Church of England warns against unlimited Sunday shopping hours [CC]

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In a move that has prompted opposition from the Church of England and unions, the British government will allow municipalities to lift limits on Sunday shopping hours.Since 1994, …

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Good for them to speak out against it. Shepherds doing their duty. We (the U.S.) stopped enforcing Sunday blue laws years ago and now at some stores to get the job means willingness to work on Sunday. Give the workers and their families a day of rest!
 
I’m glad that some stores close on sunday (Hobby Lobby, Chik-Fil-A). it’d be nice if all stores were closed, but then what happens when someone needs something in an emergency? how did people handle that when there were blue laws enforced? I try not to stop on Sunday most of the time. I guess you need to plan ahead for emergencies…like buy milk and batteries and stuff on Saturday.

oh…and unlimited shopping is still allowed on the Internet…on Sunday… 😛 😉 :eek:
 
jediliz said:
I’m glad that some stores close on sunday (Hobby Lobby, Chik-Fil-A). it’d be nice if all stores were closed, but then what happens when someone needs something in an emergency? how did people handle that when there were blue laws enforced? I try not to stop on Sunday most of the time. I guess you need to plan ahead for emergencies…like buy milk and batteries and stuff on Saturday.

oh…and unlimited shopping is still allowed on the Internet…on Sunday… 😛 😉 :eek:
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In England, this was traditionally facilitated by allowing limited opening by smaller shops only. The law currently is all shops are allowed open 6 hours, smaller shops for as long as they like. That is apparently still not enough for some people.
 
I have fond memories of a time when Sundays meant almost nobody had to go to work.

But that said, it seems unjust to expect non-Christian shop owners to close on Sundays (and potentially have to lose another day of business by closing on their own holy days) and to expect non-Christians to adhere to a Christian schedule for businesses to be open.
 
jediliz said:
I’m glad that some stores close on sunday (Hobby Lobby, Chik-Fil-A). it’d be nice if all stores were closed, but then what happens when someone needs something in an emergency? how did people handle that when there were blue laws enforced? I try not to stop on Sunday most of the time. I guess you need to plan ahead for emergencies…like buy milk and batteries and stuff on Saturday.

oh…and unlimited shopping is still allowed on the Internet…on Sunday… 😛 😉 :eek:
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Frankly I’m glad Blue Laws have been slowly dying out (they’ve been long since abolished where I live). I understand the desire of some Christians to use it as the day of rest, and totally respect that. But at the same time in the modern world, Saturday and Sunday are the only two days many of us, Christians included, can use to get things done. Never mind the growing non-Christian population who shouldn’t be inhibited from doing business because of a religion they’re not associated with in any way.

I do respect companies that choose to close and restrict their hours voluntarily because of their founders Christian beliefs on Sunday, Chick-fil-A, Hobby Lobby, etc… But I don’t think such actions should be mandated by the government.
 
Padres1969 said:
Frankly I’m glad Blue Laws have been slowly dying out (they’ve been long since abolished where I live). I understand the desire of some Christians to use it as the day of rest, and totally respect that. But at the same time in the modern world, Saturday and Sunday are the only two days many of us, Christians included, can use to get things done. Never mind the growing non-Christian population who shouldn’t be inhibited from doing business because of a religion they’re not associated with in any way.

I do respect companies that choose to close and restrict their hours voluntarily because of their founders Christian beliefs on Sunday, Chick-fil-A, Hobby Lobby, etc… But I don’t think such actions should be mandated by the government.
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I think this is part of a larger problem in America: that people are pushed into a false dichotomy, that we have to either be completely secular or else have a state religion.
 
Peter_J said:
I think this is part of a larger problem in America: that people are pushed into a false dichotomy, that we have to either be completely secular or else have a state religion.
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Right. You can voluntarily close on Sundays. Or on Saturday if that is when you celebrate the Sabbath. Neither opening nor closing days need to be mandated by the government.
 
CCC 2188 tells us to have Sundays recognised by the state as legal holidays. God help those who have assisted in the ruin of Sundays - one day a week set aside to honour our Creator, to recognise Him, and to recognise that life revolves around Him and not work or shopping. I hope the bishops of England and Wales speak firmly against it and instruct Catholics to oppose the relaxation of Sunday trading laws. I strongly suspect they will not.
 
I work retail…I’d give body parts to see shops go back to Sunday closing.
 
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