All videos -Who infiltrated the USA?"(commentary" "bible, videos of prophecies)Sunday Closing Laws.--The history of Sunday Closing Laws goes back into United States colonial history and far back into English history. Commonly,(commentary" "bible, videos of prophecies) the laws require the observance of the Christian Sabbath as a day of rest, although in recent years they have tended to become honeycombed with exceptions. (commentary" "bible , videos of prophecies)The Supreme Court rejected an Establishment Clause challenge to Sunday Closing Laws in McGowan v. Maryland. (commentary" "bible, videos of prophecies)The Court acknowledged that historically the laws had a religious motivation and were designed to effectuate concepts of Christian theology. (commentary" "bible, videos of prophecies)
However, ''[i]n light of the evolution of our Sunday Closing Laws through the centuries, and of their more or less recent emphasis upon secular considerations,(commentary" "bible, videos of prophecies) it is not difficult to discern that as presently written and administered, most of them, at least, are of a secular rather than of a religious character, and that presently they bear no relationship to establishment of religion. . . .'' ''(commentary" "bible, videos of prophecies)
[T]he fact that this [prescribed day of rest] is Sunday, a day of particular significance for the dominant Christian sects, does not bar the State from achieving its secular goals. (commentary" "bible, videos of prophecies)To say that the States cannot prescribe Sunday as a day of rest for these purposes solely because centuries ago such laws had their genesis in religion would give a constitutional interpretation of hostility to the public welfare rather than one of mere separation of church and State.'' (commentary" "bible, videos of prophecies)
The choice of Sunday as the day of rest, while originally religious, now reflected simple legislative inertia or recognition that Sunday was a traditional day for the choice. Valid secular reasons existed for not simply requiring one day of rest and leaving to each individual to choose the day, reasons of ease of enforcement and of assuring a common day in the community for rest and leisure. More recently, a state statute mandating that employers honor the Sabbath day of the employee's choice was held invalid as having the primary effect of promoting religion by weighing the employee's Sabbath choice over all other interests. (commentary" "bible, videos of prophecies)bible society, bible society, bible society,
Also we read: on another page of FindLaw
In Braunfeld v. Brown, 366 U.S. 599 (1961) (plurality opinion), we upheld Sunday-closing laws against the claim that they burdened the religious practices of persons whose religions compelled them to refrain from work on other days.
Braunfeld v. Brown, 366 U.S. 599, 608 -609 (1961) (plurality opinion) (state interest in uniform day of rest justifies denial of religious exemption from Sunday closing law);
Blue Laws: Should they be enforced again?
There are many saying, "yes".
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This article argues for uniformity in closing laws. "In this age of personal freedom, the idea of putting the wider community before our personal preference might seem archaic to some, but isn't that what community is all about? Being closed on Sundays has in no way diminished the economic vitality....for the sake of the entire Bergen County family, I would hope that we would maintain or expand the current blue law system. Whether it be for religious or just personal preference, let's maintain the unique and wonderful benefits of maintaining at least a day for rest, renewal, and reflection."
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This is especially interesting because some prefered to close on Saturday and open on Sunday.
Or see On Blue Laws,
February 1, 1977 the following statement was signed by six denominational executives in the Massachusetts Council of Churches.
The repeal of the Sunday Closing or Blue Laws portends a negative impact on the quality of life in Massachusetts. We, therefore, urge the preservation of these ancient but valuable restrictions to protect a common day of rest.
Are Blue laws really the great benefit their advocates claim them to be?
They do favor Sunday keeping Christians, and penalize people who worship God on the true Sabbath (Saturday) as well as those who are not Christians. The Sunday keepers want to "close shop" without fear of competition from anyone, while those observing the day the Lord blessed and sanctified, will shut down on the "busiest" commercial day of the week because they desire to honor their God, and then they are also forced to stay shut on Sunday as well.
A law that is just, guarantees equal rights to all, and would allow people to choose which day they wish to have for their rest.
It would guarantee the person's right to take a certain amount of "time off" not enforce WHAT DAY, must be set aside for rest. famous prophecies, prophecy seminar, book of revelation online, famous prophecies, prophecy seminar, book of revelation online, famous prophecies, prophecy seminar, book of revelation online,
