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From: mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Violation of separation church and state????
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Date: Sun, 26-May-85 21:29:00 EDT
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Posted: Sun May 26 21:29:00 1985
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>/* pmd@cbscc.UUCP (Paul Dubuc) /  9:36 am  May 24, 1985 */

>As has been explained by someone else, blue laws have a benefit to
>society.  That is that they hinder employers from working their
>employees seven days a week, forcing all competitive businesses to
>stay open 7 days to remain competitive, etc.

While you're on the subject, how does one work one's employees?
I've been trying to work mine for years, but the buttons always
jam.

>. . .  Specifying one or
>two days helps accommodate the importance of religious worship for the
>people, helps keep the week uniform, and also gives non-religious folk
>a day off (you've got to mow your lawn sometime don't you? :-)).

Perhaps.  It's also, of course, a violation of the establishment clause.

>Hostility toward religion is also a violation of the separation of
>church and state.  Not allowing for a consistent sabbath period
>at least borders on this.

How does not coercing employers to cater to individual employees personal
preferences border on "hostility toward religion."

>The wall has *two* sides.

Yes, and you're on both of them.

>Paul Dubuc 	cbscc!pmd

						Mike Sykora