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Originally Posted by TheNorm
Look, I don't want to get into a tangled argument (this thread has enough already), so can we keep this simple?
Does anyone think it is necessary for shops to close on Easter Sunday? If so, why?
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I'm all for Christians respecting the Sabbath rest, not because it's a law in the Old Testament but because it's made clear in the New Testament that it was supposed to be a gift from God to Humankind. Gifts are there to be accepted and enjoyed. When it comes to civil society, I'm a democrat and I believe it is acceptable for the majority to determine laws and principles which then govern the whole of society. If the majority wish to enact laws that echo Christian morality and practice, or to continue to live under such laws and practices, then in a democratic society the whole are bound by it. Except insofar as they are perfectly entitled to campaign and make a case for change.