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Bill: End School Prayer
Details
Submitted by[?]: Leviathan Party
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: October 2036
Description[?]:
| The seperation of church and state is a critical part of any open society, and school prayer should not be allowed in government funded institutions. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | not recorded | From | Radical Centrists | To | Debating the End School Prayer |
| Message | We feel that this is a decision best left to schools themselves. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the End School Prayer |
| Message | And what happens when a school in an area where one particular religion dominates? When that community start using the school to push its religious agenda, how does that affect children with different religious beliefs? Or athiest children? The best way to protect the rights of all involved is to keep religion out of government, which ensures the state does not repress nor benefit any single group. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Radical Centrists | To | Debating the End School Prayer |
| Message | Good points, but not sufficient to persuade the RCP, I'm afraid. Incidentally, does our nation have a predominant faith? Should it have one? I suppose this should be resolved elsewhere. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Radical Centrists | To | Debating the End School Prayer |
| Message | Our party members indicte that they support this proposal, so we accordingly remove our objection. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Social Republican Party | To | Debating the End School Prayer |
| Message | We feel that school prayer should be non-denominational and optional, and notup to the school's choice. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the End School Prayer |
| Message | Excuse my stupidity, but I'm not entirely sure what the position of the Sharrianic Party is on this issue. |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the End School Prayer |
| Message | The Freedom Now party agrees absolutely with the Leviathan party and applauds its effort in this area. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Social Republican Party | To | Debating the End School Prayer |
| Message | OOC: That is the point! :p School prayer should be /optional/ in /all/ public schools. It should also be private. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 40 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 22 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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