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Bill: Ban religious advertising
Details
Submitted by[?]: Malivia Democratic 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: August 2327
Description[?]:
| Admittedly a poison bill. Those who support Malivias prohibition on free market advertising should have no problem voting for this. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 permitted to freely promote and advertise themselves.
Proposed: Religions are not permitted to promote themselves or advertise in any manner whatsoever.
Article 2
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: There are no laws regulating the wearing of religious clothing and the wearing of religious symbols.
Proposed: It is not permitted to wear religious clothing or religious symbols in public buildings.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:11:55, December 06, 2006 CET | From | Malivia Democratic Party | To | Debating the Ban religious advertising |
| Message | MDP proposes an "independent review board" for religions advertising, in the same way the PP suggests "independent review board" for business advertising. (sarcasm noted) |
| Date | 15:23:02, December 06, 2006 CET | From | Malivia Democratic Party | To | Debating the Ban religious advertising |
| Message | MDP proposes an "independent review board" for religions advertising, in the same way the PP suggests "independent review board" for business advertising. (sarcasm noted) |
| Date | 22:29:21, December 06, 2006 CET | From |  Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Ban religious advertising |
| Message | We can support the first, however not the second. Much the same way we do not propose banning logos on clothing as part of our concept of banning advertisement. |
| Date | 23:29:17, December 06, 2006 CET | From | Malivia Democratic Party | To | Debating the Ban religious advertising |
| Message | Wearing religious clothing is a form of advertising the same way wearing a logo is advertising as well. You cannot pick and choose what types of advertising would be permitted if the selection is 'all advertising is banned'. If you permit logos, then the obvious selections is to allow advertising but have it heavily regulated. |
| Date | 23:53:27, December 06, 2006 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Ban religious advertising |
| Message | Define advertising. |
| Date | 08:47:44, December 08, 2006 CET | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the Ban religious advertising |
| Message | Again, banning religious clothing cuts directly into the freedom of conscience we ought to value above all else. And just because we disagree with other party's positions on commercial advertising does not mean we should apply a bad idea to further fields of society. We do not support either measure of this bill. |
| Date | 08:55:43, December 10, 2006 CET | From | Malivia Democratic Party | To | Debating the Ban religious advertising |
| Message | Websters definition of advertising...note that logos fit this definition: ------ Main Entry: ad·ver·tise Pronunciation: 'ad-v&r-"tIz Function: verb Inflected Form(s): -tised; -tis·ing Etymology: Middle English, to pay heed to, observe, notify, from Anglo-French advertiss-, stem of advertir transitive verb 1 : to make something known to : NOTIFY 2 a : to make publicly and generally known <advertising their readiness to make concessions> b : to announce publicly especially by a printed notice or a broadcast c : to call public attention to especially by emphasizing desirable qualities so as to arouse a desire to buy or patronize : PROMOTE intransitive verb : to issue or sponsor advertising <advertise for a secretary> - ad·ver·tis·er noun |
| Date | 15:46:01, December 10, 2006 CET | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the Ban religious advertising |
| Message | We congragulate the MDP on wasting the jawatankuasa's time on this totally frivolous bill. |
| Date | 17:11:22, December 10, 2006 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Ban religious advertising |
| Message | Most others define advertisement as paying for space in media. This is the definition which we chose to use. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 38 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 162 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The majority of nations in Particracy are "Culturally Protected" with an established cultural background. Only the "Culturally Open" nations are not bound by the rules surrounding culture. The Cultural Protocols Index should be consulted for more information about the cultural situation of each nation. |
| Random quote: "No man has ever been born a Negro hater, a Jew hater, or any other kind of hater. Nature refuses to be involved in such suicidal practices." - Harry Bridges |