#1151 Gotta Go FastI thought that "Tranquillity" is a misspelling (it's not how it's spelled in previous mentions in the issue canon: #598, #619, #836), but apparently it's a valid alternate spelling that's more common in the UK.
The Issue
When the Holy Month of Golden Bloom rolls around, members of the Tranquillity of Yellow observe fasting: neither eating nor drinking anything from dawn till dusk. Bob Lawson, your Minister of Labor, has reasoned that fasting leads to a loss of productivity and potentially endangers lives.
The Debate
1. "I mean, it's a no-brainer, isn't it?" asks Bob Lawson, still chewing the big bite he took of his mouth-watering chocolate lava cake. "These people fast for an entire day, and everyone knows that prolonged hunger and dehydration can cause concentration problems. What if a Yellowite surgeon operated on a patient while fasting and made a mistake? Human lives come before religious duties. Hence, all Tranquil Yellowites should be banned from fasting if they want to keep their jobs."
2. "How dare you meddle with my freedom of religion!" gasps Gretel Sandler, a Yellowite preacher, flourishing a staff topped with an ornamental sunflower at the Labor Minister, while casting a yearning glance at his cake. "I have practised fasting since I was a child, and I can assure you that it doesn't compos- compres- I mean compromise our cognitive abilities. Also, daytime fasting isn't actually unhealthy you know - there's growing evidence that it reduces a number of ailments and could even prevent cancers. It would be both spiritually and physically good if you told all @@DEMONYMNOUNPLURAL@@ to join the Fast of the Holy Month of Golden Bloom."
3. "Let's not be hasty; I'm sure there is room for a sweet compromise here," chimes in Louis Annan, your Minister of Creative Solutions. "I agree that suffering from thirst and hunger for a whole day can cause problems in the workplace. But instead of banning our Yellowite citizens from fulfilling their religious duties, we could give them paid leave during the Holy Month of Golden Bloom, so they could safely fast in the comfort of their homes. To safeguard equality, we can make similar accommodations for all faiths: extra vacations for pilgrimages and regular prayer breaks at work."
4. "This whole fasting thing is sacrilege!" exclaims Papa Luigi, a well-known pizzeria owner and a member of the Cult of Pizza, flailing his arms dramatically. "Only infidels would dare to starve themselves in blatant defiance of the Holy Crustiness of Pizza Margherita. We should prohibit all forms of fasting and endorse a force-feeding procedure for those who restrict their food intake for whatever reason. Pizza for @@NAME@@! Pizzazz for @@NAME@@!"
Issue by Frieden-und Freudenland
Edited by Baggieland
Since option 4 mentions a pizzeria "owner", I suspect a socialist variant, but have not seen it. My trawler has confirmed that the option or a variant can be selected on socialist nations, in any case. (In fact, so far, it has only been seen on a single nation, which was socialist.)
EDIT: Unhighlighted "Luigi", which is clearly nonrandom (having appeared in multiple previous issues about pizza, as well as one about plumbling, though never styled as "Papa Luigi" before).