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From: srradia@watmath.UUCP
Newsgroups: ont.general,can.general
Subject: Re: Sunday openings
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Date: Wed, 3-Dec-86 08:44:46 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec  3 08:44:46 1986
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Reply-To: srradia@watmath.UUCP (sanjay Radia)
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>The idea that a day be set aside, and retail store employees be allowed
>a day of rest is fine, and I doubt that anyone would seriously disagree
>with it.  The fact that it MUST be Sunday is obvious religious descrimination.
>Jews observe Saturday as sabbath; Muslims observe Friday; my ignorance keeps
>me from being aware of others.  The business issues are, to my view,
>aside from the point.

But then you could extend the same argument to  Christmas and New Years.
The equivalent days in my religion fall on different days.
Are companies going to give me those days off and are schools going to 
give my children those days off?
How far are you going to go?

If we allow retail outlets to open on Sundays, do you think they are going
to allow Christians to take Sundays off if they so desire?

Agreed that Sunday closing is of christian origin, but in Canada I just look
at it as a day of holiday due to historic reasons.