NationStates Jolt Archive


UN Res: Seperation of Church and State

Soviet Hinata
10-01-2006, 04:54
I ask that you help me pass a UN Resolution called
Seperation of Church and State

Its already been drafted, but it needs support.
It would also be appreciated if you help announce it amoung the people.

I will be greatfully honored if you do... thank you



Description: The separation of church and state is a concept and philosophy in modern thought and practice, whereby the structures of the state or national government are proposed as needing to be separate from those of religious institutions. The concept has long been a topic of political debate throughout history. The term "church" is taken from the various Christian churches predominant in Western civilization, but the phrase as a whole refers to religion and religious institutions in general and its/their relationship to government. In countries where other religions are dominant, the words mosque, temple, or synagogue are often substituted.


Article 1 ----
Section 1 ---- Neither a state nor the Federal Government can set up a church.

Section 2 ---- Neither can pass laws which aid one religion, aid all religions, or prefer one religion over another.

Section 3 ---- Neither can force nor influence a person to go to or to remain away from church against his will or force him to profess a belief or disbelief in any religion.

Section 4 ---- No person can be punished for entertaining or professing religious beliefs or disbeliefs, for church attendance or non-attendance.

Section 5 ---- No tax in any amount, large or small, can be levied to support any religious activities or institutions, whatever they may be called, or whatever form they may adopt to teach or practice religion.

Section 6 ---- Neither a state nor the Federal Government can, openly or secretly, participate in the affairs of any religious organizations or groups and vice versa.
Zeldon 6229 Nodlez
10-01-2006, 05:14
The world needs this more than anything to keep the nation states from falling into a theocracy


Which the Zeldon Nation is even though it's NS title doesn't have that in it. Since Theocracy is a form of government to restrict it goes against UN rules. Will let the UN lawyers explain it. As this has come up before only not as strong as this one reads.. on the issue. Thus this one about makes that form of government abolished...


Welcome to a new year.
Omigodtheykilledkenny
10-01-2006, 05:16
Agreed. Illegal. Just wait till HOCEK sees this ...
Soviet Hinata
10-01-2006, 05:19
How long will it take for them to decide if its ok or not?
Frisbeeteria
10-01-2006, 05:31
Not long.Ideological Bans

Okay, so you hate capitalism. That's nice, but you can't ban it. Just like you can't ban communism, socialism, democracy, dictatorships, conservatives, liberals, christians, atheist, or any other political, religous, or economic ideology. While it should go without saying, this is up to the Game Moderator's descretion. You may consider the banning of slavery an oppression of your "economic ideology", we do not.
Founderlands
10-01-2006, 05:34
Although We the people of founderlands believe in a separation of the Church and the State, this is an issue for an individual nation, both it's government and it's people.

I doubt the UN would be able to achieve this without causing anarchy in many of it's member nations.

I don't see how this would get the necessary support it would require.

The Chancellor Of Founderlands