |
| Message | we agree with the Rihannsu Party. |
| Date | 01:44:34, June 25, 2005 CET | From | Kundrati Revolutionary Movement | To | Debating the Religion and Private Educational Institutions |
| Message | Why should some religions be excluded from setting up schools? Especially considering that any schools that are setup are pretty much going to be run by the state anyway, no matter who funds them? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 245 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 35 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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