Blue Laws in your Nation?

by **Seculartopia** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:32 pm

Does your nation have blue laws (laws that prohibit certain activities on the sabbath)

Seculartopia, being Secular, has absolutely no blue laws or anything of the likes.

by **Lhazastan** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:34 pm

we don't, but it has nothing to do with being secular. in fact, we're not secular at all. it's just that we don't practice those sorts of traditions either in theory or in practice, and as such there are no such laws

by **Jeuna** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:26 am

Sometimes it's unavoidable, but it isn't often done. There are no laws restricting employment though. Mostly it's just tradition!

by **Greater Americania** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:37 am

No, the state, at this point in time does not regulate religions unless of course they are known to cause domestic trouble such as random cults. The state in and of itself is entirely secular with no bias or favor towards any religion. No church holds any political influence within the state and thus there is a complete separation between church and state in Greater Americania. On the day certain religions would deem the Sabbath, Greater Americanians are free to do what they would be able to do on any other day.

by **Grays Harbor** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:36 am

We do not have "blue" laws in the Kingdom. Blue is treated equally as with any other colour.

by **Cameroi** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:06 am

in cameroi, beliefs are sufficiently diverse that every day is someone's "sabath". this is the first i've heard of that as a definician for so called blue laws however. we've always thought of them as laws prohibiting what a person does to themselves and only them selves when not contributing to their hurting of others. these, in cameroi, are generally and quite literally unconstitutional.

clossest thing, maybe, would be prohibitions against mass production of automobiles and fire arms.
(likewise sale for valuable consideration or importation in massive quantities)
which as you can see is not really all that close at all.

by **Kingdom Brittania** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:28 am

by **Swilatia** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:52 am

Absolutely not. Most stores only ever close on national holidays, and even then are not required to do so.

by **Maraque** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:46 am

On the account that doing so would be illegal, no we don't have any blue laws.

by **Conserative Morality** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:47 am

We have no such laws, being an entirely secular state.

by **SaintB** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:51 am

In Goldaron (IC nation name) there are laws that state employers and educational institutions have to grant a certain number of religious holidays to each employee/student.

by **Demen** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:53 am

Grays Harbor wrote:We do not have "blue" laws in the Kingdom. Blue is treated equally as with any other colour.

you lie!

by **Jibberi** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:53 am

Not really. Jibberi is a nation of Grengoists and Grengoism doesn't really have any special times or dates that require a blue law.

by **Rhodmhire** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:55 am

No gang rape.

Other than that, none. We're very flexible with those kind of laws/restrictions.

by **EarthDwellers** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:00 am

We have no such ridiculous laws that have come from needless wars fought by those who knew nothing about what they were fighting for.

by **Cylios** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:11 am

Every Wednesday you must hold a cylinder in your left hand for the entire day.

by **Rhodmhire** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:14 am

Cylios wrote:Every Wednesday you must hold a cylinder in your left hand for the entire day.

And if you're left-handed?

"Skallvia" · by **Maurepas** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:48 am

Depends on the Parish and/or City laws...some of the less Urban towns have laws prohibiting sale of Alcohol on Sunday...

But, the major cities like Biloxi, New Orleans, and Mobile have no such laws, mainly for economic reasons...

by **Antivictoria** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:42 am

We don't practice such medieval barbarism. Most of our people are devout pagans and our executive branch is run by wizards and witches. Christianity is unpopular here due to past witch hunts. In fact Christians are banned from the judiciary.

by **Alexlantis** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:40 pm

Grays Harbor wrote:We do not have "blue" laws in the Kingdom. Blue is treated equally as with any other colour.

^This
OOC: Epic win, btw. Colors rule! Equality, equality! Let us be not seperate paints on a pallette, but a rainbow!

by **Bunyippie** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:14 pm

being secular, there is no blue laws or "decency" laws. in fact, to get a decency law passed, you must present evidence to a court that such things harm people in a grand fashion.

by **Provisional America** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:18 pm

Don't be silly. Such laws violate the right to privacy and the separation of Church and State, which are no longer in doubt. They are explicitly included in the 2009 Constitution's Bill of Rights, and may NOT be amended, for any reason. The ruling Republican Front is composed of Deists and secular humanists at most levels, and they have far more influence than the fundamentalists, who are still in public disfavor since the Great Pulse and the Second American Revolution.

Besides, we're not prudes. :clap:

by **Grays Harbor** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:30 pm

Demen wrote:
Grays Harbor wrote:We do not have "blue" laws in the Kingdom. Blue is treated equally as with any other colour.

you lie!

You have questioned our honour. We must now eradicate you. So sorry, there was a nice restaurant in your capitol we liked, but we have no choice.

by **Antivictoria** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:32 pm

Anathema to an Antivictorian. Our moral code is deliberately the polar opposite of Victorian morality on most issues, but we don't enforce that through law. We don't have to, since it is already more popular to live the way we do. You know, as unabashed hedonists. :clap:

by **Sorgan** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:24 am

Considering our IRRELEVANCE towards religion,no.

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