**Bishop Olmsted of Phoenix said, "Keep the Lord's day holy. . . refrain from all shopping and enjoy Sunday as a day of rest, a day of leisure, a day for family, a day for celebrating the Eucharist."**
Bishop Olmstead bump!
This is very good news that I hope spreads. It will make the stores less crowded for the rest of us.
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I agree with him but I am also guilty of shopping on Sunday. I live out of town and I don't always run to town when I need something but on Sundays, I'm in town anyway.
I actually think you get more done working six days than seven, and as unconservolibertarian as it may be, I think it's not a bad idea to twist an employer's arm to give his staff a day off.
First of all, not everyone in this country is a Christian. Secondly, while I rarely go anywhere on Sunday (its my day to cook and do housework), I LIKE being able to go to a Lowes, Home Depot, WalMart, etc - especially if I'm in the middle of cooking or a home improvement project and need something.
Very interesting article. Well written too, that kept me reading beyond the first paragraph.
Bishop Olmstead Bump!
I grew up in the era of blue laws in Texas. Most people only shopped for things they forgot-sandwich bread for school lunches the next day-that sort of thing.
I can remember the aisles of the store being taped off with yellow tape to keep you from the things you weren't allowed to buy on Sundays-cosmetics, clothes, toys.
It really wasn't that big of a deal because that's the way it was. Sunday was for Church, visiting relatives in nursing homes, or taking the elderly folks who could no longer drive out for a "Sunday Drive". It was for "family obligations" which for whatever reason meant spending time together more than the obligation to make more money to buy more stuff for the family.
I find it somewhat irritating that on Sunday as I drive (past a nearby town) to Church, I see that the little league has a full schedule of different teams on Sunday from early in the morning into the afternoon. There are about six different diamonds, all with games going on.
It's not a large town, maybe 20,000 people or so.
Basically, for the Church goers, they must choose between little league, and Church, plus I'm sure it creates arguments between parents and children as to which is more important when it appears as half the town and many of the kids' friends appear to spend Sundays at the ball park.