Post by thepeninsular on Nov 21, 2017 13:11:04 GMT -5
Ban on Ritual Sacrifice
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Imperial Polk County
The World Assembly:
Understanding that the universe is composed of beings of diverse cultures, backgrounds and religions;
Having considered that the importance of certain cultural and religious practices are integral to the beliefs of such followers;
However dismayed that there are those who, in the name of said culture or religion, continue to perform traditional rituals that cause irreparable harm or death;
Determining that such actions are violations of the basic human right to live;
Defining "ritual sacrifice" as the intentional and ritualistic act of killing one or more other beings (a) as an offering to a god or spirit, (b) as an effort to control sapient population growth, or (c) as a method by which a ruling class or regime creates or perpetuates social hierarchy;
Clarifying that such "ritual sacrifice" does not include capital punishment, assisted suicide or euthanasia of a terminally ill patient or other medical procedures, or any acts of war including insurgency and counterinsurgency;
Hereby:
1. Bans the ritual sacrifice of sapient beings in all member nations;
2. Requires member nations criminalize such acts of ritual sacrifice and prosecute perpetrators accordingly;
3. Urges member nations to ban the ritual sacrifice of animals and other sentient beings.
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I'm against this resolution. Despite the fact I detest Human or animal sacrifice, I also strongly believe it should be every nation's right to self determine whether they allow ritual sacrifices or not.
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I'm against this resolution. Despite the fact I detest Human or animal sacrifice, I also strongly believe it should be every nation's right to self determine whether they allow ritual sacrifices or not.
Of humans? No, that's not something any nation should allow. FOR.
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Post by Hakketomat on Nov 25, 2017 10:29:19 GMT -5
I wanna know the effect of this resolution, though There is an issue that allows a nation to allow ritual sacrifice. Will the decision made in that issue be overturned by this resolution? I'm also not entirely sure that the definition is sound either. Is it a ritual to sacrifice people for population culling?
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