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Bill: The Unified Secular Society Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Refuge Pressure Party
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: April 2324
Description[?]:
| In all their ramblings and gobldigook the GSPP have stated one truth - our country needs to be unified as one society. The main factor that divides communities and causes hostility and even violence between our people is the myths and lies of religion. It's time we dumped these old-fashioned, un-educated beliefs. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning the visitation of foreign missionaries.
Current: The government requires foreign missionaries to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Proposed: Foreign missionaries are not permitted to enter the nation.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards evangelism and religious advertising.
Old value:: Religions are permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Current: Religions are required to obtain government approval before promoting themselves or advertising in any manner.
Proposed: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The state's policy concerning religious clothing.
Old value:: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Current: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Proposed: Wearing religious clothing or religious symbols in public is illegal.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, with no regulations.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
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: Ministers of religion shall receive no remuneration whatsoever.
Article 6
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.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Current: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Proposed: Any form of religion is banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:30:43, December 03, 2006 CET | From | Gao-Showa Imperial Party | To | Debating the The Unified Secular Society Act |
| Message | We suffered this sort of opression under the communists and nationalists. Now the supposed liberals seem determined to discriminate against our beliefs and traditions as well. |
| Date | 04:49:45, December 04, 2006 CET | From | Gishoto Worker's Party | To | Debating the The Unified Secular Society Act |
| Message | hey, peoples are need for free of religion! don't you like religion? |
| Date | 11:59:55, December 04, 2006 CET | From | Refuge Pressure Party | To | Debating the The Unified Secular Society Act |
| Message | No we do not. Religion is the cause of tensions and violence. They are nothing but lies and myths, created for control and profit. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 338 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 371 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 41 |
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| Random quote: "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people and neither do we." - George W. Bush |