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Bill: Religious Affairs Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Gao-Showa Imperial 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: March 2323
Description[?]:
| Seeking freedom of religion |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government selectively screens which religions are permitted to send missionaries to the nation. Certain religions are approved and travel is unregulated.
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 Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Current: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Proposed: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are not allowed.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
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: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:22:07, December 01, 2006 CET | From | Refuge Pressure Party | To | Debating the Religious Affairs Bill |
| Message | Article 3 and 4 are big no-nos for us. |
| Date | 23:48:56, December 01, 2006 CET | From | Gishoto Worker's Party | To | Debating the Religious Affairs Bill |
| Message | good, we'll agree with this bill, Religious Freedom is important for our peoples |
| Date | 01:21:13, December 02, 2006 CET | From | Refuge Pressure Party | To | Debating the Religious Affairs Bill |
| Message | Teacher led prayers is not Religious Freedom, it's Forced religion. Same goes for being sent to a religious school or having to listen to garbage advertising and missionaries. Religious freedom is to allow everyone to make their own choice, not get someone elses religion (be it their parent or a missionary) forced on them. |
| Date | 14:09:31, December 02, 2006 CET | From | Gao-Showa Imperial Party | To | Debating the Religious Affairs Bill |
| Message | well if you don't want your child to go to a school that has prayers send them to another school. As it is Religion is important for a large majority of the population. |
| Date | 14:25:56, December 02, 2006 CET | From | Refuge Pressure Party | To | Debating the Religious Affairs Bill |
| Message | There you go again, claiming that a parent should have the right to force a religion onto their child through education. Every child has a right to religious freedom, and that means not having a particular religion rammed down their throats every hour of the week. School should be a nutral institution, where children are taught facts not myths. The children will already get religion thrust upon them by their parents and church/mosque/whatever - school should be a respite from that, not an addition to it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 371 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 338 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 41 |
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