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Does it matter?

• Sunspark 4y ago
  For some it might. What if one is a practising member of a religion that has their Sabbath on Friday or Saturday? They are put at a competitive disadvantage if they are forced to be closed for 2 days instead of 1.
  • kevviiinn 4y ago
    That argument is just absurd, why should that matter Is it the responsibility of the government to protect the profit opportunities of some specific people who choose to be a certain religion?
• zenexer 4y ago
  Yes: if it’s the sabbath, that’s an argument with which I’m familiar. My counter-argument is that I don’t want to be forced to practice someone else’s religion. If your religion already imposes those rules on its followers, why does it need a secular government to assist? If it’s not the sabbath, then I’m intrigued and want to learn more.
  • nonethewiser 4y ago
    That isn’t forcing you to practice a religion.
    • thwarted 4y ago
      If there's a fine for operating your business on Sunday because Sunday is the Sabbath, then there's a tax on not practicing a religion.
    • causality0 4y ago
      It's literally forcing a tenet of a religion on everyone. It's like making it illegal to sell beef on Fridays during Lent or making alcohol illegal in an Islamic country.
  • tsimionescu 4y ago
    Somewhat pedantic, but I would note that Sunday isn't the Sabbath, Saturday is. Most Christians don't observe the Sabbath (citing Jesus's defense of the woman who was supposed to be stoned because she had collected wood on the Sabbath). Instead, they rest on the Lord's day, commemorating Jesus's resurrection the day after the Sabbath, while still recognizing that their god rested after creating the world on a Saturday.