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Bill: Secular Government Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Fasco-Communist Order
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 2317
Description[?]:
| The TLIBP is still devoted to creating a government that does not interfere in the religion of Telamonians. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: Foreign missionaries are welcomed and encouraged by the government.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
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 not allowed.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
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.
Proposed: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:39:55, November 19, 2006 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Secular Government Act |
| Message | We would still rather see foreign missionaries have to register with the Foreign Ministry and think that some regulation of faith schools is appropriate, but this is better than the present and so we will vote yes |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 111 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 167 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 23 |
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| Random quote: "A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic." - Josef Stalin |