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Why doesn't America nationwise ban Sunday shopping like most of Europe? Only essentials (pharmacies, food places, restaurants permitted to be open). It's great having a day of rest giving workers a day off, more time to spend with family and friends. Many countries in Europe including in France are secular with separation of church and state as well, so it has nothing to do with Christianity.
Restaurants are "essentials"? Really?
Here's an idea. If you don't want to shop on Sunday, don't shop on Sunday.
Most stores used to be closed on Sundays in many states in the USA. People decided they loved money and convenience more than they loved Jesus and changed the laws.
if it were truly about religion, then the stores would be closed on SATURDAY following jewish tradition.
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Originally Posted by Wayland Woman
Liberals aren't the ones who wanted to shop on Sundays. It was the business people who didn't want to be closed because they might miss a sale. I remember when all stores were closed on Sundays. I loved it. It was a time to slow down and spend time with family hence the Sunday dinner tradition. If enough people objected to stores being open the simple solution is just not go to them on Sundays. If they didn't make a profit then, they'd closed. I rarely if ever go on Sundays.
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Originally Posted by Roadking2003
Stores open on Sunday has NEVER stopped me from having a traditional Sunday Dinner and has NEVER stopped me from spending time with my family.
Anyone who needs the government to control store hours so they can spend time with their family is an absolute spineless idiot.
roadking is right, if you want to have a traditional family sunday dinner, then do let the fact that the stores are open on sunday stop you.
At one point in time the US did have laws "Blue Laws" that required businesses to remain closed on Sundays. These laws were deemed Constitutional by the Supreme Court, but ultimately, each state has repealed such laws or modified them such that in some states certain items may be restricted from purchase on Sunday. America is not France or Europe (regardless of how hard progressive want to push us in that direction) and the basic tenant of this nation is Freedom, therefore, shop owners should be free to serve the public as they deem fit. No retail outlet is forced to be open on Sunday, nor forced to be closed on Sunday.
Illinois is the only State I know of that still has one. But it only applies to car dealers. A few years ago there was a push to repeal it, but the dealers successfully blocked it.
At one point in time the US did have laws "Blue Laws" that required businesses to remain closed on Sundays. These laws were deemed Constitutional by the Supreme Court, but ultimately, each state has repealed such laws or modified them such that in some states certain items may be restricted from purchase on Sunday.
In some states, it's against state law for car dealers to open on Sunday and is well observed. At least it sure is in Oklahoma. Until someone files a lawsuit against that law, I assume it will continue to be observed. But it seems most people love that law.
Last edited by StillwaterTownie; 11-18-2015 at 07:35 PM..
Why doesn't America nationwise ban Sunday shopping like most of Europe? Only essentials (pharmacies, food places, restaurants permitted to be open). It's great having a day of rest giving workers a day off, more time to spend with family and friends. Many countries in Europe including in France are secular with separation of church and state as well, so it has nothing to do with Christianity.
Why? Because we have enough assanine busy body laws.
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